I agree with all the others. Save the ring, It's a symbol of love and shows that at one point her dad was someone you cherished. Save whatever is precious to you, chances are it'll be precious to her too. Like his cards he saved, she may enjoy reading them one day.
My real mom (Sandra) has been dead to me since I was nine. She was abusive in almost every way,excluding sexually. I don't have anything of hers nor would I want any. I look like her twin. I did like that my dads side of the family saved pictures of her for me though.
My real Daddy died when I was eleven. He remarried two years prior and she adopted us shortly afterward. I was very close with my daddy(listen to me I'm 23 and I still call my dad my daddy). The only thing I got from my step mom(now adopted mom) was some inheritance he left us. She sold/gave (I'm not sure which one) my dads truck to one of her ex boyfriend. I don't know what she did with his ring. She gave her ex boyfriend my dads tools, and I'm sure other stuff of his. Long story short.... I wish she would have given my brother his tools, and his clothes. My dad was six foot four and my brother's six foot two. My dad wore a size fourteen shoe and my brother wears a twelve. Weight wise they're right about the same. I wish I would have gotten my daddy's ring. He was my hero. One other similarity My daddy and brother have is they're both truck drivers.
Your daughter will one day ask about daddy. When she does just tell her the positive and tidbits of the bad. Remember what it was that made you fall in love with him. Girls tend to follow in their moms footsteps so dont' worry about her going down his same road. Just save what's precious to you and stuff that at one point meant a lot to him. |