u/Outrageous_Win_9438

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taonga troubles

kia ora, im in need of some advice. a woman i know from work (not that well) has gifted me a Taonga of her late husbands, she's not Māori but her husband was. she speaks very little English and gifted it to me because she sees me wear my taonga every day. i tried very hard to give it back to her and explain the significance of it but i feel as though i cant get threw to her, given the large language barrier, iv tried showing her articles and videos and all sorts of stuff to explain to her why its not mine to keep and it should be cherished by her but she just brushes me off and says ill enjoy it more, she has mentioned several times that im not wearing it and asks why. im just not sure what to do with it considering she just wont let me give it back. i feel terribly guilty about all this, what do i do???

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