Her Friend Gave Her A Leather Jacket 10 Years Ago, And Now Her Friend Wants It Back
It’s really uncomfortable when someone gives you something like an article of clothing or a memento you kept for so long, only for them to ask for it back.
One woman is refusing to give back a leather jacket her friend gave her ten years ago, and it’s caused some major tension in their relationship.
Ten years ago, her friend Jackie gave her a leather biker jacket from her grandfather. Although it had some sentimental value, Jackie knew she’d never wear it because it was too big for her.
At the time, she was watching shows and movies about bikers and was thrilled to receive the jacket. Jackie was glad to see someone getting use out of it and said on multiple occasions how happy she was to see her wear it.
Over the past ten years, the jacket has become one of her favorite articles of clothing. She wears it all the time.
“I became known to wear this jacket,” she explained.
“I spent all of my 20s in it and into my 30s. I have made countless memories in it.”
By now, she’s owned the jacket twice as long as Jackie has and maybe even longer than Jackie’s grandfather. There is no doubt in her mind that the jacket officially became hers over the last decade.
Unfortunately, Jackie’s grandfather has recently fallen ill and doesn’t have much time left. Because of that, Jackie reached out to her and asked if she could have the leather jacket back. She said it’s the only item she ever received from her grandfather and didn’t realize how important it would be to her when she gave it away.
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“It’s not that I am unsympathetic to this, but I fail to see how having a jacket that she won’t wear and will sit in her closet will make her grandfather passing easier,” she said.
“Also, her grandfather hasn’t passed yet, and there’s plenty of opportunity for her to ask for something else to remember him by.”
She ended up telling Jackie that although she feels bad about her grandfather being ill, she does not want to return the jacket because of her sentimental attachment to it. When she told Jackie, she was very upset.
Jackie and one of her friends started telling her that she’d rather keep the jacket because of its aesthetic than give it back to Jackie.
“I feel bad about wanting to keep it, but I also am angry that they seem to dismiss my feelings and memories I have made with this jacket, minimizing it to just an aesthetic choice,” she added.
Should she give Jackie the jacket back or keep it for herself?
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