“I Buried My Mother’s Necklace With Her—25 Years Later, My Son’s Fiancée Walked In Wearing It”
My mother had written:
"I watched my mother's necklace end a lifelong friendship between two sisters. I will not let it do the same to my children. Let it go with me. Let them keep each other instead."
I closed the diary and sat with that for a long time.
She didn't want the necklace buried with her out of superstition or sentiment. She wanted it buried out of love—for Dan and for me.
I called Dan that evening and read him the entry word for word. When I finished, the line went so quiet I checked to make sure the call hadn't dropped.
She didn't want the necklace buried with her out of superstition or sentiment.
