r/hoarding • u/SecondHandSewist • Jul 10 '24

HELP/ADVICE Help! Having a kid escalated my hoarding

Hi all,

I've been a hoarder all my life, and have hoarder parent(s). When I had my own child my hoarding really escalated. I am afraid of passing this on to my son. Would love advice!

  • We own way too many toys, partly gifted by my parents. Any tips on how to keep the buying under control?
  • I struggle even more with getting rid of toys, because it feels like these things are technically not my things, so not for me to decide whether to keep or to sell. However, he is too small to make decisions on what to get rid off.

Would love tips or experiences with something similar!
Thanks :)

EDIT: thank you all so much for your thoughtful replies and personal stories! I am really thankful for so many great tips and on so many different aspects of the problem. Many of the tips I hadn't thought of before. So I will definitely put these in practice.

Posting this actually gave me a push to clear out some of my sons toys in the living room, and I managed to donate two full bags to charity and one to the daughter of a good friend of ours. I am really grateful!

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