Yeah, in my family, there really is no single family heirloom. We pass everything and anything onto the next generation from clothing to jewelry. There's not exactly one thing that gets passed down. I guess, another way to see it is, anything and everything is special in our family. I'm guessing it's because anything important to my grandparents is still in their home country, lost or sold. My grandparents on my mom's side had to leave Vietnam many years ago to come to the United States, and when they left, they had a limited number of suitcases in which they could use to carry their stuff so they only brought clothing and necessities that they will use in their new country. I wish they could have brought some things from their childhood but that never happened so there aren't any items from generations ago. But then again, I guess family heirlooms can start anytime right? If my grandma or my mother were to start something right now and pass it down to me, and I pass it on to my kids and so on, then that means the heirloom would start in this generation. Now that I think about it, that would be pretty cool actually. Maybe I should tell my mom about this soon.(:
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