Baby clothes

Pakistan
April 8, 2016 12:07am CST
Today, i was cleaning the house in the morning and I have identified three areas that need cleaning and de-cluttering on an emergency basis. One is my pantry, the other my shoes closet and the third a trunk that is full of baby clothes. The first two will be relatively easy but when it comes to clothes, I am always in a quandary. There are so many memories associated with frocks, baby blankets, baby shoes and though my children are growing up fast, I have clung to some of their clothes they have outgrown. I usually give away clothes worn by my sons because they get worn out quickly. But the baby clothes worn by my three year old daughter are still with me. I know there are many mothers who would be grateful for baby clothes and there is no point in keeping them anymore because I am definitely not planning to have any more kids but the heart sometimes does not want to do what the mind is saying:) I hate hoarding up things and there is limited space in the house so I will probably donate them to an SOS Village in our area but I know I will feel sad for a couple of days. What about you? What do you do with things your kids have outgrown or clothes that you no longer need?
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
8 Apr 16
Keep them till they are replaced when grandchildren arrive (lol)
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Jessa Andres
@JMAndres (702)
• Zamboanga City, Philippines
8 Apr 16
I really have so many clothes stored in a box and I don't use them but I don't have the courage to put them on donations. I sometimes wonder that maybe I can still use them because they still fit me :)
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
8 Apr 16
You could take pictures of the clothing and after that give them away. I only kept 2 pairs of the first baby shoes that my 2 sons were wearing.
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S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
8 Apr 16
I give to another baby if it suits him or her.
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Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
8 Apr 16
I just got rid of ALL my mother's things because I couldn't take them back to Japan with me. I also have friends who move overseas. One of them suggested "Take a picture of the thing, and then give it to somebody you love." That helped me a lot to not want to hoard stuff.
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@westlake007 (90)
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27 Apr 16
like the clothes outgrown, as you know kids grow fastly, so many clothes are very new, i will package and delivery to my friend for their kids, sometimes i will donate to people who in need
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
8 Apr 16
ive got a 3yr old nephew whose growing so fast. we gave some of his shoes to the son of my niece. we also gave some of his clothes to his mom's friends.