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GRRRR... just venting
Sorry this may get long, but i need to vent about this.
As long as I can remember my grandmother told me that i was to get her china when i got a house and my own hutch to put it in. So back in 2008 we bought our house and got a hutch and I got the china. Its a lovely set. Then in 2009 she said that she wanted it back because she could sell it and that she would give me the money to put aside for Jaiden. I said fine, but my dad was like no, she doesnt know what she is talking about and to hold on to it. So now I still have it and about 3 weeks ago she called me up and was like I want the china because you will never use it and have no need for it. She also told me that I still had it in a box in the garage and that storing it in the garage could damage it. After about 20 min of hearing that I told her that it is in my hutch and not to worry she would have it all back the next time my dad went to see here.
So today my dad calls to tell me that he is going down there and that he is taking the china with him. I was like fine whatever. Oh and the best part is that my mom told me that she is only selling it for $100 and my dad offered to pay her $100 for it so that way we can keep it in the family, but thats not good enough for her. So as of tomorrow I will no longer have to deal with this mess and I am sooooo excited. This has been a headache since day 1.
Re: GRRRR... just venting
You poor thing! What a mess. I hope that once its gone it will be the end of the drama for you on this.
I would be so upset if someone in my family did this to me, too. Such a silly thing to make such a big fuss over.
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Agreed totally sad. BUT - I wonder if it is partly because of your Grandma's age?? My grandma did something kinda similar. I wonder if people of a certain age get sorta panic-y about the state of their available funds during retirement and make some decisions that seem unorthodox to the rest of us.
My grandma had BOXES of her mothers stuff in her basement for years and hadn't touched it (Grandma is an only child). When I got my first apartment, she told me to come over and take what I needed to get set up in my place and I could have free reign over what was in those boxes. A casserole dish is a casserole dish, no matter what age it is.
She had TONS of depression glass, hand embroidered pillowcases and table cloths, vintage linens and really cool old gadgets and stuff that probably would be worth money. Knowing that it wouldn't be fair for me to take it - even though some of it was really really cool - I just told my Grandma that there was some stuff I'd love to have someday but that it was probably somewhat valuable and there was quite a bit of it so she should maybe go through it sometime and select pieces for all of the grandkids. My Mom even offered to go over and help her. Instead, she called up an antique dealer and sold the whole lot! I was so sad and sorta upset with myself for not just taking it when it was offered and spreading it around myself.