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Not to want to give baby clothes to someone who once told me they were in love with my DH?

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LittleOneMum · 20/09/2010 10:29

I have been married to my DH for 4 years, but we have been together for 12. In the last few years we have had 2 DCs, one DS and one DD who is 4 months old. My DH has a young female colleague who he became friends with about 6 years ago, pre kids and marriage. About 6 months after they became friends we were all out at a function together and after quite a few drinks she confessed she was 'in love' with my then not quite DH. At the time I laughed it off, by saying something like 'Really? Me too!' and it has never been mentioned again. I decided at the time not to tell DH and I never have. as far as I know, she has not told him.
So return to the present day, I have been a complete grown up and have accepted that they are friends. She even came to our wedding. Just in case you think that I am a saint, I do feel like holding out my foot and tripping her up every time I see her..
Anyway she has recently gotten married and is expecting a DD herself. On his wisdom, my DH has told her that I was about to have a big clear out of baby clothes (true as we have decided on no more) and we would of course have some to pass on to her. I foollishly said that I would of course, but now here I am sitting in my daughter's room, practically crying at the thought of giving ANY of these clothes I carefully chose for her to that woman.
I KNOW that I am probably being unreasonable but there is something so damn evocative about baby clothes...
Need advice . Is it unacceptable to just give her a small pile of clothes I did not like much in the first place...

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thesecondcoming · 20/09/2010 15:02

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thumbwitch · 20/09/2010 15:04

witlesssarah - just in answer to your "why is this the woman's decision" - it's probably because blokes frequently (not always) don't think things through properly. My Dad, for e.g. - gave away our beautiful carriage pram. Didn't ask my Mum (who was gutted) or me, or my sister - just gave it away. Ditto the child-proof fireguard. It wasn't as if he did it when we had just outgrown the need, either - I was an adult when he did it!
Mind you, my mum gave away my sister's favourite ever piece of clothing - which has never been forgiven or forgotten. So it's not just the men who can screw it up!

I don't think DH would care less what I gave away in terms of DS's clothes - he wouldn't even know what half of them were! One baby jumpsuit he would be sad about (but so would I) - most of the rest, he wouldn't even recognise.

AnyFucker · 20/09/2010 15:04

hey, that sounds good, tsc

is there something organised or did the idea just pop into your head ?

thesecondcoming · 20/09/2010 15:12

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newwave · 20/09/2010 15:13

Would it not be a decision for both parents not just the Mother.

AnyFucker · 20/09/2010 15:16

I don't think so, tsc...but am not your typical dynamic (kids too grown up to be interested in any of my boring socialising Smile)

nottirednow · 21/09/2010 09:17

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prozacfairy · 21/09/2010 09:44

YANBU if you really don't want to give anything to her, I'd either fob DH off with a "yeah yeah I'll have a sort out later".... and never actually get round to it or tell him you gave them to someone else and "forgot" about this woman.

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