People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had di

Peopletendtotalkaboutpresentsinafairlylovingway.Awomanwhosemotherhaddiedyearsagodescribedthemanygiftsaroundherhouse.Theseweregiftsthathermotherhadgivenherovertheyears:“Iappreciatethese,andtheymeansomethingtome,”thewomansaid,“becauseIremembertheoccasionstheyweregivenon,andthattheywerefrommymother,andtherelationshipwe’vehad.”Thegiftsremainandkeeptherelationshipaliveinmind.Thiswomanfeltthesamewayaboutthegiftsshegavetoothers.Shehopedthattherecipientswouldlookatheregiftsinyearstocomeand