Hmmmm. I really don't think I made a good choice of words when I said "get rid of them." What really happens is that they shrink down into one sentence (or a footnote) in the thousands of sentences of one's own autobiography. As opposed to being stamped on the book cover in flashing neon orange: bold, underlined, in italics. The feelings remain historically relevant, but have been outgrown and become of no more emotional significance than when you learned to walk, or to eat oysters, or to ride a bicycle.

Take care!