The Watch
Does he get the watch?
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The Watch
Your dad's watch. He wore it for thirty years and you've had it in a drawer since the funeral. Your brother rings and says he's been thinking about it a lot, that he'd wear it every day, and could he have it. He probably would wear it. You'd keep it in the drawer.
Does he get the watch?
Then ask
- Which of you was closer to your father? Does that decide it?
- If he sold it in five years, what would you do?
- What object in your house are you keeping for reasons you can't defend?
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