Culling. Question.

I am sorting things all the time to get rid of since we live in a shoebox, and I don't know whether to get rid of some baby stuff. Some of it is boys' suits and things that Rhino has worn as a baby, but Mack has not, and its not sentimental stuff that rhino wore. We don't want to have any more kids, so it is in a couple of bags to take to the hospital aux op shop, but for some reason, I don't want to. Do I keep it a bit longer?

The same will go for all the other boy clothes as Mack gets bigger. I pack the "sentimental" stuff seperately, so why can't I get rid of the other stuff?

As for the girl's clothes, I have been giving everything (not the sentimental bits) to the Man's eldest (not the Boy) as he and his DP have just had a baby girl. Pretty much all baby girl stuff is gone, I have some more nappy boxes waiting to go. And bigger clothes too. I have been packing all her smaller clothes away, now she is in size five and six.

Do I just purge everything now, or keep holding it? I think I want to keep it to hold on to that whole baby era, and remember when they were little. I have been thinking again about what we lost or may have lost from our tree change move, and its been making me feel sad. :cry:

Maybe you're waiting for a grandson to give it too - are you channelling my MIL?! lol!

I was never very sentimental about the kids clothes so once they outgrew them & I had time to sort them, they went, either to someone else or to charity.

When I'm unsure about purging something, I put it in a packing box and leave it where it's accessible. It looks messy which is annoying. This makes it easier to decide to give away. If it's still hanging around months later and I still can't give it up, I keep it. I have done this just recently with the baby toys. Of course, as soon as they were in the box, the kids started playing with them again. :wall: It's been good though as I have a few that I will return to the rotation and the rest I can get rid of when I have time.

You sound like me :(

I am very doubtful that we will have anymore children so i went through all of DDs stuff which there is A LOT, a whole JUMBO spacebag, large spacebag and a medium all filled from 0000-0 that i could manage to cull 20 items as the rest are too 'sentimental'.. I dont understand how people can give away their baby stuff without falling apart :rofl:

I am holding onto all the baby stuff until I have no more room. It's too precious still.

Thank you ladies. I think I might hold on to the things for now.