My Mom Gave Me Some of Her Clothes

@NailTech (6874)
United States
September 3, 2012 11:30am CST
Cause she is cleaning up her clothes hoarding habit abit. I'm glad about it, I'm only keeping a few or so that I might be able to wear myself, then going to list the rest (except the ones that are too worn to list) on a auction site. I wish the brother would go through his stuff now and get rid of some of it little by little. If she would only mention it to him maybe he would try to do it but she won't.
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
3 Sep 12
I actually just did this to my room but with everything. I have been clearing everything out that I know I wont use. How old is your brother? Im picturing a younger guy but than he;s probably not.
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
3 Sep 12
We clean the house every spring season at the holiday called "pesah" or passover. I take all of my clothes out of my closet , I see what I still need from them and the rest I just put in a nylon bag and put it on the street , near a garbage can. People come and take them , some need them for clothes , some need the materials to fix other things. I consider maybe giving my old clothes to someone who uses textile to make clothes or to fix clothes.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
3 Sep 12
Yes you can still use old clothes to fix other clothes or even to sew into pillows and crafts. I have done that before. I don't celebrate passover though, so it's any day of the year for us to do this. It's good you do that so that other people can find new clothes, very generous.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
3 Sep 12
I have cleaned alot of my clothes and other stuff last winter. I'll probably get rid of some more by the winter or so. If it's too hot in this room I can't do it, it makes me so weak and tired. No he's not younger, he's 45.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
3 Sep 12
hey it is great to hear about the clothes that your mother shared with you. You must be feeling good to see her clothes that she used to don in her days. What say?
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
3 Sep 12
Well, I mostly just took the tank tops that are loose fitting. They are slightly worn but still have a few more years of use on them. I have alot of tight fitting clothes that I don't care for anymore due to getting older. I might get rid of alot of those this winter.
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
3 Sep 12
My sister gives our mom some clothes and my mom gives some clothes to my sister and they use them. That's the way is it. If the mother and the daughter are good friends and they have some clothes that fit to each other , why not share ?
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
3 Sep 12
Yep why not. My mom was about to give these away to charity but she already gave alot away. I 'm hoping she doesn't keep buying stuff just to give it away, she's not rich never has been.
@celticeagle (189944)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Sep 12
Good for your mom and you, huh? Does your brother have the hoarding problem also? I have saved some stuff I will probably never wear because I like the style and don't want to give it up. Maybe you can make a deal with the brother to get some things sorted out and gotten rid of.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
4 Sep 12
Yea the two of them do, and also my dad but he usually tries to sell some of his stuff off when possible. I almost got my mom to ask him to start doing something with the piles of stuff in the hallway upstairs along the wall, she actually didn't get mad at me when I suggested it this time. This was when she was talking about herself and how she used to be bad with buying knick knacks at garage sales, etc. Then I brought the subject of my brother up briefly. I should have then said well just ask him to do it one day but I didn't think of it at the time. At least she agreed with me in a normal way about it. Now I think she'd get made again next time if I told her, she is a touchy person with some things.
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Maybe your mom is still have the essence of respecting the privacy of others.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
4 Sep 12
Yes, she does. One of her better qualities, mostly. She will still try to come in this room and push the curtain to the side to make sure no one can see in. Ha, mom's never give up being "motherly" I guess.
• Philippines
3 Sep 12
My mother and I do the same. We exchange clothes sine we almost have the same body size. And I like some of her clothes. The fashion trend before was not that bad after all. I can use the old printed blouses and pair it with denim shorts and I think it looks great. While on the other hand, my mom borrows some of my bright colored shirts and wear them at the mall. We can even play like sisters sometimes and we are enjoying it.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
3 Sep 12
That is amazing, I like trading clothes with people I have the same size body shape with. My mom can be slightly bigger than me in some sizes though so it's not always the case where we can trade them off.