What should you do with all of your kid’s old clothes? Here are some suggestions.

1. Stash them for future children for two years and continue buying clothes because you will forget what is in these solid coloured Rubber maid bins marked “Books.”

 
2. Mislabel the bins so you get to check each piece of clothing to verify it should be in the 18-24 month size, realizing you have clothes from newborn to Men’s 2XL in there, along with two copies of To Kill A Mockingbird.

 
3. Pull out the turquoise t-shirt with the puffy sandals on it and cry because “Oh my God they grow up so fast!” Wait another two years, repeat.

 
4. Continue accepting donations and hand-me-downs from friends with kids who are one year older than yours. Store everything because there is no room for any of it in your child’s closet and thank your friend for all of the new stuff you have no intention of pulling out of the Huggies diaper box it was delivered to you in.

 
5. Buy a new pair of winter boots and in one of your “I’m cleaning the basement today” moods, find two brand new pairs of boots with tags the exact size you just bought, an exercise in frustration that would have saved you a trip out and a lot of money.

 
6. Ask people if they would like any of your soiled, stained clothes, in various stages of repair.

 
7. Mention specific items like, I have a flower girl dress AND a motorcycle jacket and pay close attention to their body language with each option provided.

 
8. Anyone who agrees to take your seconds, deliver them several hundred, over-stuffed garbage bags (you need your Rubbermaid bins for books) filled with mis-labeled clothes and clearly state, “I do not want any of this back.”

 
9. Throw in your maternity clothes that you thought were wonderful until you noticed the stretched fabric and deodorant stains that may never come out with any amount of scrubbing. Take a deep breath as you refold your fat clothes and replace them in the book bin but not before sighing as you remember how you rocked that pregnancy rash and swelling in the black, wrap sweater.

 
10. Smile at the storage space you have just opened up on your basement shelves. Maybe even take a picture with you smiling beside it before loading your clothes back into the book bins.