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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/devin_petit">Devin Petit</a>&#39;s early birthday present is going viral for being more than just a pretty necklace.</p><p>When her parents <a href="https://www.someecards.com/memes/divorce">got divorced</a>, her mom decided that rather than pawn off or throw her wedding ring into the river, she&#39;d create something special and new.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my mom gave me this necklace this morning as an early birthday gift. it’s made from the diamonds of her wedding band. she said although her marriage to my dad didn’t work out, they both agreed I was the best thing to come from it, which is why she wanted me to have it. 💗 <a href="https://t.co/6Rz6yCUw2M">pic.twitter.com/6Rz6yCUw2M</a></p>&mdash; Devin Petit (@devin_petit) <a href="https://twitter.com/devin_petit/status/962867864708542464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Devin&#39;s mom turned her wedding band into a necklace, and it&#39;s more than softening the blow of a traumatic event like a parents&#39; divorce with jewelry&mdash;it&#39;s a nice symbol that good things still come from marriages that don&#39;t last.</p><p>It&#39;s a literal silver lining. </p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Old jewelry makes the best new jewelry." data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="225" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-1-kr6foF.gif" width="400" /></div> <figcaption>Old jewelry makes the best new jewelry.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Apparently, upcycling wedding rings after divorce is something other ex-couples have done.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">My parents gave me the rings and I picked this design.. only necklace I&#39;ve worn since I was in 8th grade.. So happy this is something other parents do 💙💙💙 <a href="https://t.co/5FOCxF9JUw">pic.twitter.com/5FOCxF9JUw</a></p> &mdash; -A (@notman23) <a href="https://twitter.com/notman23/status/963595028764479489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my mum did this with her engagement ring, which I now wear as earrings almost every day <a href="https://t.co/YMk6Kw24L6">https://t.co/YMk6Kw24L6</a></p>&mdash; molly (@stylechalamets) <a href="https://twitter.com/stylechalamets/status/964215243277680640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Exactly how parents should behave after a divorce. I wear my mum and dads engagement ring every day, it’s my most prized possession and reminds me of my happy childhood. ❣️ <a href="https://t.co/iXTRwpk48n">https://t.co/iXTRwpk48n</a></p>&mdash; Kelly Given (@kellygivenX) <a href="https://twitter.com/kellygivenX/status/963533740390670341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The necklace is giving people all sorts of divorce #GOALS.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m in tears. Coming from divorced parents, this is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Turning something horrible into something so beautiful. <a href="https://t.co/NffnphzNf1">https://t.co/NffnphzNf1</a></p>&mdash; Kayla Bayla (@kaayyramirez) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaayyramirez/status/963299535547023360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THIS. This is how a divorce should happen. This is how the child should be treated in the situation- full of love and support from both sides. <a href="https://t.co/CFAydnXePw">https://t.co/CFAydnXePw</a></p>&mdash; Reags (@reagannnleee) <a href="https://twitter.com/reagannnleee/status/963313928733421569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Some parents have kept the ring in its current form and paid it forward.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My wife&#39;s engagement ring has the diamond my father gave my mother. Their marriage failed, but their love created me, and our love. And I think that matters in life. <a href="https://t.co/i99EjXyutI">https://t.co/i99EjXyutI</a></p>&mdash; Jason Rogers (@HeyJayJRogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeyJayJRogers/status/964224896262950912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>People also shared how their moms had different ways of coping.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My mom pawned that shit <a href="https://t.co/n8G7XlObSV">https://t.co/n8G7XlObSV</a></p>&mdash; collin boucher (@6ollin) <a href="https://twitter.com/6ollin/status/963293653463478272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my mom sold her wedding ring for a world series <a href="https://twitter.com/SFGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SFGiants</a> game ticket <a href="https://t.co/Ywd2fvojtq">https://t.co/Ywd2fvojtq</a></p>&mdash; jay the photo gal (@jayceeannn) <a href="https://twitter.com/jayceeannn/status/963296954993160192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my mum pawned hers and bought 2 chanel bags <a href="https://t.co/S8zKKgHXuV">https://t.co/S8zKKgHXuV</a></p>&mdash; ambs🦋 (@ambsjanex) <a href="https://twitter.com/ambsjanex/status/963441980909989888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="You gotta do what you got a do." data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="225" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-JjqFd9.gif" width="400" /></div> <figcaption>You gotta do what you got a do.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The necklace is so nice, I hope my parents break up!!!!</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="just kidding jk GIF" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/l1J9r5zVirrgC9ySc/giphy.gif" /></div><div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

People love what this divorced mom did with her wedding ring so much they can’t wait to get divorced themselves.

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Devin Petit&#39;s early birthday present is going viral for being more than just a pretty necklace.When her parents got divorced, her mom decided that rather than pawn off or throw her wedding ring into the river, she&#39;d create something special and new.my mom gave me this necklace this morning as an early birthday gift. it’s made from the diamonds of her wedding band. she said although her marriage to my dad didn’t work out, they both agreed I was the best thing to come from it, which is why she wanted me to have it. 💗 pic.twitter.com/6Rz6yCUw2M&mdash; Devin Petit (@devin_petit) February 12, 2018 Devin&#39;s mom turned her wedding band into a necklace, and it&#39;s more than softening the blow of a traumatic event like a parents&#39; divorce with jewelry&mdash;it&#39;s a nice symbol that good things still come from marriages that don&#39;t last.It&#39;s a literal silver lining.  Old jewelry makes the best new jewelry. giphyApparently, upcycling wedding rings after divorce is something other ex-couples have done.  My parents gave me the rings and I picked this design.. only necklace I&#39;ve worn since I was in 8th grade.. So happy this is something other parents do 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/5FOCxF9JUw &mdash; -A (@notman23) February 14, 2018 my mum did this with her engagement ring, which I now wear as earrings almost every day https://t.co/YMk6Kw24L6&mdash; molly (@stylechalamets) February 15, 2018 Exactly how parents should behave after a divorce. I wear my mum and dads engagement ring every day, it’s my most prized possession and reminds me of my happy childhood. ❣️ https://t.co/iXTRwpk48n&mdash; Kelly Given (@kellygivenX) February 13, 2018 The necklace is giving people all sorts of divorce #GOALS.I’m in tears. Coming from divorced parents, this is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Turning something horrible into something so beautiful. https://t.co/NffnphzNf1&mdash; Kayla Bayla (@kaayyramirez) February 13, 2018 THIS. This is how a divorce should happen. This is how the child should be treated in the situation- full of love and support from both sides. https://t.co/CFAydnXePw&mdash; Reags (@reagannnleee) February 13, 2018 Some parents have kept the ring in its current form and paid it forward.My wife&#39;s engagement ring has the diamond my father gave my mother. Their marriage failed, but their love created me, and our love. And I think that matters in life. https://t.co/i99EjXyutI&mdash; Jason Rogers (@HeyJayJRogers) February 15, 2018 People also shared how their moms had different ways of coping.My mom pawned that shit https://t.co/n8G7XlObSV&mdash; collin boucher (@6ollin) February 13, 2018 my mom sold her wedding ring for a world series @SFGiants game ticket https://t.co/Ywd2fvojtq&mdash; jay the photo gal (@jayceeannn) February 13, 2018  my mum pawned hers and bought 2 chanel bags https://t.co/S8zKKgHXuV&mdash; ambs🦋 (@ambsjanex) February 13, 2018  You gotta do what you got a do. giphyThe necklace is so nice, I hope my parents break up!!!!giphy

Devin Petit&#39;s early birthday present is going viral for being more than just a pretty necklace.  When her parents got divorced, her mom decided that rather than pawn off or throw her wedding ring into the river, she&#39;d create...