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[quote=Anonymous]You have a few options:

1) "Hey sis, thanks for thinking of us! We're dealing a bit with Larlo's seeming inability to get rid of any old toys (ugh, so frustrating!) so we're trying not to let too much stuff come in for the moment while we work this out with him. Could you possibly shoot a text before you drop anything else off? If it's something he'll love, then that's so great, and we're so appreciative, but we might not be able to take everything (closets starting to swell!)"

2) Deal with this from the parenting side. Honestly, you're going to have to do this eventually even if you do go with option one, so it might be worth it. "Larlo, your room and the playroom are officially cluttered, and it's impossible to see what toys you actually have or would enjoy playing with. New rule - one in, one out. If you get a new toy, you need to pick one, roughly the same size or bigger, to donate to someone who doesn't have as many toys as you." Then, when the next toy comes in, he has a choice, the new one can stay if he picks an old one to ditch, or he can reject the new one. But keeping them all isn't an option, and if he doesn't chose by, say, bedtime tomorrow, you will pick a toy to discard. Then do it - there will probably be tears, but he'll adjust. [/quote]

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