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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 465310" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>It is, in my humble opinion, not only a difficult child thing but also a contemporary easy child thing alot of the times. I think Insane put it best. What is important to a parent is not necessarily important to the child. Personally I think it's rather sad. </p><p></p><p>I grew up where parents and grandparents "passed on" things to the next generation that had been in the family and had associations with family celebrations etc. Often they were not things of great dollar value but they were of emotional value. I've only done this twice. I gave my easy child all my sterling silver and a few crystal items that belonged to her great grandmother. She and her husband entertain and use those items with love. I mailed a pair of jade earrings to a easy child gd last year with a brief note. The earrings were unusual and had "some" value but the reason I sent them to her was because she is the only one who could wear them. I believed she would enjoy wearing them at her age.,,she is a stylist 25 year old. She received them. I've never received a note or email.</p><p></p><p>That made me think about the difference in generations. I had planned to do "the list" that goes with the will. Now, after a fair amount of thought, I don't think I will. They purchase what they want. It's just the way it is. My children had a wonderful childhood. In differing degrees they will remember the past and mourn my passing when it happens years from now but they don't care about items. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 465310, member: 35"] It is, in my humble opinion, not only a difficult child thing but also a contemporary easy child thing alot of the times. I think Insane put it best. What is important to a parent is not necessarily important to the child. Personally I think it's rather sad. I grew up where parents and grandparents "passed on" things to the next generation that had been in the family and had associations with family celebrations etc. Often they were not things of great dollar value but they were of emotional value. I've only done this twice. I gave my easy child all my sterling silver and a few crystal items that belonged to her great grandmother. She and her husband entertain and use those items with love. I mailed a pair of jade earrings to a easy child gd last year with a brief note. The earrings were unusual and had "some" value but the reason I sent them to her was because she is the only one who could wear them. I believed she would enjoy wearing them at her age.,,she is a stylist 25 year old. She received them. I've never received a note or email. That made me think about the difference in generations. I had planned to do "the list" that goes with the will. Now, after a fair amount of thought, I don't think I will. They purchase what they want. It's just the way it is. My children had a wonderful childhood. In differing degrees they will remember the past and mourn my passing when it happens years from now but they don't care about items. DDD [/QUOTE]
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