My grandma died last September. Before she died, she said she wanted my sister to have her diamond ring and me to have the small diamond stud earrings that she always wore...she never took those earrings out. Even though she had four daughters, other granddaughters, and a great granddaughter, she gave that jewelry to my sister and me. When we lived back home, she lived next door to us, so we were very close to her. I couldn't bear to clean the earrings and wear them though...it felt funny and wrong. I tucked the velvet box away in my closet.
I've been thinking about my grandma a lot lately. I've really been missing her. Coincidentally, on the day I was thinking about her particularly a lot, I found out that John's grandma had a stroke and was on her deathbed. The next day, I took my grandma's earrings out and brought them to a jewelry store to have them cleaned. When I got home, I put them on for the first time, but then I took them out right away and put them back in the box.
I don't know if I should wear them. I'm afraid that I will lose them, but I also just don't know if it's right to wear them. Then again, she always wore them, and it might be sort of fitting to keep them active, so to speak.
Any opinions?
I've been thinking about my grandma a lot lately. I've really been missing her. Coincidentally, on the day I was thinking about her particularly a lot, I found out that John's grandma had a stroke and was on her deathbed. The next day, I took my grandma's earrings out and brought them to a jewelry store to have them cleaned. When I got home, I put them on for the first time, but then I took them out right away and put them back in the box.
I don't know if I should wear them. I'm afraid that I will lose them, but I also just don't know if it's right to wear them. Then again, she always wore them, and it might be sort of fitting to keep them active, so to speak.
Any opinions?