Thank you everyone!
Thank you everyone!
The others are right; you have something of far more value than pearls from your daddy. I'm sure he would be proud of his daughter!
PearlDreams, thank you for the agingcare link. It's so important for people to realize that what works for one family may not work for theirs, because circumstances can be so different.
As kiwipaul mentioned on the other thread, it's entirely possible that the clasp was replaced at some point, but the pearls may well be the original ones. If there's a mark on the clasp that's hard to see, you might try either a magnifying glass or taking a digital picture that you can enlarge and maybe see it better. I think it would be lovely to be able to hand them down to your daughter. Best of luck to you.
Hi All, I just wanted to say Thank you to everyone, for all the encouraging words, and helpful information! I guess, it was just a huge shock...My parents divorced when I was 12, (I now have better understanding) when my dad passed, he of course left all that was his "half" to me, my mom got swept away with the new casinos...tricked me into quick-claiming, yadayada...I eventually took my family and fled far far away! lol, (for my own sanity) and full circle it has come! When I initially retrieved my mom, I thought to grab the few things I could think of in her dresser, my dads class ring and the pearls and wedding rings! Ironically her house was robbed about a month later, so thankful that I grabbed the few momentos, so digging things out months later, and seperating things for my kids ( I have rubbermaid bins for each) that have their school things, cards, stuffies you know, those things that you forget about
I realized then that these did not look the same as what I remembered...well, anyway, it is what it is, and I appreciate all your kind words, alas, some days I do not feel that gracious,
it is very difficult (emotionally) it requires alot to remain objective, and tolerant and avoid the anger, I woo-sa many times in a day...praying for patience is also done quite often! lol...I came here for pearl questions and feel like I reached a support network
Thank you all
