AIBU to think she shouldn't of taken my old toys?

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So my mums sorting out her attic as she's moving house. 19 years worth of stuff.
So my aunt (her sister came round to help). When we was younger my aunt gave me and my sister all of my cousins old hand me down Disney toys which we loved and played with constantly for years. My cousins (her children) are around 5-6 years older than me and my sister so there was a little bit of an age gap but not huge.
Anyway enough drip feeding, I had asked my mum to put them toys aside because I now have a 20 month old son who loves Disney and would love the toys and appreciate them e.t.c. My aunt has taken ALL of the toys home with her saying they're were her kids' toys once. 1. My cousin is gay and married but I know for a fact they don't want children in the future or ever. 2.my other cousin does not want children either and 3. They're all like nearly 30 years old? They are just going to be sitting in an attic again waiting to be played with? Aibu to think realistically they should of gone to my son and we should of got to keep them as they was handed down to us in the first place? Sorry this post sounds so petty but I would of loved to see my little one play with the same toys I had so much fun with as a kid!

Ooh yes. So many. Biting my tongue.

OP, if you wanted then for your DC and your mother is moving, you really should have gone yourself to gather these toys (perhaps help your mother go through the 19 years of “stuff” too.)

The toys also originally belonged to your aunt’s children and loaned to your mother, so realistically, nothing wrong with your aunt taking them back.

If you feel that the toys will only be put up in another loft, why not ask your aunt if you could borrow some of the toys for your DC?

By the way, people are having children much later than 30. It’s actually quite the norm.

With Christmas on the way soon it’s a good opportunity to get brand new toys for your son so look at it as a positive. Also 20 year old toys may not be in the best condition safety wise for a toddler to play with.

What's she going to do with them all? Maybe when the novelty's warn off and she's realised they're just sat in her catching dust then you can ask her for them.

Well they've been in the attic for around 10 years after my sister had completely grown out of them. And to be honest with you my aunt scares the hell out of me I love to pieces but she's a strong loud woman and I wouldn't get w word in edge ways. She didn't say she wanted them back otherwise my mum wouldn't of put them in the attic she would of given them back after we had played with them!

Maybe you should have helped your mum sort the lift instead of leaving it to your aunt.

They're her toys

Not if she gave them to OP.

She's going to sell them, isn't she?

Fair play OP, you're doing a grand job of ignoring us dickheads.

I can't get there I don't drive and she lives an hour away

And Missmouse has given in to temptation.

Not nice, not to be in on the joke on your own thread. The snide comments refer to the use of 'could of' instead of 'could have' and 'was' instead of 'were', op.

Errr... really, it was a loan after 30 years?!? Not a gift?!?

Your aunt is weird

Fair play OP, you're doing a grand job of ignoring us dickheads

Surely it's "ignoring we dickheads", Fatberg?.

Maybe they would have (of) been worth selling due to age?

@TheFatberg I am here offering opinions not judging grammar while pretending I am too mature to do such a thing.

TBH it was mean of her for taking them without asking, I would be miffed too especially as there isn’t anyone to play with them anytime soon apart from your son. It sounds like by the time there would be, your son would probably have outgrown them. It was a petty thing to do.

And, for all the smug pedants on here, commenting but not saying why is just as rude as pointing out what the errors were.

This is killing me!!

Given your cousin said they won’t be having dc, why did your aunt take them, knowing you have a toddler? Strange.

You might be disregarding some valid feelings of your aunt here op, unintentionally.

If your aunt doesn’t currently have GC but would like them, and it’s not looking very likely in the near future, she may be a bit emotional and sentimental about the toys, and the idea of them being ‘lost’ by being passed down on your side of the family to you and your sister’s children might be uncomfortable.

They’re not just ‘toys’ to you - they’re sentimental. Same applies for her.

So I’d ask really nicely to borrow some for your son, but be prepared for her to say no.

'Would have' not 'would of' OP! Really sorry but that's what people are referring to instead of helping you with your thread.

Well not exclusively @WatcherintheRye but those are the two most obvious

I would of gone round there but she lives about an hours drive and I don't have a car so you've never visited your Mom's house in over 2 years? If they were your toys, why didn't you take them when you moved out?

Get on Facebook or Spock etc., I'm sure you can pick up some Disney toys for your DS for Christmas

No TheMustressMhor I'm not Scottish, just northern.

Rotten shame,OP. Any chance you can ask her again if she's prepared to divvy them up or otherwise go along with NoSquirrel's suggestion? You've nothing to lose . All the best

Realistically you or your Sister had 10 years to sort thru them and take them.

You must have some way of getting to your DMs.

You'll have to let it go.