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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You feel this way because you had so little as a kid. Now that you have your own kid you want to give him what you didn't have. That's fine - you do you.[/quote]

I obviously had lots of toys since I described our extensive Barbie collection. But thankfully, my parents didn't make me give away a Barbie item each time I had the chance to get a new one, like so many parents here like to do.

I'm guessing my child had about 30 Beyblades at the peak of his fixation. I suppose I could have imposed an arbitrary limit of 20 Beyblades because in my mind that seemed like enough.  But why?  It seems like a power trip or control freak move to do that to another person. Sure, you should help them to organize their things and give away things they are no longer interested in so that other children can enjoy them.  But it's pretty clear that lots of people here are forcing kids to part with their possessions against their wishes. I understand why you might have to do this if you truly don't have room for the items. But that's probably not what's going on in the 3,100+ sf houses.  [/quote]

You make it sound like you only had Barbies as toys. Keep in mind that different kids play in different ways. My kids put on dances and plays and gymnastics meets - all things you need a lot of floor space for. I purposely don't give my kids tons of toys because I want them to be more creative with what they have. Also, I think there's a value to wanting things and not getting them. And wanting things and saving for them. And finding new creative ways to play with the same things. [/quote]

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