The story of the lamp….

The lamp is a glass jar full of all the things that a mom found in her son’s pockets when doing his laundry as a child.

It started off with mostly sticks, rocks, and marbles. But over time it ended up having all sorts of items ranging from a Gameboy game (Super Mario Land), a Magic School Bus McDonald's toy, yo-yos, and Laser Quest scorecards. There are also plenty of sticks, springs, rubber-bands, and twist-ties (apparently the little boy was going to build a robot with those items).

There are a few items in there from his early 20s too.  As a college student, his mom washed his clothes while staying at home from college between semesters. And the mom kept collecting things.

Years went by and the son eventually got married. At the rehearsal dinner, when the mom and dad stood up to give a speech, the mom pulled a large gift bag out from under the table.  It was a lamp!  Filled with everything she had collected from his pockets doing laundry!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/mom-gives-son-lamp-filled-with-items-she-found-doi-28m7