...and is therefore going to clutter up their house while I declutter mine!
I know this is a common thread topic, but I didn't want to dredge up an old one for my vent.
I have been decluttering my entire house in preparation for the new baby coming at the end of this summer. Today, all I had left to tackle was my son's room. Not wanting to do it all at once and freak him out, DP and I went in there with him, dumped out his toy box, and told him to put the toys he loves and wanted to keep in one corner. He did, leaving a big pile of useless crap. We asked him, of the crap, is there any of this you want to keep? Can we get rid of it? And he was completely fine with it!
He has been helping mama get rid of dishes, containers in the kitchen, my clothes and random stuff for weeks now, so he "gets" the process, I think.
So, we got a trash bag and filled it with the rest of the pile. He helped! He even walked it to the car with me, to drop at the thrift store later this week. So, he completely understood that we were purging, and that was okay with him.
I made the mistake of calling my mama after we did this, and my dad answered. He asked what we were doing, and, still proud of my little man for being willing to part with things, I told him. He got so mad at me, he wouldn't even talk to me!
My mom called me back a few minutes later and told me that he thinks I'm "terrible" and that DP is "cruel" for us "making" Henry get rid of "all his toys". I explained to her what actually happened, and she said that I am NOT to take that bag to the thrift store, but instead bring it to her house and Henry can play with his toys over there.
Really? They are being so silly.
They have been doing this pretty much every step of my decluttering, though. They have to go through every little thing that I am tossing, and usually wind up keeping half of it. I just don't understand why they want to junk up their own house. Its not like I'm getting rid of anything they need.
I'm sure others here have family members that are freaked out by their decluttering and getting the house under control. Please, feel free to share your stories and vents and make me feel less lonely!
I know this is a common thread topic, but I didn't want to dredge up an old one for my vent.
I have been decluttering my entire house in preparation for the new baby coming at the end of this summer. Today, all I had left to tackle was my son's room. Not wanting to do it all at once and freak him out, DP and I went in there with him, dumped out his toy box, and told him to put the toys he loves and wanted to keep in one corner. He did, leaving a big pile of useless crap. We asked him, of the crap, is there any of this you want to keep? Can we get rid of it? And he was completely fine with it!
He has been helping mama get rid of dishes, containers in the kitchen, my clothes and random stuff for weeks now, so he "gets" the process, I think.
So, we got a trash bag and filled it with the rest of the pile. He helped! He even walked it to the car with me, to drop at the thrift store later this week. So, he completely understood that we were purging, and that was okay with him.
I made the mistake of calling my mama after we did this, and my dad answered. He asked what we were doing, and, still proud of my little man for being willing to part with things, I told him. He got so mad at me, he wouldn't even talk to me!
My mom called me back a few minutes later and told me that he thinks I'm "terrible" and that DP is "cruel" for us "making" Henry get rid of "all his toys". I explained to her what actually happened, and she said that I am NOT to take that bag to the thrift store, but instead bring it to her house and Henry can play with his toys over there.
Really? They are being so silly.
They have been doing this pretty much every step of my decluttering, though. They have to go through every little thing that I am tossing, and usually wind up keeping half of it. I just don't understand why they want to junk up their own house. Its not like I'm getting rid of anything they need.
I'm sure others here have family members that are freaked out by their decluttering and getting the house under control. Please, feel free to share your stories and vents and make me feel less lonely!
No new advice just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. We have been going through something very similar the past few weeks and I know how frustrating it can get when people just dont/wont understand.
