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A widow weighs giving her husband’s cherished violin to her niece or a child eager to learn music
Her niece’s ongoing struggles with addiction make her fear the violin would go unused or be lost
The child’s passion for music offers a chance to keep her husband’s love of music alive
A woman seeks advice from the Reddit community following a difficult decision involving her late husband’s violin. The 58-year-old, who lost her husband in early spring of last year, wonders if it would be wrong to give the treasured instrument to a child who longs to learn music.
“My husband grew up playing violin,” she shares in her post . “He started in grade school, and continued to study through college, playing in his university orchestra.” She recalls how, by the time they got together