Materialistic belongings, that significantly impact our lives . People tend to hold on to things that bring them comfort and joy. We all have things we value and cherish, that we can’t and won’t do without. As children we tend to hold onto our toys, books, pacifiers, clothes, blankets, and the list goes on and on.
As a child my favorite possession was my baby pillow. The old, ripped and stained pillow case with the McDonalds characters on it was my everything. This was my magical pillow. You wanted me to sleep just give me my pillow. Wouldn’t go to sleepovers without it. Funny thing is that I didn’t even put it under my head. I would curl it up with one hand and the other hand I would suck my thumb. Recently I found this pillow that my mom has been saving for years. I tried to introduce it to my kids but neither found any interest in my magical pill.
No more magical pillow and now I’m obsessed with video games. It all began with my Nintendo. From Mario to Zelda and everything in-between I was officially hooked. It seems like every year a new system would come out and of course I needed them all. Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Game boy, Wii, X-box and last but not least PlayStation 1,2,3,and 4. I got my PlayStation before they went on sale in the US. My brother brought mine back from Japan when he finished his tour for the Marines. That was the best gift I ever got. All my friends would want to come over to play. We would stay up all hours of the night planted to the TV, that is until mom came and kicked everyone out. Now, all that my PlayStation is good for is watching DVDs. That is if it even works with all the dust that has collected on it.
Now my favorite possession is my surname. Nykin means the world to me. My Dad was a sibling of 6 kids. 4 girls and 2 boys. My uncle was divorced and his only child was a girl that took her mothers last name. That leaves me, my brother, and my sister being that last of the Nykin name. My sister has 1 son and his last name is Vasquez. Now that leaves all the pressure for my brother and I to carry on our last name. He is married with 2 beautiful girls and 1 more on the way. Yes 3 girls good luck bro. That leaves it all to me. Thankfully I was blessed with 1 boy and 1 girl. My kids don’t know the significance of their last name yet but as they get older I will encourage they keep the name going for a long time.
