Dear Queenie,
Before she died my mother gave me handmade baby clothes for the child she hoped I would have someday, but I never had any children.
Queenie, I would like these things to pass down in the family, but who should I give them to and how do I ensure that they stay in the family?—Childless aunt
Dear Aunt,
Pass them along to the next child to be born in the family with a request that they later be passed along to other children as they are born.
However, although you can request that these things be kept in the family, once you have given them away you cannot control how they are cared for or what is done with them.
