We have too many toys, plain and simple. My Mom saved all of our toys and gave them to us to keep as keepsakes, and so part of me feels guilty that I just want to get rid of my kids toys, but it is pretty ridiculous how many toys we have. There are plenty of kids who could use them who don't have as many toys as we do. So I went to the kids today and told them, "Kids . . . we need to get rid of some of our toys." And of course they were totally fine with this. Ya Right! But I reassured them that they didn't have to get rid of their very favorite toys . . . but to choose the ones that they don't play with as much.
"Let's start with the stuffed animals. Put all of the ones you want to keep in this bin, and the ones you don't want to keep in this pile."
Drew started going at it immediately. He started throwing animals into the bin. There was only one stuffed animal that he put in the give away pile . . . a monkey that was mine from when I lived at home. My favorite.
"Drew . . . are you sure you want to give away this one? . . . You don't like this one?"
"Ya . . . you can give that one to the DI. I don't want that one" he said.
Who came up with this idea anyway? I couldn't do it. I threw my monkey back into the bin with the rest of the animals. "Okay then . . . " So much for that great plan.
I need help!
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