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[quote=Anonymous]In our case, we live in DC proper in a 2 bedroom/750 sq. ft. condo - so alas, when I say that we quite literally do not have space for more stuff, I’m not being hyperbolic.

Like you I also grew grew up in a working class/lower middle class family, and I also really treasured my toys and the various collections I had (in my case, it was horses!), and I’m very much sympathetic to that perspective on a personal level. But most people on this board are more like upper middle class, and have money far, far beyond what people like you and I recall from our own childhoods. You had some beloved toys that you cherished over the years - people here can afford to get their kids truly insane quantities of toys. They can also provide their kids with all kinds of activities - music and swim lessons, sports and summer camps, judo and science club, trips to Europe - whatever they might be. Kids from families like that frankly don’t need their toys to mean quite so much to them.

My husband and I now make $300k/year, which is far more than my own parents could have dreamed of earning, despite their hard work. We choose to stay in our small condo and keep things like toys to a minimum because we know that our kids will have things like fully funded college and all kinds of experiences (along with bigger and better toys one day, frankly).

Lastly, I think when people rail about having too many damn toys, a lot of it is gifts from family members. My mother and mother in law send all kinds of crap that definitely doesn’t fit isn’t any sort of collection or is otherwise a cherished toy. It’s just plastic junk. People with money don’t hold onto that stuff because it isn’t precious when it’s very easily replaced. I’m a personal level, I really relate to the childhood you describe - but I don’t think people are talking about that kind of thing (how your son, like you, has beloved toys).

Also, mine are younger and some of their toys are literal cookie tins and “fancy” cardboard boxes (er, trash) :)[/quote]

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