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[quote=Anonymous]I'm from a toy hoarding family (lots of teachers, lots of educational toys).

You can apologize and validate her feelings.

She will be okay when she's big no matter what.  I have fond memories of the "Busy Box" that was attached to my crib until I was about 2.5.  My mom put it away and when we got it out for my kids, the plastic was brittle and it could not be used.  That's just one example of the problems my family has had with long-term storage.  Others include basement floods and an accidental throwing away of an item that was in an attic in a garbage bag to keep it dust-free.

Plastic is a particularly bad bet.  I have some Lego sets from 2010 that have "Brittle Brown" in them.  That makes it hard to build and disassemble them.

In the end, we all have to pare down what we move through life with.  Even those that have lots of space.  As an adult, I've limited what I buy so I can stay detached from things.  And I'm still carefully outplacing toys to make sure they get loved and used.  I have a good track record of success but it takes longer than leaving at the thrift store where I see lots of things put in the trash.

Your daughter may find that when she's older...a New In Box item might be emotionally okay.

Careful with childhood books.  My husband regretted giving away a book and before Internet used bookstores it was hard to find again.  Now it's easier but condition descriptions are incorrect quite often if you want a 100% clean book.[/quote]

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