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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your MIL wanted these bears, she would have kept them.  She did not want them, so she unloaded them on you.  You have kept them for 10 years out of obligation.  DONATE!

If you want, you can keep 2 or 3 for your kids.  I'd still keep them in a box (lest your MIL see them out and ask about the rest).

You have more curios in your future, don't worry.[/quote]

+1.  I have two china cabinets filled with beautiful but non-functional items like tea cups, Grandma's china, etc because I was the designated recipient for all of the "oh but we have to keep this in the family" stuff.  I love what I have and it's all very pretty but two large china cabinets in a one bedroom apartment devoted to items we can't really use is tough, plus the two boxes of other stuff in my closet.  I've finally, after years, worked up the nerve to turn down any additional stuff from the family.

If it is that precious and critical to keep in the family, one of the many family members with a house and basement to store it in will find a way to keep it.  Otherwise, it can't be that important and should be donated so someone else can enjoy it.  [/quote]

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