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<blockquote data-quote="Peace Please" data-source="post: 435252" data-attributes="member: 11492"><p>This definitely sounds like a battle that's not worth fighting. Were these shoes ones that your son loved to wear? If they were, he may just not want to give them up even though they are too small. I'm not sure this is a difficult child thing, but a kid in general thing. I remember not wanting to give up outfits and shoes that I particularly loved. My mom would do the same thing that you're doing and pack up things each year that didn't fit me anymore to give away to a relative or to a charity. I was upset every year when she would do this with items that I loved a lot. I would take these things out of the box and put them back in my closet to wear again. There was one dress in particular that I LOVED. My mom had made it for me and when I would twirl around in a circle, the skirt would spin out in the best way. Even though it was too small, I would put it on in my room and twirl and twirl. I think I was 4 or 5. My brother did the same thing with his favorite things. My DF still has some things from his childhood that he cannot bear to part with, such as a Pink Floyd t-shirt that he wore in middle school. He hasn't worn it in YEARS, it's full of holes, but he loves it. </p><p> </p><p>I would ask him why he wanted to wear the shoes, and if he's particularly attached to them, let him keep them, even if he doesn't wear them. They may hold some significance to him. That may sound silly, but I still have that dress. LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peace Please, post: 435252, member: 11492"] This definitely sounds like a battle that's not worth fighting. Were these shoes ones that your son loved to wear? If they were, he may just not want to give them up even though they are too small. I'm not sure this is a difficult child thing, but a kid in general thing. I remember not wanting to give up outfits and shoes that I particularly loved. My mom would do the same thing that you're doing and pack up things each year that didn't fit me anymore to give away to a relative or to a charity. I was upset every year when she would do this with items that I loved a lot. I would take these things out of the box and put them back in my closet to wear again. There was one dress in particular that I LOVED. My mom had made it for me and when I would twirl around in a circle, the skirt would spin out in the best way. Even though it was too small, I would put it on in my room and twirl and twirl. I think I was 4 or 5. My brother did the same thing with his favorite things. My DF still has some things from his childhood that he cannot bear to part with, such as a Pink Floyd t-shirt that he wore in middle school. He hasn't worn it in YEARS, it's full of holes, but he loves it. I would ask him why he wanted to wear the shoes, and if he's particularly attached to them, let him keep them, even if he doesn't wear them. They may hold some significance to him. That may sound silly, but I still have that dress. LOL [/QUOTE]
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