Guilty or Stupid?
Craigslist has been my favorite website of late. We're trying to get nursery #2 put together, and in the process realized that we only really need big-ticket items like a crib (Joshua isn't even close to being ready to sleep in a big-boy bed) and a gliding rocking chair. There are a few other things but we haven't quite decided that we really need them yet. Anyway, we decided that new items weren't really part of our budget, and that's when I began my affair with craigslist. In the past two weeks we have procured a might-as-well-be-new crib for $60 and a gorgeous, looks-like-it-just-came-from-the-store gliding rocker for $100, thanks to my parents who were willing to call perfect strangers on my behalf, go to their homes to look at the items, fork over the cash, and then drive them here for us.
The only drawback is the guilt. I was talking to my friend Jason about it the other night.
Me: "I think I'm having second-time mom guilt. All of Joshua's stuff was brand new, and now that we're seven weeks out from BGB I'm snatching up used stuff on craigslist left and right."
Jason: "You shouldn't feel guilty about that. You should feel stupid that you spent that much money on new stuff in the first place."
Point taken.
The only drawback is the guilt. I was talking to my friend Jason about it the other night.
Me: "I think I'm having second-time mom guilt. All of Joshua's stuff was brand new, and now that we're seven weeks out from BGB I'm snatching up used stuff on craigslist left and right."
Jason: "You shouldn't feel guilty about that. You should feel stupid that you spent that much money on new stuff in the first place."
Point taken.
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I miss you, too. A Lot.
Funny after all this time.
Tiffany--I'm a Craigslist evangelist. I actually got my car from Craigslist.
Kristin--Welcome! I'm trying to see it as realistic. So far, so good, for the most part. Methodists have guilt, too. But mostly only the Type A uber-perfectionists. How's Craigslist in Louisville?
In any event, I have a very hard time believing that any girl of yours and Jay's will be prissy enough to require therapy over whether her baby furniture was new or used. If she is, we'll just take her shopping for new clothes and she'll forget all about it!
I really can't imagine a childhood where you would just go out and buy clothes new when you wanted them. Didn't do me any harm!