I’ll say this as someone whose mom and childhood home is in another country. So I don’t have to deal with that aspect. However, she has a fondness of mailing my kids trinks/meaningless stuff you get from the dollar store all.the.time.
It was cluttering my home. She hasn’t cleared her house of 40 plus years with stuff yet! So I didn’t want her stuff going into my home. I became the gatekeeper and throw it out before my kids saw it. I told mom this after repeatedly asking her not to send anymore. Meaningful cards/books, bday and Xmas gifts is fine. I don’t feel any guilt whatsoever. You do what you need to keep your sanity in your small quarters.
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