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So, my beloved husband has a beautiful cross-stitched eagle that was a gift from an Old Girlfriend 15 or so years ago. She is a very nice person (altho I wasn't too fond of her for a while Back Then, as she was going after him while he was dating me, lo those many years ago, but we're all over that now, and everyone is happily married, so whatever), and we don't see each other very often. I don't think she's ever been to our current house (we've lived here eleven years), and I've visited hers (maybe?) once in that time. Like I said, she is a very nice person, and we communicate via e-mail and periodic phone calls -- and frankly, the husband has only talked to her a handful of times (MAYBE) in the last ten years, whereas I communicate pseudo regularly on some mutual interests -- babies and quilting, mainly!
The Eagle is a very nice one (my husband was an Eagle Scout 20 years ago), but honestly, it hasn't been on display in our home for A Long Time. It was up in the attic, where it got banged around, and the frame (professionally done!) is now kind of on the "beat up" side. He tried to throw it away during my summer "ALL OF OUR JUNK MUST BE PROCESSED/THROWN AWAY/GIVEN AWAY/SOLD AT A GARAGE SALE" binge (when no one purchased it at the garage sale), but I rescued it from the trash heap out of pure guilt, and just couldn't bring myself to put it in the "donation" pile as it represents A LOT OF WORK. But I really don't want it myself, and neither does he (Ex Girl Friend Gift Aside).
So, do I offer it back to her? (Its been 15 years.) Or will that hurt her feelings unnecessarily? Or do I give it to charity? Or put it in the trash heap? As I said, its a very nice piece of work, but it doesn't really "go" with what we want displayed in our home. It just feels WRONG to discard it, if you know what I mean....
Opinions? :P
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