Thursday, September 20, 2012

Pack Rat

I will pose a question: When do you realize that it's time to start selling off your kid's junk?

The Wifey is a pack rat. She keeps everything of the Baby's. I am still pulling out clothes from her preemie size days. Which, the Baby could probably still wear. But we have swings and pack N plays galore, just gathering dust in the garage. I said, "My love, let us sell these items!" And then she went off.

The Wifey talked about how we might need those because we still haven't decided if we would have another child or not and those items would be very expensive to replace. Mainly because we have an awesome grandmother who purchased them in the first place. And we wouldn't get that much money in the first place.

But those items take up so much room in the house and the garage. And they just keep accumulating. It's never ending. I wouldn't mind selling it all. The Baby's favorite toy right now is a little orange plastic football. Out of all the hundreds and hundreds of toys she has, she chooses an orange plastic football.

Maybe we'll compromise and actually sell some items but right now it's just piling up. I've come to the realization that we need to sell things a long time ago - I just wish the Wifey would do the same.


  1. I have to post a comment: I am the exact same, and I'm pretty sure my husband feels the same way. The only reason I still have these items is because he can't stand to throw away money and we are pretty sure we will eventually have another baby. So, I, unfortunately, have to side with Wifey on this one. I'm also forcing my husband to keep baby items. Toys and some clothes can be picked through to give away, but only by me ; )

  2. Keep them until you are absolutely 100% sure you won't have anymore. Then sell all but the most special items. I've restricted myself to one big rubbermaid bin. It's mostly infant clothes, shoes and a few of their favourite books that they'd ask me to read over and over again.

  3. Woah dude. Should we have a throwdown (re: site title)?
    Eat the Babies - the webcomic