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When keeping physical reminders of the dead creates tension with the living

I have been wearing my mother's wedding ring on a chain for three years since she died and my husband says it is time to put it away but I am not ready.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The objects that anchor us to the departed can become barriers between us and those who remain.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Continuing bonds — ongoing relationship with the deceased?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.