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[ryanshana]

I don't even know what to put in the title besides what would you do. My mom passed away the day after I had my first DS. She spoiled him before he even got here....maybe she knew she wouldn't be around. Bought him a ton of clothes and things to decorate the room and a crib and armoire set. Of course the clothes were only up to 12 months, he has out grown the theme (winnie the pooh), I did save them and he is no longer in the crib. So the only thing left is the armoire. We just bought a house and it does not fit. The rooms are small and the second floor is not dormered and this armoire is tall. My heart is breaking I wanted to keep it w/ my boys forever but I don't have the space right now. This is not our "forever" house it's just a starter and I know I will be very upset if later down the line it would fit (it even is convertible to like a TV armoire so it would "grow" w/ them).

So what would you do?

1. Keep it in our shed, where eventually my DH will get probably aggravated w/ it cause it would DEF be in the way, although he'll never tell me that it aggravates him being there.
2. Smush it into a room that it will not really go into just to keep it....while this is not our forever home we plan on being here probably at least 5 years.
3. Donate it so that a family that would need it would benefit from it?
4. Get rid of it/donate it but take like a knob or something (I know that probably sound stupid lol)

I don't know I can't bare to get rid of it. I don't want it to be UGH this thing is always in the way.

I know it's about the memories of my mom, but to me my boys don't have those memories. So I figured it would be nice when they understand what happened to my mom, to be like that armoire is from her.

 

[pixiewings71]

Do you have a family member that keep it for a few years for you? If so I might go that route. Otherwise I would have to figure out a way to use it........I think I would be sad if it was in the shed and getting dirty dusty and filled with bugs.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I don't even know what to put in the title besides what would you do. My mom passed away the day after I had my first DS. She spoiled him before he even got here....maybe she knew she wouldn't be around. Bought him a ton of clothes and things to decorate the room and a crib and armoire set. Of course the clothes were only up to 12 months, he has out grown the theme (winnie the pooh), I did save them and he is no longer in the crib. So the only thing left is the armoire. We just bought a house and it does not fit. The rooms are small and the second floor is not dormered and this armoire is tall. My heart is breaking I wanted to keep it w/ my boys forever but I don't have the space right now. This is not our "forever" house it's just a starter and I know I will be very upset if later down the line it would fit (it even is convertible to like a TV armoire so it would "grow" w/ them).

So what would you do?

1. Keep it in our shed, where eventually my DH will get probably aggravated w/ it cause it would DEF be in the way, although he'll never tell me that it aggravates him being there.
2. Smush it into a room that it will not really go into just to keep it....while this is not our forever home we plan on being here probably at least 5 years.
3. Donate it so that a family that would need it would benefit from it?
4. Get rid of it/donate it but take like a knob or something (I know that probably sound stupid lol)

I don't know I can't bare to get rid of it. I don't want it to be UGH this thing is always in the way.

I know it's about the memories of my mom, but to me my boys don't have those memories. So I figured it would be nice when they understand what happened to my mom, to be like that armoire is from her.

What I'm hearing you say is that you need to keep it for sentimental reasons. Go with your gut on this one. Is it too big to fit inside a closet? Is there a basement it can be put in, even if it isn't YOUR basement? (friend, neighbor, co-worker's basement perhaps?)
I'm so sorry your mother passed away so suddenly after the birth of your son. I completely understand why you would want to keep it. It is a little piece of your "mother" coming through to remind you of her and all the great memories. This could be a piece of furniture to pass along for generations to come.

 

[Cooky]

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[Tink888]

I don't even know what to put in the title besides what would you do. My mom passed away the day after I had my first DS. She spoiled him before he even got here....maybe she knew she wouldn't be around. Bought him a ton of clothes and things to decorate the room and a crib and armoire set. Of course the clothes were only up to 12 months, he has out grown the theme (winnie the pooh), I did save them and he is no longer in the crib. So the only thing left is the armoire. We just bought a house and it does not fit. The rooms are small and the second floor is not dormered and this armoire is tall. My heart is breaking I wanted to keep it w/ my boys forever but I don't have the space right now. This is not our "forever" house it's just a starter and I know I will be very upset if later down the line it would fit (it even is convertible to like a TV armoire so it would "grow" w/ them).

So what would you do?

1. Keep it in our shed, where eventually my DH will get probably aggravated w/ it cause it would DEF be in the way, although he'll never tell me that it aggravates him being there.
2. Smush it into a room that it will not really go into just to keep it....while this is not our forever home we plan on being here probably at least 5 years.
3. Donate it so that a family that would need it would benefit from it?
4. Get rid of it/donate it but take like a knob or something (I know that probably sound stupid lol)

I don't know I can't bare to get rid of it. I don't want it to be UGH this thing is always in the way.

I know it's about the memories of my mom, but to me my boys don't have those memories. So I figured it would be nice when they understand what happened to my mom, to be like that armoire is from her.

I bolded the part I think you should do. I wouldn't want to let go of it either and I'd be worried about it getting ruined in the shed.

I'm very sorry for the loss of your Mom.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I would push, pull, drag and ding every wall in the house to store it somewhere. It doesn't have to be in the boys' room though. Can you store it in another room? Dining room? TV room?

I'd keep it and could care less if I had to walk around it or that it stuck out and stubbed a toe every morning.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I bolded the part I think you should do. I wouldn't want to let go of it either and I'd be worried about it getting ruined in the shed.

I'm very sorry for the loss of your Mom.

I totally agree with this and of course for the loss of your Mom

 

[Luvchefmic]

I would push, pull, drag and ding every wall in the house to store it somewhere. It doesn't have to be in the boys' room though. Can you store it in another room? Dining room? TV room?

I'd keep it and could care less if I had to walk around it or that it stuck out and stubbed a toe every morning.

Oh yes,,,,I love the way you put it but agree !

 

[phorsenuf]

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Why do you do this? Every post of yours is like that?

 

[ryanshana]

Thanks for the help so far. This is a small house I might be able to squeeze it in the office. I am an only child, so is my dad (my dad doesn't "get" the whole sentimental part, he would say remember the day she got it for you and get rid of it....he's not emotional like I am), my mom has a sister but is 1500 miles away. I don't have a basement and only can think of one friend that does and she is in the process of selling her house.

I guess I could put it in the office for now...but it would stub my toe every time I went in there currently lol. We are planning on remodeling our bedroom and maybe we can fit it in there later on.

 

[ryanshana]

Why do you do this? Every post of yours is like that?

SERIOUSLY! I've been cooky'd lol. Maybe there should be a cooky rule too!!!!

 

[dimimi]

Could you use it in the living room/dining room or kitchen? I know we had something like that they we used when we first married. It looked fine and we displayed our china in it.

The only other idea I can think of is have someone else store it for you. I would not get rid of it, it hasw nice memories.

 

[Ceila]

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Why do you do this? Every post of yours is like that?

I asked the same question in another thread. Never did get an answer (shocking, I know). Cooky has PMs turned off, too, so I'm guessing troll, but a more creative one than I usually see.

OP, I would find some way to keep it. You may regret it later if you get rid of it, since it hold so much meaning for you. Maybe you can use it in your dining room, living room, or even your master bedroom?

 

[bballmom56]

I would find a way to keep it even if it meant stuffing it somewhere it didn't really fit. I would not store it in the shed as northeast winters and humid summers would not be good for the wood.

 

[minniecarousel]

We moved from Ohio to California when I was a child. I know that my Mom got rid of stuff she later wished she'd kept. As I aged, I always felt bad for her on that count. Here, she moved thousands of miles from family & friends and had to leave some things behind.

So I vote for try to figure out a way to keep it.

 

[Colleen27]

I'd make it fit somewhere, and I'll tell you why. We had a piece of funiture that was stored in a shed "far safe keeping" end up with such significant damage as to be beyond any practical hope of repair (something gnawed away quite a bit of the wood). Fortunately it wasn't anything we paid top-dollar for or had sentimental attachment to - it was part of a high-end kids' bedroom set from a non-paying storage customer of a moving company a friend owns, so we got it for next to nothing and just didn't have enough room for the whole set in DS's room at that house. But it was a good lesson in why I wouldn't store anything that matters to me in a shed!

 

[Scurvy]

I asked the same question in another thread. Never did get an answer (shocking, I know). Cooky has PMs turned off, too, so I'm guessing troll, but a more creative one than I usually see.

OP, I would find some way to keep it. You may regret it later if you get rid of it, since it hold so much meaning for you. Maybe you can use it in your dining room, living room, or even your master bedroom?

I managed to quote one of his/her posts on another thread, and I've read a couple of his/her replies on other threads (but they were gone by the time I hit quote), and they were normal responses. Rational, made sense . . . no reason I could see for him/her to have deleted them. It's weird, that's for sure! Maybe he or she thinks that the OP is automatically emailed the reply, and just wants the OP to see it, and doesn't realize that it doesn't work that way.

OP, as several other posters said, I'd do whatever I have to in order to keep the thing in my house. Even if that meant putting it somewhere really inconvenient or getting rid of something else. I think that's the sort of thing I'd regret forever if I got rid of it, and I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving something that important in a shed.

 

[browneyes106]

Do you have a family member that keep it for a few years for you? If so I might go that route. Otherwise I would have to figure out a way to use it........I think I would be sad if it was in the shed and getting dirty dusty and filled with bugs.

Something similar came to my mind when I read the OP's post. I have a friend whose parents owned a duplex a few years ago and for awhile they stored furniture for him while he was serving in Iraq.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Smush it into a room. I am on house #4. The piece of furniture is for YOU and not your boys.

 

[meliss8599]

Can you afford to put it in a storage facility for the time being?