{"id":6306,"date":"2016-04-27T20:31:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T03:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6306"},"modified":"2016-04-27T20:31:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T03:31:58","slug":"stapleton-family-makes-disingenuous-promise-to-never-let-house-get-like-that-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6306","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Family Makes Disingenuous Promise to \u201cNever Let House Get Like That Again\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Spring<\/a>Every spring, like many households, the McAllister family does a thorough cleaning of their home, removing tens of unneeded items, as well as scrubbing places they only see once a year. The family gets rid of old toys, clothes, and furniture in the unfinished portion of the basement. The process can be grueling, and heart-wrenching. \u201cIt\u2019s always tough to see old kids clothing go,\u201d said mother of three Brenda. \u201cEven getting rid of some of the old toys can be hard, but you can\u2019t become a hoarder.\u201d The family seems to stockpile hundreds of small, pointless toys from happy meals as well as \u201cart projects\u201d the kids create. \u201cWe just have so much junk,\u201d says dad Steven. \u201cEvery year we say we are going to be better about throwing things out or getting rid of things as we go, and it never works out. This year, we are really hoping to do better.\u201d\n\nIn fact, after the spring 2016 cleaning, Brenda and Steven sat down with their kids to talk about their goals for the upcoming year. \u201cWe sat down to let them know we can\u2019t keep every toy or picture they ever have received or made,\u201d said Steven. \u201cThis year, we were really going to do better, and not create such messes in closets, the garage and the basement.\u201d For the kids part, they really didn\u2019t pay attention to the conversation. \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure the reality for them hasn\u2019t set in yet,\u201d said Brenda. \u201cI think it is going to be tough on them as this new household policy is instituted.\u201d Brenda says she plans to make some changes of her own. \u201cSteven and I agreed that moving forward, we have to both agree on an item from Stapleton Swap<\/a>,\u201d said Brenda. \u201cI really think that will help the clutter as well.\u201d Unfortunately for the McAllisters, even they know the new home policies are half-hearted at best.\nAfter dropping his heads in his hands, Steven helplessly exclaimed, \u201cwho are we kidding. We won\u2019t be able to take things from the kids, Brenda\u2019s not going to ask permission from me to buy things. We will probably be in the same place next year.\u201d Next year, Steven hopes the family can just be honest with themselves. \u201cIdeally, we\u2019ll just accept that every year, this is the pain we have to go through. Nothing we can really do about it. Lying about it certainly doesn\u2019t make it go away.\u201d No it doesn\u2019t Steven, no it doesn\u2019t.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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