"This winter, I started buying two of the special items they love, making the back-and-forth easier and easing some of the stress that comes with not having small comforts. I bought duplicates of things they love I bought duplicate shampoos my daughter loves, one for my house and one for her dad's. I found a smaller, on-sale bottle of the Replica perfume she's obsessed with, so she could keep it with her."
"My kids are also at the age where a random zit can feel like a crisis, so I bought each of them an extra moisturizer to help with blemishes, plus an extra box of pimple patches they can share at their other home. In a way, I hope these products are helpful when I'm not there to offer advice. As a worrier, it brings me relief knowing they have what they need wherever they are."
After a divorce, children spent five years alternating weekly between two homes, often living out of bags. The children, ages 11 and 13, began caring about styling and wanted specific hair and personal-care products. Packing routines expanded to include shampoos, perfumes, colognes, body washes, and styling products, creating extra load and stress on switch days. The parent began buying duplicate favorite items so each home has the same comforts, including travel-size perfumes, full-size and travel colognes, extra moisturizers, and pimple patches. Having duplicates reduces packing, preserves small comforts, eases transition stress, and provides emotional relief knowing needs are met.
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