Clothes, clothes, clothes

Laundry day! (public domain)

Airing my family's dirty laundry isn't really my style. Still, I have to say it. Who needs this many clothes and shoes? Oh my goodness, you guys, these teenage grand-kids have so many clothes, it's bordering on ridiculous. The bedroom is clean, but the laundry is far from done. I've done 11 loads so far. I'm about a third of the way through the clothes.

I'm not in the habit of doing their laundry. They usually do it. But to be honest, their room was such a mess that I'm not sure what's clean or dirty. So, I'm washing everything that wasn't hanging up.

They have 2 overflowing large bins of everyday shoes. There must be 50 or more pairs in each one of them. Then, aside from that, they both have 25 or so pairs of dress shoes and boots.

We're building hanging space downstairs in the rec room now to accommodate all their clothes. About 30 feet of it, altogether. What they really need is 2 giant walk in closets. Wow! These two could clothe a small country with their wardrobe.

I get it, though. They're teenagers. They're cute, young and shapely. They want nice clothes. They don't want to wear the same thing every other day. I've certainly been there. I just didn't actually have that many clothes. It was a fantasy for me. My folks had 7 kids. It just wasn't in the budget.

It's not in their budget, either. I will give them credit. I go to the mall with them and watch them find 3 and 5 dollar clothes. They'll go in with 20 or 30 bucks and come back to the car with bagfuls of deals. I'm with them. They're not shoplifting. They're good kids; better than a lot I've come across lately, for sure. They're just awesome shoppers.

I suppose some grandparents/parents would be sneaky and toss a few things while the kids are off on vacation. I talked about it but I won't do it. I just hate the idea of being such a control freak or invading their privacy. It was hard for me to even clean their room. I just think kids learn better by doing than by having things done for them.

Yes, I know. I'm doing the laundry and making their spaces respectable. But honestly, as much as I love them, that's more for me than it is for them. I hate living in a cluttered home and they seem to have inherited their Mom's messy gene. LOL

So, wish me luck, you guys. I only have about 22 loads to go.