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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, is this my future?

I have unsuccessfully tried to remove it by suggesting replacing it with with something more age appropriate, but mine will then reject whatever I want to replace it with. For instance I said if we got rid of the toy kitchen, we'd have space to get a high quality keyboard. My kids love music and have asked for a piano so I thought this would be an easy trade. Nope, they have since told me they no longer want a piano.

My DD asked for a wardrobe for her room (it doesn't have a closet so she just has a dresser). I said that's a great idea, but then we'll need to move the dresser to another room (not going to get rid of the dresser, which is really nice) -- perhaps we could put it where the play kitchen is and use it to store linens? Nope, now DD doesn't want a wardrobe anymore.

These didn't work for me but maybe you'd have more luck. Is there anything they'd really enjoy that could replace the kitchen? A foosball table? Somewhere to store/display legos?

Why do kids get so attached to play kitchens, more so than other toys?[/quote]

You sound kind of mean.

Let the kids be kids. Maybe you should throw away your  dresser that nobody wants or your “beautiful decor” instead of focusing on trashing the things that are important to your children.[/quote]

I'm not going to get rid of a perfectly functional dresser that could be used for decades in favor of a plastic play kitchen that my kids will 100% stop playing with at some point. My kids are old enough to cook actual food in an actual kitchen, they are just struggling with letting go of a toy they really don't use much at all anymore.

But fine, I'm mean. Sometimes being a parent means letting people call you mean simply for speaking reason.[/quote]

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