January Day 23

Today the category was "something old".

My something old is my nan's jewellery. I look after this for my nieces and my daughter so I can one day pass it down to them. I didn't get along with my nan when she was alive, I felt like she had some resentment towards me for being the first one born after my brother passed away from SIDS. She once told me that I would not be around if he had not died (I was in primary school at the time). One of my biggest fears has been that I will one day turn out as miserable as my nan was. My nan died when I was in my last year of high school, when she was on her death bed she reached out and held my hand. When she held my hand it was the closest I had ever felt with my nan, it was as if she had finally made peace with me. The older I get the more I understand about why my nan was so bitter, she had a rough life and had been through more than her fair share of pain. I have a greater appreciation for what a strong woman my nan was now that I am older and know more about her life.