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The Tear Test

April 6, 2010 by sue campbell

I’m a big fan of sharing baby clothes. We’ve been given a whole mess of hand-me-downs for Nora. I pay it forward at every opportunity.

The four regular readers of this blog know that I am a sentimental freak.   So, it will come as no surprise that first time I started gathering up a bag of clothes for a friend’s baby, I picked up a little vintage print onesie only to have my eyes fill with tears.  That day, I made a rule, if a garment makes me cry, it goes in storage.  When I hand off a bag of clothes, I let the recipient know that they needn’t worry if anything gets ruined.  I only pass along things that I never need to see again.  I don’t need to harbor resentments towards a friend because her kid got poop stains on a party dress.

What do I plan to do with a Rubbermaid container full of potential tears?  Besides keeping it handy for a good cry, I’m saving it for Nora.  My in-laws were wonderful about saving special items from Ben’s childhood.  They have them stashed and wrap them up for us on special occasions.  I especially treasure a little pair of Osh Kosh overalls with embroidery and patches on the knees.  Someday, I’ll make a wall hanging of Ben and Nora’s baby overalls, side by side.  Whichever room I hang it in, I’ll put a cabinet right underneath, stocked with tissues.

I’m tearing up just thinking about it.  Sniff, sniff.

Filed Under: Sentimentality Tagged With: baby clothes

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