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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the input.  The clothes are in great to excellent condition.  My DCs are only 2.5 and 9 months, so the clothes aren't that old, and are not worn out.  I did tell her that I would not expect the clothes returned to me.  Hmm...I don't know if I should follow up and say something like what a PP suggested ("if you have enough or are overwhelmed with other hand-me-downs, just let me know and I'll donate them instead"), or just not say anything....and if she wanted the clothes, maybe she would bring it up again.  [/quote]

I think that 99% of parents out there are very happy to get hand-me-downs, especially ones in excellent condition.  I know when I was pregnant, there were people who I thought might have hand-me-downs for me but they felt awkward offering them and I felt awkward asking.

I wouldn't wait for her to bring it up again.  She might figure that you forgot or gave them to someone else and if she does want them, she probaby feels too awkward to ask you for them (especially since you're not that close and if she thinks she'll be putting you on the spot if you don't have the clothes for her anymore).  I would go the route you mentioned from a PP of offering them one more time, but giving her an out so she has an easy way to politely decline your offer if she's not interested.[/quote]

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