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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would let it slide for now, but keep an eye on it for when the kids get old enough to know what they're getting.  With clothes, I wouldn't under-estimate the benefit you'll get from not having to do the shopping (such a time suck!) and $$ saved -- if it's awful, you can just donate.  With toys, it's a little tougher, but you should find a nice way to say that you're trying to make sure that child doesn't become too spoiled, and that you're really trying to make sure toys are developmentally appropriate.  (That said, Grandmas will buy dolls and trucks.  That is as certain as gravity and cannot be avoided.)  But again, don't underestimate the value of a constant shopper -- in 3 years, when child is obsessed with Thomas the Train, the constantly shopping Grandma is well situated to find all the clearance tunnels and stuff at Tuesday Morning and Marshall's.  [b]Or steer her towards books -- there's really no such thing as too many books.[/b][/quote]

As the relative of two hoarders who compulsively shop, oh, there actually is a thing as too many books.  I wish I didn't know that, but it's true.

I don't think the OP is dealing with that level of a problem though, from what she's said, and I hope it's just a few trinkets at Christmas and not something worse.

PP who's Mom is a hoarder: Hugs to you.[/quote]

Thanks.  My MIL is a sweet woman, but her house is getting worse.  All the closets are full, boxes of stuff in every room and the hallways, guest beds covered in stuff, no kitchen counter in sight, and paths through the stacks of crap in their bedroom so they can reach the bed.  Their basement is a thing of horror.  I dread having to move them out of their house.  I sometimes fantasize about just burning the place down when that time comes.  [/quote]

There are companies that specialize in cleaning out hoarding homes. No need to do it yourselves. We used one to clean out a relative's home, and it was worth every penny.[/quote]

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