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Originally Posted by BashfulBear
Aw, you have a bracelet too?! I don't know too many people with them, and whenever I try to talk about the charms, people just roll their eyes and tell me it's a huge ripoff and waste of money.. 
I've always loved and wanted those two charms - they're super cute - but I don't know if I should get them, now I've given them a meaning like this.  |
I have a necklace - I got the link and the first charm from my sisters when I had finished my degree, and then I've bought a few charms myself to remember special occasions, and received a few for birthdays and Christmases. My family is quite happy to have such an easy thing to resort to when it's gift-giving time
As for the symbolism, I don't know that it has to be a bad thing. You're remembering something positive, it's not as if you are getting them to remind you of an abuser. The charms really are super cute, and they wouldn't make you miss her more - but they might make you remember all the good things you got from knowing her, as a kind of positive memento. Do you know what I mean? (Of course it's true that they are kind of pricey, and I'm not saying that it's obviously the best thing to use your money for - only you can decide that. But on the other hand, you
can decide that. The money is yours.)