TravelingGal
Super_Ideal_Rock
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I'm curious if those of you with older children have given your children jewelry you've worn...and if they actually wear it.
I've bought my mom stuff over the years (some crap, some not so much), and she's given it all back. Most of it is going to sit around for years and will be lucky if it's worn by my daughter. I think it's because I'm a PSer and I like to have my own stuff, plus obviously I have different taste. But it's sentimental and I can't let most of it go. However part of me thinks I should sell what's nicer to fund things I will enjoy in my lifetime. My kid can do the same once I hand my bling to her....
Because I think no matter how nice my stuff is, my daughter probably won't care for it. Maybe if she doesn't have much to spend on bling, she might wear something of mine or her grandmothers. My mom's favorite sister recently asked my mom if she could give me all her jewelry (which I gather is probably in the same league as my mom's) and I actually said, "No! I have too much stuff now sitting around as it is!" But she only has a son and he has no use for it, seeing he just got divorced and only has a son himself.
Do you think the nicer the bling, the more they may want it? Or do you think they just like to get their own stuff?
I've bought my mom stuff over the years (some crap, some not so much), and she's given it all back. Most of it is going to sit around for years and will be lucky if it's worn by my daughter. I think it's because I'm a PSer and I like to have my own stuff, plus obviously I have different taste. But it's sentimental and I can't let most of it go. However part of me thinks I should sell what's nicer to fund things I will enjoy in my lifetime. My kid can do the same once I hand my bling to her....
Because I think no matter how nice my stuff is, my daughter probably won't care for it. Maybe if she doesn't have much to spend on bling, she might wear something of mine or her grandmothers. My mom's favorite sister recently asked my mom if she could give me all her jewelry (which I gather is probably in the same league as my mom's) and I actually said, "No! I have too much stuff now sitting around as it is!" But she only has a son and he has no use for it, seeing he just got divorced and only has a son himself.
Do you think the nicer the bling, the more they may want it? Or do you think they just like to get their own stuff?