I hear you. I always wanted kids though, and I knew this was coming. I don’t begrudge the babe her stuff - I acquired it for her 😂

One good thing about baby stuff is 1. they really don’t need a ton (I have passed so many of her gifted items to charity), and 2. there is a thriving cyclic baby secondhand marketplace. They only use things for a few months or years, so it is easy to pick up slightly used or pass on to another new parent.

I like having less stuff, but at least a lot of the stuff I do get comes from the circular economy.

Not just that - live photos! The little movements and sounds they make.

I have such an attachment to my Instant Pot, it served me so well in my ~350 sq ft NYC apartment with barely a walk-in kitchen.

Even having moved to larger, more capable kitchens since acquiring it, I find myself using the Instant Pot at least once or twice a week