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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I'll elaborate on the small house thing.  This has been actually a serious issue.  We are both really stressed out about the lack of space and are constantly wanting to declutter but are overextended and haven't had the time.  I have a really demanding job and he is self-employed but works full time too, and we're having a little growing pains getting used to being parents... our house looks like we have a mild case of hoarding.  I can't have people over.  We are actively trying to get rid of things at all times.  Any influx not only puts stress on us at having to deal with it, create space for it, etc., but also just adds to this kind of background stress for both of us that strains our relationship.  Does this change anybody's view or just make me look like even more of a whiner :)[/quote]

This does not make you a whiner. We have lived in very small places and now are in a slightly less small place, but still planning to buy in the next 2 years. I just tell my mom and MIL over and over - while we're getting ready to move, we just can't buy or accept any seasonal decorations or household items. I also let them see how I have wedding gifts still in boxes because of space issues. I have trained them that there are certain things we always welcome and now we have plenty of those things - hand lotion, black tights, and candles for me. Dark chocolate, mixed nuts, and running shirts / sporty clothes for DH.  I keep an Amazon list of baby / kid stuff and tell the grandmas "if you see this on sale, or at a garage sale/thrift store, we could use one". They seem to love the "hunt" and also collecting diaper coupons for me. They also buy DH and I books and kids books. Books have no size and while a pain to move, it feels less like "junk" cluttering my house. [/quote]

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