[Por_sha911]

Many years ago, my parents called the children and said "what would you like to have?". They made some decisions on some things they wanted each of us to have (jewelry for instance) and stated that whatever wasn't designated was to be sold and split among the siblings (after the last parent died). They also made provision for a small inheritance to go to the children of my sister who had already passed away. All other grandchildren will get the inheritance from us (trickle down economics I guess).
I think it was so wise for them to give each of us a chance to think about it and say if we had something that was important to us. They gave us a few months to reply before they set up the will. None of us chose items of great value but mostly everyday things that had a sentimental memory attached it.