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[quote=Anonymous]I was in the same boat as you, OP. My mother is the sweetest woman in the world and loves buying mountains of clothes and toys for the kids. I've asked her to stop but she doesn't seem to get the memo. I also am a minimalist and I hate stuff. Just hate it and don't want the kids to think that its normal. I've also learned, however, that my mother's spending habit is really filling a void for her with the family being so far.

So, I donate nearly 100% of it. It is a chore but I don't even let it get to the kids. It goes straight in the car and I take it to wherever it needs to go. There's a DV shelter that takes clothing for women and children, a place here in FFX that take items for low income families, plus Goodwill. Where I can, I'll also return items to refund fees to mom's card.

She has started to pull back some in the past few years but I also do not want to take away all of her joy and excitement in buying for the kids. Especially since we are so far away and that's how she has opted to let them know that she cares. I can't take that away from her so I'm going to gather the items up and refund or donate where feasible. [/quote]

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