MN Jury decision required please

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

My exH left about 20 years ago never to be seen again. So I'm clearing out an old bookcase and find a decorative little prayer book with a hand-written message in it from his much loved late Granny, presented to him on the occasion of his confirmation. (BTW Anyone making 'aawwww' noises can leave now) I have no idea what to do with it.

Do I

1. Chuck it on the fire and risk the wrath of Granny/God/Tooth Fairy?
2. Donate it to the charity shop?
3. Keep it?
4. Find his address (no idea where he lives) and send it back to him?
5. Find the address of one of his less odious relatives and send it to them to pass onto him?
6. Something else? (Feel free to be creative)

While you are doing your acts of kindness, have you got other things to pass onto him?
saves you doing random acts of kindness a second time!

Having read a lot of your posts you seem like the person who could not sleep easy at night if you didn't do the right thing. Even if the other person is a complete tosser.

eBay........

Track him down, use it as an excuse to proposition him, for old time's sake. Only kidding!! Bin it ahem oh no, sorry, 5. Sticks in the craw a bit but yes, 5.

I'd go for option 5 - no note, no return address. Envelope would be addressed to ex c/o less odious rellie

5 but don't accidentally put your contact details in it.

5 for me

Why don't you give it to your local church and ask them to decide what to do with it?

No 6. Read it. Salvation lies within, my child.

1 ditch it, if it was important to him he'd have taken it. its not your problem.

Given that he used to live here, unless he's forgotten his own address, my contact details aren't much of a secret. :)

Read it? I would but I'm not sure the bolt of lightning and accompanying fireball that would take me out for being a Damned Atheist is covered on the house insurance....

an atheist being attacked by an act of God that's tickled me.

I would give it to the charity shop, that way someone would enjoy it and you don, t need to go near any rellies...

Let sleeping dogs lie and all that..

And yes, you do give great advice.

As it's a lovely little prayer book why not pop it into your local church?

1. You were blinded by a flash of hindsight and dropped it. The archangel of foresight gathered you in his wings and declared that ..................

............... you would never see the confirmation book again!

P.S. I am a practicing catholic rofl

5 from me too.

Just because I'm a sentimental old tart.

He's probably forgotten about it but it's a nice thing to do to return it.

5 and only if you actually know the address of any of his less odious relatives. If not I would say option 2.

5- no note. Just post it addressed to him c/o them.

I'd bin it or give it to a charity shop.
Definitely wouldn't want to wake up the dog on this one.

(reminds me of the time I sent exH a christmas present on DS's behalf - not happening again)

Bad Cog that would be funny... no no not a good idea.

5

1. He could've spent years looking for it!!!

I'd bin it without a second thought.