As Nina affirmed, why deny your children the enjoyment and knowledge of your personal trinkets? And when you are gone or they are from your under your wing, files, papers, love letters, and the more embarrassing artifacts.  
 
I almost feel sometimes that through the fact my father never wanted to discourage my inquisitiveness and left his draws open for me, i got to know him even when he was away on long business trips. A poor substitute it's true, and now i often identify certain items with him or as icons of his personality. Sometimes i'd go to one of his draws just to see that everything was in fact there, and in the order that he had left it.

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