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[quote=Anonymous]It's getting rid of stuff as the kids age. Especially because for kids, letting go of toys or artwork (you cannot keep all the artwork) or even random plastic crap they got at some kid's birthday party 9 months ago that doesn't even work anymore can be emotional.

And parents can get sentimental about that stuff too. I don't, really, but I'm an organizer who has always been good at purging things -- I know how to pull out the sentimental stuff that is worth saving (and how to store/organize it so it's not a burden). But my spouse? The worst. I'll suggest going through our 8 yr old's massive stuffed animal collection and weeding it down to maybe 10-15 that are truly special. She'll balk, but he'll really push back. Every single one is a memory to him. Which I get, but... do we really need to keep each and every cheap made-in-china stuffy acquired playing dumb carnival games forever?

So that's it for me: convincing kids (and spouses) to let go of kids' toys and other items so that you have space for the stuff that is coming as they age. It's so easy to just lose those battles and then your 5th grade stuff gets thrown on top of the 4th grade stuff.[/quote]

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