My 13 year old is ready to let go of his stuffies..

[Anonymous]

I have a 50 yo stuffed bear that I will not throw away. Not a pack rat either. My mom gave me a box of baby clothes and stuff, and the only thing I kept was the bear and a few letters. My boys want their stuffed animals. I asked them in HS during COVID when I cleaned out our garage and got rid of 85% of stuff.

[Anonymous]

I'm pp and yes, OP it's a hard thing to reconcile. Definitely bittersweet.

[Anonymous]

My parents still have their childhood stuffies, just one each. They are sad to let go of.

Marie Kondo recommended covering their faces if you have to throw some away. Weep.

[Anonymous]

As others have said, keep a few and donate the rest. Please do NOT throw them out unless in poor condition. I see stuffed animals all the time at the thrift store.

My daughter has lots of stuffed animals from my childhood, and except for a couple of favorites, they are not worn. You wouldn’t even guess some of them are 30-40 years old; they’re in great condition.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. It's hard as they grow older. We kept a few of my son's favorites and packed them away. He'll be 20 this summer. DD who is 17 still has a favorite that she has in her room/bed with her still.

My Mom kept a bear that my Godfather gave me and I have that still sitting on a shelf in my closet. Wasn't gross or disgusting. The music box inside doesn't work anymore.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

You don’t need to throw them out. He can have some of his favorites, and you can keep the rest. Thats what I do with my kids belongings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your 13 year old said he wants a big boy room?

NP why is that hard to believe? My kids have asked for similar.

In those words?

NP

Why do you ask? Does it matter? It couldn't be because you're just a nasty hater trying to spread negativity and hopefully say something that makes a mom feel sad or worried or concerned.... For absolutely no reason. Can't be that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Of course you're sad! We all bawled our eyes out at Toy Story 3! I would keep one or two. Put them away somewhere and let him grow up but have the sentimental thing for yourself, and maybe to give him when he has a kid.

Gross, who wants a 20-30 year old stuffed rabbit, bear, porcupine? Boomer parents saved this junk and it went straight to the trash as soon as they handed it to us.

My son asked me to save all of his favorite ones. I'm doing it because he asked. Is that permissible in your book? Actually, I couldn't care less what some rando, stunted development loser thinks.

[Anonymous]

Just did a refresh of DD's room, also 14. We have a plastic tote she and I put items in whenever we clean. Things of sentimental value go in there. Realized this is the likely last room remodel as she will be off to college in 4 years. It's alright to be a little sad but I also look at how much my child has changed and grown and am excited to see how the high school years shape her into the person she is becoming.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. I am going to be so sad when my DS (also 13) says this. There are a few I am going to keep.

[Anonymous]

I think you just have to throw them out. Donation places typically don’t have stuffed animals (bed begs, lice). I wouldn’t keep any. No teenager or young adult me wants his childhood stuffed animals. He might look at it at 21, when he graduates college and you send him the box of old stuff you still have of his, and think of it fondly, then it will get thrown away or kept on some box somewhere bc he feels guilty to throw it away but doesn’t really want it either. Just do him the favor now and toss it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your 13 year old said he wants a big boy room?

While your 13 year old is already vaping and looking at porn like other big boys!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course you're sad! We all bawled our eyes out at Toy Story 3! I would keep one or two. Put them away somewhere and let him grow up but have the sentimental thing for yourself, and maybe to give him when he has a kid.

Gross, who wants a 20-30 year old stuffed rabbit, bear, porcupine? Boomer parents saved this junk and it went straight to the trash as soon as they handed it to us.

My son asked me to save all of his favorite ones. I'm doing it because he asked. Is that permissible in your book? Actually, I couldn't care less what some rando, stunted development loser thinks.

My parents saved a selection of my stuffies (with my input) when they moved out of the house I grew up in. My kids play with them at their grandparents house and have even brought a couple back to our house. They are in great shape and look/feel normal. Obviously if they had gotten damaged with time that's different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your 13 year old said he wants a big boy room?

NP why is that hard to believe? My kids have asked for similar.

In those words?

There have been so many bots on the teen forum that I picked up on this too. I have 13 year olds and they would not say the words “I want a big boy/girl room now”. They have absolutely asked for room refreshes, etc. but they aren’t calling anything “big boy” or “big girl”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your 13 year old said he wants a big boy room?

NP why is that hard to believe? My kids have asked for similar.

In those words?

There have been so many bots on the teen forum that I picked up on this too. I have 13 year olds and they would not say the words “I want a big boy/girl room now”. They have absolutely asked for room refreshes, etc. but they aren’t calling anything “big boy” or “big girl”.

Thank you! The Tweens and Teens forum
is so wacky lately.