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Understanding Heirlooms When I was about six years old, I often played in my parents’ room. On one rainy afternoon, I found myself pawing through my mom’s belongings. The makeup drawer had entertained me for awhile, but soon I got bored with slathering on foundation all over myself. I looked around the room trying to find something interesting. Then I found. Inside my mother’s jewelry box was a dazzling necklace with sapphires and diamonds glittering in the light. Curiosity took over me, and soon I draped the old necklace around my neck. Later at dinner, my mom saw my scrawny neck decorated with the necklace. Startled, she asked me where I had gotten that necklace. I calmly told her that I had discovered it in her jewelry box. Trying to contain herself, my mom explained to me that the necklace belongs to our family, therefore making the necklace a family heirloom. That day of playing dress-up taught me t