fluff_ball asked:
You know how they always whine when you get rid of stuff? Do you ever feel bad?
Shane
You know how they always whine when you get rid of stuff? Do you ever feel bad?
Shane
Do you feel just a little guilty when you throw your kids’ toys away or give them to the goodwill?
Posted September 4th, 2006 by admin
September 6th, 2006 - 10:49 am
Suggestion: Every year after Thanksgiving, teach your children about the spirit of Christmas (or whatever, if you aren’t Christian) and have your kids select x% of their toys to give to Goodwill, etc. in time for them to go to other kids for Christmas. They might also want to use their own money to buy a new gift to donate along with their used toys.
September 7th, 2006 - 12:06 am
I feel really bad….but you need to get rid of toys so they dont pile up. My kids had so many toys especially little happy meal ones. I went through their room when they werent home and got rid of a bunch. The good thing about kids is that they really dont remember all the little toys so it is eaiser to get rid of them. Do they even play with half of them…? LOL mine dont. Dont feel bad its better to have a few amount of toys for them and keep the ones that they will play with all the time. Trust me they will forgive you later.
September 8th, 2006 - 12:44 am
YES, but there is always the grandparents or us who buy them toys about every week. If I don’t get rid of some especially the ones that are already old and not working I would need just a whole bedroom just for their toys!! And extra room is what we don’t have! Just do it when they are asleep that’s what I do, if they ask for it I just tell them the truth then, that its in the trash because it doesn’t work anymore and then show them another toy that I know they love. If they catch me throwing it away I show them why I’m throwing it away.
September 10th, 2006 - 8:40 pm
Kids today have so many bits and pieces they wont miss a few from time to time. I havent felt guilt because what I gave away would bring pleasure to another child. I never gave away special toys and as they got older I included them in the choice of what to give away so that someone else could have some fun.
September 12th, 2006 - 2:43 pm
I do but I know they don’t play with them.
September 15th, 2006 - 12:05 pm
My son and I get rid of his old toys together. He is pretty good at getting rid of things he doesnt play with anymore. I found that it helps to involve them when throwing things out. If your children still fuss about it then do it when they arent home or doing something else. Good luck.
September 15th, 2006 - 5:58 pm
No, it gives you a chance to be out with the old in with the new.
September 17th, 2006 - 6:50 am
No because I do it when they are asleep to avoid all of that.
September 18th, 2006 - 12:49 pm
No it gets rid of so much stuff they don’t need. I always do it when my daughter is sleeping or at preschool, then she doesn’t fuss about it. She never knows anything is missing.
September 18th, 2006 - 2:08 pm
oh no. i know my kids don’t even play with most of their toys. i used to go all out at holidays, but now i get them very few things so they are not overwhelmed.
September 20th, 2006 - 1:35 pm
No. I got so tired of cleaning them up that I was happy to get rid of them. We went from 4+ toy boxes to one small one
September 20th, 2006 - 9:27 pm
i don’t get rid of my daughter’s toys, unless they are ruined or broken. Even then I feel bed, i look at it as they arent mine and i have no right to do anything with them. When i was young i didnt have many toys and i want her to have everything and i just can’t bring myself to do it.
September 22nd, 2006 - 1:42 pm
I just finished packing a bunch of my 5 yr old’s toys for a yardsale. I told her her room was too crowded & she needed to help me go through toys she didn’t play with anymore. She was a champ! Only 2 or 3 things I wanted to get rid of but she couldn’t part with. I do this every year before Chrismas too.