Memories of yesterday always cast a shadow over tomorrow?

Does having so many good memories and associations specifically in your childhood that you can not let go of cause a shadow over how you view your tomorrows?

FYI: This will be a place in chronically order as much so as I remember so many little memories I have of my childhood, this is about retro as much as just my memories. I will always append a memory so chronological order will not be guaranteed.

Lone Ranger : Entry Date 2/4/2025

After seeing the 1981 Lone Ranger movie at the local $1 theater we often went to, I think it was probably the first commercialized property aimed at kids that I was truly entrenched in. Obviously, the movie failed, and the merchandising didn’t last long. But I remember having the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and their respective horses. I also had a plastic gun and silver plastic bullets.
Some of my earliest memories from that time are from when I lived in a trailer—single-wide, to be precise—with green carpeting and that awful puke-green sink in the bathroom. My bedroom was tiny, and I seem to remember having a drawer under my bed where I kept my toys. That was where my figures lived and the little space I had to play.
One day, I mistakenly took my Lone Ranger figure to school. Another kid aggravated me, and I ended up losing one of the guns on the playground. That experience taught me to rarely take my toys to school—or at least never leave the small pieces behind.
Looking back, those figures were awesome—arguably better than Star Wars Kenner figures. I know some of you would call that blasphemy, and maybe it is. But I’ll get into that later. I was a child of G.I. Joe, and in my opinion, nothing compared.
The Lone Ranger figures fit on the horses, which was a big deal. I got to say, “Hi-Yo, Silver!” (or is it Hi-Ho Silver? I know there’s some debate about that). And of course, Tonto saying, “Friend, let’s get him!”.

Buck Rogers : Entry Date 2/4/2025

Either The Incredible Hulk or Buck Rogers was one of the first TV shows I mimicked as a kid. With Buck Rogers, of course, I was always saying, “Dibby dibby, good going <insert name here>!” :-)
I never actually had any Buck Rogers toys. The reason? Well, I was with my mom and dad at Kmart when I saw a Twiki figure and really wanted it. My dad said, “Let’s ask your mom,” but he didn’t let me hold onto it while we asked. By the time my mom said yes and we went back to the toy aisle, another kid had picked up the only Twiki they had.
My dad tried to get me to take Tigerman instead. At first, we put him in the cart, but then my mom asked, “Do you really want him?” I said no, so we put him back and left without a toy.
To this day, I still joke about how my dad scarred me for life by not letting me get that Twiki figure. I tell them they should get me a carded one now—so I can finally open it! Ha ha.

The great stores to get toys in my childhood : Entry Date 2/4/2025

Well before Toys r US or Kay-Bee Toys, I remember these were best toy stores outside the Sears Wishbook. I remember stuff bought at each one still to this day