Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 I keep giving baby stuff away (clothes, toys etc), but I never get anything in return ;-). I don't know anyone with kids older than mine who haven't had a sibling who's now using it all. Is it just a timing issue? I have mixed feelings... it's so nice that someone else can use it but at the same time I feel ever so little resentful. Must be one of the 7 deadline sins isn't it (greed, envy, whatever?) What do you guys do? Karina August pics at http:/www.btinternet.com/~kbholm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 I tend to give most things away, but you could always take it to your local NCT Nearly New Sale - then you'd get some money for it! (I'm just too lazy to label everything up) http://www.foxstitch.co.uk/ kbholm@... wrote: > I have mixed feelings... it's so nice that someone else can use it > but at the same time I feel ever so little resentful. Must be one of > the 7 deadline sins isn't it (greed, envy, whatever?) > > What do you guys do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 > I keep giving baby stuff away (clothes, toys etc), but I never get > anything in return ;-). I don't know anyone with kids older than mine > who haven't had a sibling who's now using it all. Is it just a timing > issue? > > I have mixed feelings... it's so nice that someone else can use it > but at the same time I feel ever so little resentful. Must be one of > the 7 deadline sins isn't it (greed, envy, whatever?) > > What do you guys do? Do you know I've done that everytime. As both sisters have been having babies over the last few years too - I've given everything away each time and then end up not getting things back! There are one or two items of clothing that have worked their way through several children back to me but mostly I've bought new things each time. Car seat are the worst - I lent Bethany's infant seat to my elder sister which then got stolen. She had Verity's infant seat after me and manage to completely ruin it! And yet they seem to get given loads of stuff from other people - my younger sister was given a lovely Silver cross coach pram (which she sold when she'd finished with it!!!)- my older sister a beautiful bamboo rocking crib. This time I'm holding on to absolutely everything. LOL Hannah, 28 Mum to Bethany 7, Lawrence 5 1/2, Verity 3, Alfie 8 months Visit me on the web at :- http://hannahshome.20m.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 on 22/10/01 03:58 PM, kbholm@... at kbholm@... wrote: > I keep giving baby stuff away (clothes, toys etc), but I never get > anything in return ;-). Timing has a lot to do with it, I was the first of my friends to have a child so passed all my things on to them. Then I left a 14 year gap before the next one so all the stuff had disappeared by then and I was the last of my friends to have another baby IYSWIM. After M was born I gave all my stuff to my SiL thinking we weren't having any more, thankfully she kept most of it (and in pristine condition) and was just thinking about selling it when I announced my PG so I was able to have it back with extras This time I am thinking of selling some of the things - perhaps on one of the auction sites. > Must be one of the 7 deadline sins Freudian slip? Jenni ( & Gethyn) 17yrs; Mari 3yrs Home Birth; Nia 5 wks Home Water Birth http://www.picturetrail.com/jennihughes P/W = gwenni " If you don't know your options - you don't have any " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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