Original Commentary

Yes, this was the summer Kimberly grew her hair out. And her stock of items is mostly household things. She just happened upon the cosmetics first.

Modern Commentary
Kimberly learned quick, in part because she had to.

So, what did Mr. Taylor think of this? Did he have any plans for this stuff?
He definitely didn't want to just lose the stuff; it might come in handy some day and he was hoping to trade up. But he didn't. He just cut it loose. He was just as happy to not pay storage costs.

But mainly, he didn't think he had any right to blame Kimberly for doing what she had to do. - Terrence