Today, I saw my daughter dusting her furniture with the white handkerchief I gave her as a wedding present. It's been in our family for 4 generations. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mom and I were talking about a wedding decoration that we are going to use at my wedding. I insisted that I gave the decorations to her and I didn’t bother looking in my house. She came over for the night and cleaned while I was at work. She found the decorations that I'd insisted that I'd given to her. FML
Today, my daughter used my towel. She thought that because it was clean, it would be okay. She’s 27. FML
Today, my mom sent me beautiful candlesticks along with some half burned candles. I thanked her. She told me the candlesticks were a wedding gift to my grandmother 85 years ago. Then she said the candles were used at my grandma's wedding. I had already lit them. FML
Today, my 4 year old daughter was ripping out photos of the family photo book, I asked her why she was doing it she answered, "I saw mummy doing it to another book." The only other family photo book was the day we got married. FML
Today, my daughter went potty. Just as she always does, she came up to me and announced, "I flushed, and wiped, and shut the light off." Then she did something brand new. She covered my face with her hand and asked, "Do these fingers smell?" They did. FML
Today, I came back from college and visited my parents house. There was a new family portrait hung over the mantel of my parents and 2 sisters. My mom had always wanted one but always postponed it. It was dated the day after I left for college. FML
Today, my mother-in-law gave me a toaster and a fork as a wedding gift. FML
Today, my four year old daughter came up to me with her finger in her ear. She then let me know that her earwax tasted better than the dinner I made. In front of my whole family. FML
Today, I was having a garage sale and my mother-in-law came by to see what I was selling. She decided to buy these ugly green wine glasses that were still unopened. It turns out that she gave those to my wife and me when we got married. FML
Today, my wife and I spent hours cleaning our home, including her mother’s room, which has a floor covered in talcum powder (that she believes keeps ants away). After laboriously sweeping, and then washing the floor, it eventually dried. Two minutes later she poured talc all over the floor again. FML
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Szaszaspasz 26
Does she know it was a family heirloom? If not, did you tell her?
BubbleGrunge 18
That's sad; a lot of people don't have appreciation for family heirlooms anymore! You should take it back!
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Szaszaspasz 26
Does she know it was a family heirloom? If not, did you tell her?
Feared 9
That wouldnt change anything. Everyone knows that there is nothing like 4 generations of snot to leave your furniture sparkly clean!
Azula272 14
If you've ever watched Fullmetal Alchemist. This is totally something that would happen in the Armstrong Family. *pink sparkles*
SakataGintoki 9
If I could favourite this comment I would. ^
padlarf 14
Your second question is kind of redundant, don't you think?
TanzWolf 26
I think he's asking if OP told her when they found out what she was using it for.
BubbleGrunge 18
That's sad; a lot of people don't have appreciation for family heirlooms anymore! You should take it back!
Stalkerloo 11
While I agree it's sad she doesn't understand, one does not simply take back a gift.
evilplatypus 39
2 - I'd be inclined to agree with you if it weren't for the fact that I've known some families to keep every damn lint ball passed down to them. If it doesn't have a practical use/value or sentimental value, there's no point in keeping or cherishing it. If you intentionally assign sentimental value to something, rather than let that value come naturally, you're in for a bad time (I'm sure that's where a lot of hoarders come from).
BubbleGrunge 18
Yes, I agree sometimes families boarder on the brink of hoarding, but this has four generations of memories. Seems pretty special to me!! :)
chippa 24
But it's a snot rag... The memories that came from the noses of 4 people really can't be too special, can they?
X_Codes 11
@53 - It's possible. Maybe the last 4 generations all met their husbands/wives by letting them use it to clean their nose.
chippa 24
Honestly, though, does that not sound so disgusting to pass down so many generations? "Here--me, your grandmother, her grandmother, and HER grandmother all cried our husbands goodbye to war as we emptied our boogers out into this precious piece of cloth. We want you to put your boogers in it too and give it to your daughter." I think sentiment should only exist to the person who lived through a moment with something, not to people who didn't. I just don't get it!
sulitak 27
or it was not USED as a snot rag. My Grandma had "pretty handkerchiefs" and ones for use. It may be something that was just a token on weddings (something old something new...)
laughtersplay 14
Sometimes people don't understand the sentimental value of things.
NeatNit 33
sometimes people give sentimental value to something that shouldn't have any.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Maybe she was sleepwalking? I hope so, because otherwise, that's pretty disrespectful...
howdeedoo 22
I doubt that she was sleepwalking. It's much more likely that she didn't know how valuable it was to OP
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Yeah, guess I look really dumb now... to quote Rick Perry, "oops."
MissMae93 23
I would ask for it back and give it to another family member who would appreciate the sentimental value and history that goes along with it.
akallaan 7
It's washable right? Just let her know it's a cheap and unusual family heirloom and wash it. :P
lilhellian 27
Do you even understand the word sentimental?
akallaan 7
Why yes, yes I do, but if a common, white handkerchief is given without explanation, it is hard to have sentimental value for it. If I had a kid, it'd be like me giving him a dime. There are plenty of dimes in the world and he'll think nothing of it unless I tell him "Your great great grandpappy fought in World War 1 with this. Keep it safe."
morella_xx 29
It may not be washable depending on what it's made of. And at 4 generations old, it might not live through a trip in the washer. A handkerchief is not that unusual a gift to a bride, if she's following the "something old, something new" rhyme. And I find it very unlikely that OP would have just given it to her daughter without explaining that it also belonged to grandma and great-grandma.
BlueFlatts 20
Who cares, it's just a handkerchief that's provably filled with 4 generations of germs. What a present that is. I mean I'd understand if it was a vase or something that she was mistreating, because that would last and it can be displayed and what not. What are you supposed to do with a handkerchief?
CharresBarkrey 16
I agree with 57. If it's got some special value to the family, why was it not placed in a box or some type of frame?
WritingWrongs 8
I've always said, if you want an heirloom to stay in your family for generations, pick something cheap and common. That way, when the greedy rat-bastard of the family comes along, he won't get a dime and his possibly not greedy son or daughter will still get something.
LaLince 40
You gave her the handkerchief. Now it's her handkerchief. I'll anyway try to explain her.
Pretty_reckless_fml 18
Aahh you were good until the last sentence
Beeftinkle 13
Good try Buddy.
pradip 26
She's showing you how disappointed she is with the wedding present. Handkerchief?
MissMae93 23
It was a family heirloom, not just a handkerchief.
lilhellian 27
Being thumbed down. Theres the classic pradip!:D
gc327072 31
I thought the same thing as pradip. I mean, yes, she shouldn't use it as a damn duster, but WTF is she supposed to do with a hanky? They're obsolete anyway, disposable paper tissues are waaaay more sanitary.
gc327072 31
A handkerchief? "In sickness and in health..." Literally!
ICastillo 25
Hey at least she cleans her house that's a positive. It could be worse she could be using it as back up toilet paper.