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What to Do with Inherited Objects You'll Never Use

My mom died and left me her wedding dress from 1952 and I'll never wear it but I can't get rid of it and it hangs in my closet like a beautiful ghost.

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Heirlooms become repositories of memory that resist practical logic about space and utility.

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