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Feeling guilty about secretly getting rid of kids toys!

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Tinkjon · 02/01/2009 12:11

Do you secretly dispose of your kids toys once they've been outgrown? DD has countless toys which aren't played with nowadays and we don't have enough room to keep everything. But she is really sentimental about things and if I suggest getting rid of it she gets really upset and says that it's her favourite toy in the world and she can't possibly be without etc., even though she hadn't played with in a year and didn't even know she had it until I mentioned it! So I'm secretly disposing of things which I know she doesn't remember and won't miss (who honestly needs 50+ cuddly toys?!) They'll all go to a good cause (local hospital etc.) but is it really bad of me to do this without telling her?! Do other people do this? I feel really guilty about it and what if she one day remembers something I've chucked out?! If DH threw something of mine away without telling me I'd be really upset so aren't I just doing the same thing with DD? With 2 kids and a full house already it's impossible to keep every single thing thing they accumulate over the years... I need help to not feel bad about this!!

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yomellamoHelly · 28/08/2016 14:59

My daughter has everything in a box room. It can be pretty crowded and she'll moan she's got no space. Before Christmas and birthday I'll ask if she wants to pass anything on to charity shop to make room for the new toys / books she's getting. Has never wanted to let much stuff go in the past. She's now 7 though and has spent the last couple of months slowly weeding out stuff and it's a lot clearer.

LauraB1984 · 28/08/2016 21:28

I usually try to do a clear out when my ds isn't here as like previous posters have mentioned they do tend to suddenly love every toy when it comes to saying goodbye to them. Do I feel guilty, yes very :( but it's got to be done.

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