My brother and I inherited our grandmother's china set and neither of us particularly wants it but we both feel like we can't get rid of it because of what it meant to her. We keep passing it back and forth between our houses and making jokes about it but there's something sad and stuck about the whole situation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are carrying the weight of someone else's love in a form that no longer fits their lives.
“Where Are You with Neighborhood and place-based belonging?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.