Forwarding email with attachments doesn't work

In Mail.app, why when I forward an email with any kind of attachment does the email only contain a text description of said attachment and not the actual attachment itself?
I then have to down the attachment to my desktop and re-attach it to the email I'm forwarding. Not a big deal, but I don't see why I need to take these extra steps and cannot find a relevant preference in the Mail.App client prefs.
Thanks!

BD,
That was totally it. This has been plaguing my Mom and frustrating her for a year now. For some reason, I wasn't notified of your response many moons ago.
Thanks so much,
Josh
ps. lol, I guess in looking at the time stamp it's been 4 years - jeez. Thanks again!
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