Question

What do you do with your children's clothing they have outgrown when the clothing is stained or ripped? I have tons of clothes from Avery that are all stained and/or have rips in the knees, that no longer fit her. In the past, I've given away everything I couldn't pass along to a friend or family member to charity. But recently I rethought doing this, because I wondered if it was insulting to the charity and people who would be receiving them. For the past several months, when she has ripped or stained something beyond repair, I've honestly just been throwing it away. This is a big issue for me, because Avery is REALLY hard on her clothes. If I kept everything she ripped or stained as "play clothes" for her to wear at home, her closet and drawers would be stuffed beyond belief. So this morning, I pulled a pair of sweatpants out of the laundry and told myself that I could never let Avery wear those ragged things ever again because they are 2 inches too short for her in the length and have a huge hole in the knee. So I chunked them into the trash can in my laundry room along with 5 or 6 other articles of clothing. And then it hit me like a ton of bricks... It seems so wasteful to me to just throw it away. But is it insulting that I donate ripped or stained clothing to charity? Which is worse? I really would welcome your comments.