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I’ve started sharing whatever I want to buy with my 70 year old mother. Her response to everything is the same - “all of this is useless, kids aren’t that hard
by spaceman_2020 3y ago
I’ve started sharing whatever I want to buy with my 70 year old mother. Her response to everything is the same - “all of this is useless, kids aren’t that hard to raise”.
Given that she’s raised four kids, I tend to believe her.
- 123pie123 3y agowe was given the advise of do not bother to buy baby clothes until they start to grow out of "baby grows" (the basic all in one thing that babies typ wear) saved us a fortune. No need for boys or girls clothes, the dressing up thing is really for adults
- youainti 3y agoWe focus on purchasing unisex stuff so we can use it for multiple kids.
- midasuni 3y agoJust give them some lead painted toys and throw in the the back of a pickup truck?
- AussieWog93 3y agoFrugal dad of two here (oldest is turning three in a couple of weeks). Your 70 year-old mother is right. There really is so much useless shit for babies now, and very little of it actually solves a real problem that new parents have. The rules of thumb for us are: - Don't buy anything until you actually have an imminent need for it. Simplest way to avoid useless shit altogether! - Where possible, get used on FB Marketplace or Gumtree. It's generally 80% cheaper than new, and you can resell when you're done to get the money you spent on it back. (Or, just give away to friends) - Get products with less features, not more. When you're sleep deprived and stressed to the end of your tether, the last thing you want to do is work out how a whole lot of different attachments work. If you don't have a pram yet, the Baby Joggers are great at this. They do one thing (single-handed compact fold) and do it well.