tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post6848763358183878969..comments2024-03-02T06:25:30.082-06:00Comments on Angela Yosten: No Joke.Angela Yostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043919950084542400noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-74868244830828391902012-11-06T19:55:56.823-06:002012-11-06T19:55:56.823-06:00Wow , a lot of baby supplies .i date asiaWow , a lot of baby supplies .<a href="http://goarticles.com/article/I-Date-Asia-Reviews-Special-Thai-Holidays/6842290/" rel="nofollow">i date asia</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-21193130128998226332012-04-04T23:36:58.872-05:002012-04-04T23:36:58.872-05:00My daughter has been doing the same thing with my ...My daughter has been doing the same thing with my soon-to-be three-year old grand-daughter. After the second time that my dd "threw away" her toys, my dgd said, "put them in the trash." Who does she think she is? She even helped my daughter put them in the trash. <br />What are we going to do? :oCreative Touchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925917518815736120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-19579898475647769392012-04-02T13:10:38.866-05:002012-04-02T13:10:38.866-05:00Kids just have way too much stuff now-a-days. We ...Kids just have way too much stuff now-a-days. We don't even buy the grandkids any toys anymore. Their parents are constantly buying them stuff. It's crazy. When my kids were young they only got new toys on their birthdays and some holidays.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318070408396915015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-80704485964713509832012-04-02T10:54:22.792-05:002012-04-02T10:54:22.792-05:00Angela,
I know what you mean. One of my kids ...Angela,<br /> I know what you mean. One of my kids loves trains above all else and the other 3 play trains and then say "but they're jack's" when clean up time comes. I donate constantly, throw away the broken, and I try not to buy happy meals and bring in more crap. Still, tons of stuff! The twins got leappads for Christmas and my oldest got an Ipod...I love that. COMPACT and DIGITAL! One idea I loved is "Saturday Box". You tell your kids to go clean. You come behind and what is not in the right spot you throw in the Saturday box. Saturday morning you give the box to the kids and tell them they have to put things in the right home or the contents of the box get donated/trashed. Repeat offender toys to "the box" will be donated without further notice. I did the trash bag with my oldest and it worked but it is much harder with multiple children because they play with each other's things and the oldest is sneaky about it...not fair to the younger siblings.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865174900829735332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-71760886904554414982012-04-01T20:06:59.084-05:002012-04-01T20:06:59.084-05:00Chin up....they grow into teenagers....when mine w...Chin up....they grow into teenagers....when mine were teenagers I had to let go of the control and just shut their bedroom doors...I never went in. They were in charge of their own laundry from about 13. I would always ask if they had whites when I did my whites, but for the rest, they were on their own. Good luck!Sheri Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839685166159856348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-2643098399875883502012-04-01T18:50:01.822-05:002012-04-01T18:50:01.822-05:00Sadly our kids get too many toys...my husband has ...Sadly our kids get too many toys...my husband has a large family so mine ended up getting a lot for holidays or birthdays. With so many, losing them isn't much of a real consequence. I'd make mine pickup before bedtime. If they couldn't get it done, the next night they'd start earlier and lose play time to get more pickup time. For mine that worked but yours may value something else that would be an effective consequence. Good luck!karen @ badlandsquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706161628403647287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-28081834168574415542012-04-01T17:55:17.824-05:002012-04-01T17:55:17.824-05:00Stay strong Mom that is the important thing I now ...Stay strong Mom that is the important thing I now have grandchildren and they aren't any different.sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393681815579474629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699604554564021242.post-66176402868805356732012-04-01T17:50:06.078-05:002012-04-01T17:50:06.078-05:00Reminds me of when our kids were little. DH was a ...Reminds me of when our kids were little. DH was a lot 'smarter' than me on these things and he devised a plan that worked great; we'd go through ALL of the toys in the house, even those stored away. Next step was to get rid of things broken, or we'd ask the kids if they honestly would miss certain toys. Broken ones got tossed and not so much cared about ones were donated. Then we'd organize the rest; Barbies, Legos, cars, sports stuff, etc... We have four (grown) children and then each one would be allowed to choose a couple of their favorites and then we'd put the rest in the attic. If they wanted something else, they had to trade what they already had out. It worked great and our kids are doing the same with their own children. After a while, they'd find they never missed certain toys at all. The reality is, there is so much stuff it is just overwhelming, no matter how fun it is to 'have it all'! By cutting it down, pickup is easy and they appreciate what is there much more. TrudyKeep Stitchin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/01789588483186678013noreply@blogger.com