Thought readers looking for graduation or birthday gifts might enjoy
this one...
Dear Abby: As a very young girl in the early '50s, I received by mail
a beautiful string of pearls in a velvet case from my bachelor
godfather. Talk about age inappropriate! (How can you play with pearls?)
My disappointment turned to pride as my parents explained they were a
special gift -- my "first pearls" --to be worn when I became a young
lady. The case graced my dresser top for years, until I was "old
enough" to wear the necklace.
I still cherish the pearls and their memories of a sweet godfather I
rarely saw, and of the times I would carefully open that fancy case
and rub the pearls against my cheek, daydreaming of someday being a
lady. Let other friends buy their children the soft things they can
play with now. "Not Ungrateful's" father-in-law may also intend the
fancy dolls to be future heirlooms.
- Sentimental in Seabeck, Wash.
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