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Do you have or keep heirlooms? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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My family's history and story is of great concern to, so much so that I intend to reconstruct the family tree as far as I can get in order to know who came before me.

In this same sense, I put a lot a value into objects that have reached through the generations. I have china, some furniture, personal items, photos and photo albums, etc.

Everything tells a piece of a story I wasn't able to fully live through and instead just brushed me growing up.

It gives me a sense of belonging.

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[–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Only if it serves a purpose (old tools which are used) or it is small and has associated memories worth the space it takes up. Nothing that continues to exist just because someone else in the family had it.

The idea of an obligation to retain heirlooms because they are heirlooms seems like a recipe for being stuck in the past, because homes aren't museums.

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