Anyone else feel bad, about getting rid of your kid's toys?
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JHZR2
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Don’t make me think of it. Three kids…thinking about what I might not play with my oldest anymore brings a tear to my eye. Time flies too fast.
We did go through a lot of old outfits, and they too bring up memories.
Sad stuff.
We did go through a lot of old outfits, and they too bring up memories.
Sad stuff.
Do what makes you happy. It's your house and you are entitled to keep the things in it that you like.
Maybe give some away to kids that will play with them?
Maybe give some away to kids that will play with them?
Not so much toys for us, but the MASS QUANTITY of stuffed animals ours has accumulated over 20 years.
She's back at home with us finishing up college and I really hope that she either thins the herd, or at minimum buys her first house that has easy access for me to drop them all off at her new place.
She's back at home with us finishing up college and I really hope that she either thins the herd, or at minimum buys her first house that has easy access for me to drop them all off at her new place.
Nick1994
$100 site donor 2024
Did you ask her to look through them? She might want to keep one she remembers.
I still cry over my mother throwing out my comic books and my old baseball cards. Some old toys become valuable.
Remember the movie Citizen Kane? He died thinking about his sled, "Rosebud" It got burned up in a furnace.
Remember the movie Citizen Kane? He died thinking about his sled, "Rosebud" It got burned up in a furnace.
I have a 3 and 5 year old and regularly get rid of toys they don't play with.
When I was a child I'd only get toys on birthdays and Christmas. My kids seem to get toys all year round! Most of them only get played with a handful of times before they sit gathering dust so end up on marketplace or donated.
I did find someone local giving away a huge box of matchbox cars from the 70's & 80's which I snapped up. The quality is so much better than what you buy today and my son loves his toy cars.
When I was a child I'd only get toys on birthdays and Christmas. My kids seem to get toys all year round! Most of them only get played with a handful of times before they sit gathering dust so end up on marketplace or donated.
I did find someone local giving away a huge box of matchbox cars from the 70's & 80's which I snapped up. The quality is so much better than what you buy today and my son loves his toy cars.
Depends on the toys. Some are probably not of interest to anybody and are worn and can be thrown out. Others could be donated or given to the kids of relatives and friends. Many of my toys have become collectibles and I still have them. We kept games and such things. Train sets. I have many of my and my son's old toy cars on display. Many of them were weekend projects we worked on together and I'd hate to get rid of them. If I were forced to get rid of most of them for some reason I'd still keep a few as personal mementos. But that's me. Everyone is different. Are toys still a thing? Model building was still huge in the '80s but now I think it's people my age and older who build models. Proper hobby shops have mostly disappeared. Pastimes and interests have changed. Most kids and adults are glued to screens - as am I right now. 
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All I know is when they get shoved into a full gallon of milk they get thrown away. But yes, some of their toys do have sentimental value and my wife and I have stopped each other from throwing away certain toys.
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wemay
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I do. 100%
The answer is it’s up to you. Sorry, but I I think it becomes clutter. Those toys don’t define your children. I was guilty of it myself. Put them in a box and give them to a charitable organization. Yes, it’s possible they will throw them out but try not to fret. If you like, photograph them to help preserve the memories.
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I kept all the boxes to my N64 stash.
Some of the games boxes are worth $100+ now. Just the box.
My parents tossed all my first edition Dungeons and Dragons books. Worth something today propbably............
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One charity near us is very good in the toy/game/children's book category. It supports a school.
They call themselves an "Upscale thrift store"; still, the prices are right.
Here I am overthinking this....Engage your brain cells and cull the stuff, separate the gems....decide....deliver....discard.....
....and do it with dispatch.
Don't wallow in a pit of one flavor sorrow + sentimentality. It is, after all, just stuff.
Some I keep, still got our last kids first bikes, first motorcycle...I had no problem giving away the Legos. Those are the biggest scam on earth.
