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My mother never takes her ring off. No, it´s not her wedding ring or her engagement ring as you would probably think, it´s my grandfather´s ring. My mom has wrong that ring ever since my grandpa died. She told me that the day he passed away she took the ring from him and kept it for herself. The ring has my grandpa´s name on it, although because it is really old the letters are disappearing and you can barely see them clearly now. Don´t believe the ring is anything special, it´s not very expensive, old, big, and worn out from all the time my mother has used it.  You always hear stories about people keeping some things from the ones they loved that pass away, but I know that to my mother this ring is more than just a memory from her dad. She told me that my grandpa never took that ring off and that when she was a little girl she used to take it from him and joke around about keeping it forever. My grandpa would tell my mom that she couldn´t keep his ring, but that one day, when she was old enough, he would give her a ring just like his but with her name written on it. My grandpa got sick really young, he had diabetes, and he had a really tough time because when it got worse he lost his sight. When that happened he used to grab his ring and touch it and, my mom told me, that he would ask her if you were still able to see the letters written on it. My mom has told us, my brothers and I, many many stories about my grandfather, she says that she will give each of us a ring with our names written on them just like grandpa wanted to do with her. You can say he died young and when that happened my mom wasn´t old enough therefore he never got to give her the ring he promised. That´s why my mom took the ring, I think she knew that if he could have given one to her he would have done that, but he got cut short of time. I really believe that´s what the ring represents for my mom… A kept promise.