Then I discovered Freecycle, a website where people give away stuff — for free. You can also ask for stuff — for free. It is truly amazing. First I offered Jack’s crib, which I bought brand new and only used for a few months. I encountered my first problem. There were plenty of responses, too many in fact. One woman was five months pregnant, another three days overdue, one was sourcing for her brother and another had divested herself of all nursery furniture years previously, wrongly thinking her breeding days were over.

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