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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here back again.

I completely acknowledge that my post is from a place of privilege. I know how lucky we are to have family and gifts.

THAT ASIDE...because this post was meant to be a discussion.

The gifts were not from the amazon list. They were random gifts. And they were much more expensive than experiences.

When the boys opened them, I encouraged them to say thank you and be excited. We played with the toys and were very grateful. We’ll send thank you cards.

At home, I put the toys in the corner with the other toys. My boys never touched them. So, I’ve donated them.

I don’t get how that makes me terrible. I’m just trying to talk to other parents about gifts. [/quote]

I find this an interesting DCUM phenomena.  The original post gets a bad response and the details shift...

From the first post:  I set the gifts aside for a couple days to see if they’d notice them or play with them or ask for them.
From your follow up post:  At home, I put the toys in the corner with the other toys.

Those sound a bit different, right?[/quote]

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