View Full Version : Too much stuff!
heathercobbett
05-04-2008, 13:01
My daughter moved out last week; I knew that she had a lot of clothes, but the actual amount left me flabbergasted.Her summer tops alone filled one large suitcase.
My gast was flabbered again later in the week when my son moved into her room: this time it was not his clothes but hundreds and hundreds of CDs, computer games and DVDs.
When I moved out of the family home (at the tender age of 19) all I had was a few singles and a couple of LPs.
How times change Heather.
LiesaAnna
05-04-2008, 13:49
tell me about it! i have had 4 of the 6 move out and the space they left me when everything was cleared was fantastic..... i have now filled that space with my dolls houses and everything for that:D:D:D
mfairhurst
05-04-2008, 14:17
We all go through it ,I remember my 2 sons took all the best games and left all the broken ones .
Then they complained a home was expensive to run .
We still spend on them so you will see them as it cost so much more than they expect [msnsmile2]
MAUREEN
www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1683.aspx
We have had our 2 eldest boys move out and my eldest daughter is at Un[msnsmile]i I cannot tell you how much she took to uni [msneek] trouble is she will be bringing all back in the summer, the boys have their own apartments in Manchester now so we have converted the 5th bedroom into an extra home office/studio for DH which means I have the study/office all to myself[msnwink] Still have 2 little ones at home though with so much stuff and DH is the worst he has more CD's, DVD's and software than anyone else I know[msnscared]
All 3 of our boys have moved out and moved back [msnsad] at some stage!! The amount of stuff they took and the amount they left behind was amazing. Our loft is still full of bags and boxes they are 'coming back for'!!
Our daughter changed rooms last year to the biggest bedroom and I the amount of 'stuff' she had was incredible! the 3 double fitted wardrobes are full to the ceiling!
And like you Heather, when I moved out at 19 a couple of suitcases was all I needed! Our daughter will need 2 40' articualted lorries!!
My eldest son moved out last October and he still has his room more than half full with his stuff[msneek][msnmad]
Where are we going wrong I ask my self?!! [msneek]
We fear when our two finally move out they will never take all their stuff as they have so much our lofts are filled with all their toys which they always took care of so are not damaged. I did try and get them to take them to a boot sale but so far have not been successful.
brendawilliams
06-04-2008, 03:01
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Jill
We fear when our two finally move out they will never take all their stuff as they have so much our lofts are filled with all their toys which they always took care of so are not damaged. I did try and get them to take them to a boot sale but so far have not been successful.
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Frances, one of my boys moved out and left most of his toys in the loft too. He won't get rid of them as he says they are now 'collectors' items. I think he is probably waiting for them to go up in value before selling, either that or he is still a big kid at heart.[msnwink] He was into transformers and we must have almost all types and some double figures.
luckylady
06-04-2008, 04:45
Our sons are both married with homes of their own. The youngest son only lives three miles down the road.He still arrives from time to time with items to store in our loft
He also has all his old toys from being a young child including a Chopper bike which you guessed it, is stored in our loft.
Paula D-S
06-04-2008, 11:05
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by luckylady
He also has all his old toys from being a young child including a Chopper bike which you guessed it, is stored in our loft.
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I would have loved a Chopper or a Grifter bike when I was younger but I got a raleigh ladies bike instead
orlandodaze
06-04-2008, 23:27
Two were away at University for a few years and it was great . For the past 12 months all are back home and this house is not big enough for 6 adults and 1 childs posessions . Thankfully Daughter no.1 has just purchased her first house and will be moving in May . We cant wait ,we love her dearly but we badly need the room . I love the walk in wardrobes in the Florida villas how civilized are they ? I would love to have that type of storage here .
Our biggest problem is not just about every toy our boys have owned but this weekend we have been clearing out mother in law's house as it will shortly (hopefully) be sold and we found Stuart's train set, radio controlled boat, mini bricks, lots and lots of books, dinky cars still in boxes football programmes from year dot plus lots of his toys and we now have to find room for those as well because some of them really are collectors items.