to not use my crystal champagne glasses?

[macdoodle]

My mother is staying for xmas/new year.
I have had a set of beautiful crystal port glasses my grandmother left me. I have had them since before she died 10 years ago. Since she has been here, 3 (yes bloody THREE) have been broken :(
We have opened a bottle of champagne for NYE. I have 2 absolutely beautiful crystal champagne glasses which were a wedding present (now divorced).
AIBU to hide them at the back of the cupboard and use my normal shitty tesco wine glasses for the champagne??

"I do like to use them, because otherwise they are wasted."

But if I used my 110 year old glasses they wouldn't exist.

But what's the point of their existence, bigbluestars? If nobody ever sees/uses them, they might as well not exist, surely?

That's your view cardibach.
I also have a beautiful dressing table set hairbrush, compact and comb that belonged to my late MIL silver and monogrammed.
My MIL died in 1956. It was given to my DD in 2000.

It is carefully wrapped in tissue paper and boxed away, never used.
Does it not have a point either? I am holding it in trust for my DD.

Do you think your DD should use it or put it in a box in the loft?

It would be up to her - no longer my choice once she is of responsible age.

I certainly wouldn't give it to a 4 year old who is likely to sweep the floor and brush the dog with it.

So at 14 she would still sweep the floor and brush the dog?

I have some very old, antique glasses. They very rarely get used but they are not chucked in a box and stored for no-one to ever see. They are out on display. Seems a shame otherwise to have them.

Personally I do not see the point in having things and keeping them hidden away. My parents have lots of lovely plates etc which are on display and never used. But they were bought as decorative items.

Nice champagne glasses are used, I wear my valuable jewellery.

No point having nice things hidden away, where is the joy in owning them if you don't see or use them.

In the context of the OP, I think it's fine to hide away nice things if someone clumsy is coming to visit! But IMO to have them hidden away always is a real shame.

At 14 she doesn't have much interest them tbh, but she may well in the future. I will keep them in case that time arises.

My 110 year old glasses are not to my taste. I wouldn't want them on display. I do however feel it is important to safeguard them for the future generation as they have family significance, my children may love them or their children. By that time the glasses will be 200 years old and may generate a little cash for any of my descendants who follow.

They take up very little room in my loft, I don't see the harm in keeping them.

give her a plastic beaker