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Just tell her that when your daughter grew out of the clothes you gave them away to other moms in need since you didn't realize she wanted them back. You don't have to say you have them away right away an only kept what you liked :) then just say you put together a box of great clothes, not all of them being the original hand me downs, but just clothes she's outgrown. It is super weird for her to ask for them back though!! Don't feel bad about it at all!
Question about hand me downs
My sister in law had given me a bunch of hand me downs for my daughter (her daughter is 10 years old) I took the big bag and sorted through the stuff and kept some stuff and donated the rest to another friend to go through (I don't know what she kept). Well today (she gave me the stuff about 8 months ago) she text me and asked me to bring back all the stuff that my daughter has grown out of or doesn't wear....... I feel horrible because 1) I gave a bunch of it away and 2) I don't even remember what stuff she gave me, what stuff other friends gave me, and what was brand new.
I feel like it's kinda weird to ask for it back, am I wrong? I guess she wants to give it to a friend that just had a girl. I put together a huge box of things that my daughter has grown out of but honestly I don't know how much stuff is what she gave me. I feel like a jerk. What should I do? I don't want to tell her that I might have given her stuff away but I honestly never thought she would ask for it back.
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If she wanted them back she should have told you that when she gave them to you so you could have marked them or something. Just tell her you're really sorry but you weren't aware she wanted them back and that you aren't sure which are from her and you passed many clothes on to another friend in need. I think you did the right thing putting together a box of clothes your baby no longer needs. At least her friend is getting something.
I don't think it's wrong to ask for it back. My SIL gave me hand me downs that had also been loaned to her sister for a nephew. He was born in a different season than my little one, so some of the items are brand new. We will use them and then pack them up to give back to her. However, she did mark the tags so I can find hers easily.
Personally I think it's wrong on her part to ask for it back. My boyfriends aunt does that all the time with things she gives out. I would give her what you want to give her but let her know it might not be all just what she gave you. There may be other things from other people giving you things.
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