Any weird obsessions for objects during childhood?

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I used to keep a lot movie theatre ticket stubs on my dresser in my bedroom when I was younger. I stopped doing that, but yeah.

I had a mint coloured zipper that I loved to play with.

I was fascinated by rocks and pebbles. I used to go to construction sites when I was little, and sat on their big heaps of broken rocks for as long as I could. It was pure bliss. When I was a teenager we moved into a new apartment. Guess what? The rooftop was covered with a layer of pebbles, probably for heat retention or drainage. I never figured out. Anyway the roof was locked, but one of the window panes was missing and it allowed a fairly skinny person to squeeze through. I spent a lot of time on that rooftop, fingering pebbles and daydreamed. Nobody else ever come up and see me playing with rocks. It was my haven.

I don't know if that's weird or not for a little girl. Anyway I went to university and studied earth science and gemmology. If they didn't lock the lab doors I'd have spent a lot more time there with the rock samples. The obsession never died. Rocks are my friends.

Car alarms

I used to collect random things when I was a kid. I still like to do that but force myself to be mindful as I don't want to hoard things. I used to collect bread ties and other junk, and clovers I found outside. I also collected some insects.