Stephanie wrote:
> I am a struggling flybaby. The one tenet that I adhere to is ... I don't
do
> clutter. I don't do knick knacks.
>
> My MIL (lovely lady) keeps sending crap home with my daughter. She finds
the
> crap that has been hanging around her house for 40 years and give it to
DD
> to "play with." Examples; 4 jewelwery boxes, 2 ... wooden horses (not
toys),
> costume jelewery up the ying yang, picture frames. Can someone tell me
what
> a 2yo needs with a picture frame? In 4 weeks, we have had 4 jewelery
boxes.
> How many jewelery boxes can one woman fail to throw away in a
lifetime?!?
>
> Anyway, I am pretty sure that the only thing to do is to let her keep
giving
> DD this crap and let it linger around long enough for MIL to see it and
DD
> to forget about it before pitching it. Yes or no?
That's one strategy. Or you don't really have to
wait for MIL to see it before you pitch it (unless that will
make her go ballistic and you don't feel like dealing with
that). Or you can suggest that Grandma keep that stuff at
Grandma's house for DD to play with. Or you can get really
creative, turn the stuff into an art project, and then give
it back to Grandma as a gift from DD ;-)
Best wishes,
Ericka
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