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My mother is sweeping through my house like an 80yo Northern Marie Kondo. Typical conversation:

Mam: Why have you got so many clothes?

Me: Because you keep buying them for me.

Mam: You still have far too many.

I'm just nodding a lot and agreeing that stuff can go to charity shops or the tip. The British Heart Foundation are sending a van tomorrow to pick stuff up, I hope it's a big one.

Date: 2020-01-14 09:24 pm (UTC)
yhlee: Alto clef and whole note (middle C). (Default)
From: [personal profile] yhlee
I have the opposite of Darth Kondo Mom, which is a mom who keeps giving me stuff. At best I can redirect her to giving me stuff I want, and even that sometimes backfires. My daughter once asked for a specific brand of Korean brush pen because she had run out, and I indicated to Mom that we would really appreciate two or three as replacements.

She sent a box of 50 (not a typo), after buying out the contents of all the stores within reach...I'm pretty sure some of them are going to dry out before my daughter can use them all and it's a lifetime supply even so. She's tried giving them away to her friends at school. There are still dozens of the things.

Date: 2020-01-14 09:45 pm (UTC)
legionseagle: Lai Choi San (Default)
From: [personal profile] legionseagle
Ah! One of those "equal and opposite" crises. My parents used to go through my belongings and either throw out things they thought weren't necessary or take important belongings (such as passports) into their own custody if they thought I wasn't being "responsible" with them.

Date: 2020-01-14 10:19 pm (UTC)
yhlee: Alto clef and whole note (middle C). (Default)
From: [personal profile] yhlee
Oh no! That's terrible. :/ Darth Kondo, indeed.

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