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I don't quite understand why everybody says Elros' children were not offered the choice too, where does it say that? What does seem clear from the genealogical chart in Unifinished Tales is that all three of Elros' sons chose to be counted as Men for they married and left descendants. His only daughter Tindomiel on the other hand left no descendants nor does she have a date of death - could that mean she chose to be of Elf kind and sailed West? Possibly Elros' children were also given a time limit to make their final choice, perhaps at the time of their father's death?
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Additionally, Tolkien said Elrond's children received the choice because of the renewed Elvish strain from their mother:
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Elrond chose to be among the Elves. His children - with a renewed Elvish strain, since their mother was Celebrķan dtr. of Galadriel - have to make their choices.
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That's from Letter 153, by the way, not 154, as I presume Tar Elenion made a typo.