Pro tip: I think it's okay to use a fragile heirloom, not just keep it in a box.

My whole family got mad at me last Tuesday when I served Thanksgiving pie on my great-grandma's 1923 pressed glass plate, but I believe honoring her means using the things she loved, not hiding them away in a cabinet. Has anyone else actually used a delicate family piece for a special meal?

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jason736d ago

Honoring her doesn't mean risking the only physical thing left of her. That 1923 glass survived a century in a box, and one slip while washing it turns it into a pile of shards and guilt. You can remember her without using the plate, keeping it safe for future generations to actually see.

kim.stella6d ago

Jason73 makes a good point about keeping it safe. That glass is a direct link to the person who owned it. If it breaks, that link is gone for good. You could take a really good photo of it and frame that instead. The picture still shows the pattern and tells the story, but the real thing stays protected in a cabinet. Future grandkids get to hold the actual object, not just hear about the one that got broken.