Chris Pratt has posed a valid question to fellow parents: Is it wrong to toss out children’s childhood trophies?
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor, 44, took to social media Tuesday to share a series of photos of his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, gushing over her childhood memorabilia lovingly saved by her parents, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
Katherine, 33, beamed from ear to ear as she held up her prized possessions, which included a miniature trophy titled, “Problem Solving Super Star 4th Grade 2000” and it seemingly got Chris thinking about his own kids.
“Maria has been storing special items from Katherine’s childhood for years,” he wrote on Instagram. “Which is so very thoughtful.”
“To see my darling wife beaming with sentiment as she opens these crates of meticulously organized keepsakes, remembering her cherished youth, makes me grateful for the efforts her folks put into archiving,” he wrote.
“I cannot say how proud I am of my wife for being a fourth grade problem solving superstar. There’s also a trophy for ‘most improved two year old’ in swim class. Wow!! Sorry to the other two year olds. You didn’t cut it. Move on. What’s that you say? She was the only two year old in swim class? I’m proud nonetheless,” Chris quipped.
The “Parks and Recreation” actor went on to ask his followers, “But real talk… once your kid goes through the stuff, is it okay to toss?”
“I mean… do we need the ‘I was on a sports team trophy?’ Can they be donated? Repurposed? How many do we gotta keep? Not all of them right? Any of them? Is there a grading scale? Like, did you win? Were you a champion? Is there a specific sentimental connection? Help me out here. Do they go back in storage?” he added.
“Omg I’m so happy here’s to story trophies and school work and dresses and party outfits i feel vindicated ❤️,” Shriver commented.
Pratt shares his two daughters — Eloise Christina, 1, and Lyla Maria, 3 — with Katherine, whom he wed in 2019.
He also shares son Jack, 11, with ex-wife Anna Faris.
Pratt’s post sparked a friendly debate on social media, with many people saying it’s a lovely gesture to keep kids’ trophies from their childhood.
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“Wait this is amazing. I’ll be saving my children’s stuff for sure,” wrote one fan.
“Well, I have no keepsakes from childhood and I wish I did. So there is that,” another commented.
A third added, “Maria must be doing the “you’re an adult now with your own house, so here’s your stuff” drop off. My mom just did this too… have no idea what to do with it but happy to have it??!”
While another said, “I donated all my old trophies to an organization that removes the labels and repurposes them for fun awards. My local YoungLife chapter.”
“I had my boys got through their boxes and they kept what was special to them. I tossed the rest. FREEDOM!!!” another fan remarked.
“My parents kept all my awards and trophies. I decided to toss out all the participation awards,” a final fan added. “Kept the academic and championship ones to collect some more dust for another decade. Will re-evaluate then.”
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