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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  He has a 10 year old son and won't be having anymore kids. His fiance decorated their home in a unique style all her own with beautiful things collected on their trips to different countries. This little candy dish would look so out of place, but I will ask them anyway. Better safe than sorry huh?  |
Personally, I have a lot of things from my mother-in-law that I treasure simply because they were hers. Please let us know your daughter-in-law's reaction; I'm very curious to find out.
When my mother-in-law died she left a few pieces of jewelry and some loose pearls from a beautiful necklace that had broken. They were perfectly matched cultured pearls. I made each of her granddaughters a bracelet out of the pearls, combining them with their birthstones and some silver beads, etc. I also made one for her grandson's wife. Her granddaughters were all thrilled with the bracelets as a memory of their grandmother. The grandson's wife looked at it and said "oh" and never another word was spoken nor have I ever seen her wear it. So, go figure.
I was a little hurt by it but I'm still close with this girl and have never discussed it with her. Once a gift is given, it's given, and that's the end of it IMO. I'm thinking that she just didn't have the connection that the other girls had with mom and I should have asked her first.