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Am I selfish for refusing to give away saved baby items?

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Verybehind · 08/04/2026 18:07

I saved all of ds / dd baby things in case we have another . Everything is in lovely condition and things like the double buggy are almost brand new. Dh has taken it upon himself to offer a relative of his ‘anything she wants’ as she’s single and struggling. He told me she will be popping round at the weekend to choose so we need to get everything out of the loft / out of the wardrobe. I’ve said no and made him message her to explain that actually we can’t give anything as he hadn’t asked me !!!!

He’s now saying I’m selfish and had I been kinder we could have just got new anyway if we had another and he’s not even sure now if he wants a third with somebody who is as unkind as me when someone else is in real need right now. I’m really annoyed as I’m not ready to make a decision now and also not ready to get rid of the baby things. He’s trying to make me feel guilty and I think that’s quite unfair.

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August1980 · 09/04/2026 19:24

He should have asked you first but I would have been mortified if he had to backtrack and make me look stingy! took me months to clear out my late mother in laws house! Not sure she if she intended for me to inherit my husbands baby clothes/baby hair/teeth… I asked him If he wanted it to hand to our child and he said no - charity shop and bin it was…. She kept all that for 43 years

Peonies12 · 09/04/2026 20:59

He should have spoken to you first. But he was being kind to someone who needed it. Couldn’t you lend some of things to her? Especially as it sounds like a 3rd isnt what your husband wants anyway.

HopeForAPeacefulWorld · 09/04/2026 21:34

My Mom saved some of my baby clothes. I am now 69. It means the world to me to have them. I am a sentimental soul.😃

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