She Inherited A Vintage Locket From Her Late Grandmother, But Her Cousin’s Wife Feels Entitled To The Heirloom Since She’s Going To Marry Into Another Family One Day
Just before this 18-year-old girl’s grandmother recently passed away, she inherited a vintage locket that’s a family heirloom and has been passed down for generations.
“My grandmother often shared stories about its significance and the memories tied to it,” she recalled.
So, when she was given the locket, her grandmother wanted her to cherish it and keep it in their family for years to come.
The only problem is that now, her cousin Mark’s wife is trying to get her hands on the heirloom.
For some context, Mark is 29 and married his 23-year-old wife Tina about three years ago. They always got along fine, too.
Yet, following her grandmother’s death, Tina approached her and claimed to be entitled to the locket as a daughter-in-law in her family.
“Tina argued that since I am going to marry into another family one day, the heirloom should remain within her family now that she’s married into ours,” she explained.
She was caught off guard by Tina’s forwardness and pointed out how her grandmother specifically entrusted her with the locket. And she’d already planned to hold on to the heirloom as part of her own family legacy.
Well, Tina became all upset with her and badmouthed her Mark, calling her selfish. She also got accused of “undermining” Tina’s place in her family and disrespecting Tina, who is supposedly the “new matriarch.”
FinielleVintage – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only – pictured above is a vintage locket
Her cousin has mixed feelings about the situation as well. On the one hand, he understands where she’s coming from, but he doesn’t want to cause any drama in his own marriage by going against Tina.
“And my other cousins and their partners also sided with Tina,” she vented.
Plus, with Mark begging her not to ruin his relationship over this situation, she’s beginning to question if wanting to keep her grandmother’s locket really is so unreasonable or not.
Should she get to keep the locket strictly because her grandmother gave it to her directly? Does Tina have any right to the heirloom as a “new matriarch,” or is that bologna? What advice would you give her?
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