Am I in the minority for not being sentimental?

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answer:I have no heirlooms. My father was an orphan, my mother’s father died when she was young. My maternal grandmother died several years ago, and though I asked only for her handwritten cookbook and her krumkake iron, I received nothing – not even the set of collectible dolls she bought (and stored for safe keeping) for me every year of my life. This, I give no fucks about heirlooms. I don’t have any to care about.

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