Toys all over the place

[Notdoingthis]

My mum visited recently and made a comment that really got to me, saying 'I can't get over all the toys all over the place'. I can't work out if she meant the house was cluttered or the kids were spoilt.
It bothered me because I always shared a bedroom and space was tight growing up, and my parents kept a lot of clutter, so I have always tried hard to have a sense of space.
I have been decluttering all week since her comment. But just wondering if our house really did seem remarkable in the amount of toys or not. What do you think?
They each (dcs 7, 5, 3) have their own rooms with toy storage. I have now got rid of most things outside the storage, such as a tub of duplo, a rocking horse, some character toys and a blackboard...

Take no notice. I hope you haven’t got rid of toys the children will actually play with just because of her comment.

I really wouldn’t do this just because of some comments your mum made. There’s clearly bigger issues here. Do they have too many toys? Do they play with the stuff you’ve got rid of? No harm having a clear out but no need if they still play with the things.

Good point. Bigger issues here. No, the duplo is in the loft, the blackboard is in the utility room and the other stuff wasn't played with and will go to charity. The kids are fine with it. Thanks for answering.

Op please don't do anything bases on a random comment!

What does pp mean there are bigger issues here!

Poster doesn't know what ops mum is like at all or what her bar is.
My Mil really has massive anxiety and problems around mess... She would say there are too many toys if only one toy was out!!

So the anxious one is me! I hate mess, so tbh I think it was a snidey comment. Because she knows my house is neat. And there are bigger issues (my mum is hard work).

What I meant was the bigger issue is clearly the mother and daughter dynamic here. Trust me, I have a very difficult mother so it’s something I well recognise. Don’t let her get into your head this way.

My mum is famous for making shitty remarks like this about people's houses. I have her round as little as possible and so do my siblings!

Thanks. Until I posted my head hadn't really worked it out and I was obsessing about clutter. But now I feel like the house and toys are ok. I know it shouldn't bother me anyway, it's me who lives here, not her, and I would not be so rude as to comment about her house. But I hadn't processed it so thanks for the comments.

My house has toys all over the place. It’s not overly tidy, and the kids play everywhere rather than in one room. It’s exactly how I like it. When they are 15 and refusing to leave their bedrooms I will wish I was falling over Lego again!

You sound very sensible Tiger. I wish I could just get on with my own life and not overthink things!