10 Toys I Plan on “Accidentally” Losing During Our Move
Every parent has those toys that we absolutely loathe. For some they are Barbies, or maybe a talking baby doll. For others, it may consist of Lincoln Logs and musical instruments.
We scheme and plot while their little eyes are fast asleep in dreamland, hoping we can dispose of them before their slumber is broken. If your children are anything like mine, they always wake up and catch me mid-act and question where I am going with the annoying toy they haven’t paid any mind to in three months.
Now we are moving. Over a thousand miles away from our current home in Connecticut. A lot of stuff is not making the journey with us. Toys, clothes, some furniture, and you bet your ass I am going to be donating those toys that drive me up a wall. Although, not all of them are necessarily toys.
It is like the golden opportunity of parenthood to ditch them. I would be a fool not to take advantage of it!
So who hasn’t made it past the chopping block?
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They seem to have just disappeared...
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That Rogue Box of Legos
You know that box of Legos the kids have collected after never fully putting together any of the sets they got. The death trap for your poor feet at three in the morning when you are desperate to make it to the bathroom. A parents worst nightmare. So long rogue box of Legos, I will not miss you.
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The Creepy Interactive Dog
You know you have one of these! I think we all ended up with one for our children when they were infants. I don't know about yours, but mine is possessed by something. It scares the hell out of me all hours of the night. "Will you be my friend???"
"No, not at three o'clock in the morning when there is not a soul near you, I will not."
Or maybe mine is the only one programmed to scare the shit out of any adult in a twelve mile radius.
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Kids Song CD's
The wheels on the bus go round and round. Round and round. Round and RIGHT out the window.
I have a nineteen hour car ride ahead of me. There is no way I could tolerate these for the trip. DVD's are safe. For now.
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Baby Alive
Creepy Baby Alive, sorry, but you are staying behind. The whole "I'm hungry" bit was just a little much for me. Plus, your clothes have been gone way too long, and I am not all about the naked doll thing.
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Furby
Sorry Furby, but you aren't going to make the cut. I thought you were going to be a fun addition to our family, and the eating socks and underwear was novel entertainment for maybe a week. Then you woke me up in the middle of the night. And then the kids dropped you off the top bunk and shorted you out. In the end, its just not working out.
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Baby Toys
All those baby toys the kids have out grown, but they still insist keeping around because they just love to play with them once a year. You know what I am talking about, because we all have that basket!
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Electric Keyboard
We have this electric keyboard our neighbor found and brought over to the kids. Not one of them knows how to actually play it (neither do I, or my husband) and it just turns into a giant racket. So long keyboard.
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Stuffed Animals
Favorites will stay, but all those holiday gift, off brand, carnival won stuffed animals just have got to go. No child needs 30 teddy bears. NONE!
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The Elmo Kitchen
The Elmo Kitchen used to be a dear friend of ours. But it all went downhill last summer when the kids decided it was supposed to be an outdoor play toy. Of course some lucky child would love to play with it in their own yard. It just ain't coming with us!
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The Broken Crayon Box
We all over one of those right? That box or container that you keep the broken pieces of crayons the kids will never use again. Garbage! Tossing! If I have to buy stock in Crayola and buy new crayons, I will. NO MORE BROKEN CRAYONS! (In my best Mommy Dearest voice)
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