the constant stuffed it.

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Cody bought it the day before our first date.

Apparently he wasn’t getting much action with his grandmother’s old Barcaloungers.

I thought it was ugly.

It’s green.

The front pops out and it reclines.

We first held hands on it.

Our next date we had our first kiss on it.

I knew I was going to marry him while laying in his lap on it.

It’s where we first fell asleep together.

Two cats claimed it as their kingdom.

I slept through morning sickness on it.

I barfed from it.

I brought a tiny baby home to it.

That tiny baby leaked all sorts of liquids on it.

I shampooed it. A lot.

It moved across the country with us.

I’ve napped on it every Sunday.

We’ve taken turns sleeping on it, for multiple reasons.

I recovered from surgery on it.

It was the first thing we had to sit on in our new house.

It’s currently in our bedroom as laundry base camp.

Addie likes to hide behind it and scare Cody.

I still hate it.

I still think it’s ugly.

It has become worn out, parts have broken and it leaks grease on the carpet.

But I can’t ever get rid of it.

a couch with a story.

It’s our couch.

*****

If you were in Stephanie’s and my Inspirational Writing Workshop with Hallmark at Blissdom last month we issued you a challenge, to write about a couch. The full challenge is here if you want to play along (which you should) and once you do (or if you already have) link your posts up here over at Steph’s place.)

26 thoughts on “the constant stuffed it.”

  2. Isn’t it funny how the most comfortable and squishy couches are the most unappealing to look at?

    I am attest to the comfy of this couch. SOOOOO nice.

    What about a slip cover? That will help it live a couple more years, no? I’ve seen some for recliner couches too!

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    1. @sam {temptingmama}, I have to agree- the one pictured in my post isn’t the one I wrote about, but we wore that thing OUT. It was hideous- I mean, white with 4 kids and 3 dogs? It was bad, ripped up, and filthy. But it was the most comfortable thing you’d ever sit in. So I freecycled it and promised the new owners it wasn’t much to look at but it was like sitting on heaven.

      I miss that thing.

      Steph

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  3. I have never heard of a couch leaking oil before. For that reason alone, I support your decision to keep it always. The thing thinks it’s a dadgum car, for heaven’s sake!

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  12. I really enjoyed reading this post! I can relate to it! I agree that old stuff just have something about them. You can never let go of them without somehow feeling like losing a part of yourself 🙂 I enjoyed this writing exercise!

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  13. I love this! the couch I didn’t write about was the one we used like that and it broke my heart when we let it go! It had to be broken apart to take it out of our home!
    I’m so glad I followed the link to read this!

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  18. This is so sweet and powerful.

    The first time you fell asleep with a sweetheart is an underrated milestone.

    we got rid of our first couch when my oldest son was three, and he cried for hours. So I think your instinct to hang on to all that history is a good one.

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  21. I think everyone has a couch that’s worn out its welcome but yet still serves a purpose. I never really put much thought into how much of our life our couch gets to experience till now. Great post.

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