Shh, Don’t Tell My Kids!
While my son was in school and my daughter was in the world of Yogabba Gabba, I bagged 2 movie posters, 3 kiddie magazines, 2 robot cut-outs, a toy catalogue, a paper crown and a piece of a toy from a fastfood kid’s meal, and hurriedly handed them over to the garbage collector.
I’ve been meaning to throw them all away, but when the kids see me with that mangled toy on one hand and a garbage bag in the other, they cry out “Mom!” Then they snatch it away from my hands, and cradle it like they’ve rescued it from a monster.
But as soon as the high of the rescue mission is over, the darn things are forgotten and left everywhere except where they should be. The kids hang on to them only, only! when I am about to throw them away. I tell them to pack away the stuff, but the reminder gets lost among cartoons, homework, and dinner.
So as soon as I was left alone, I attacked the dust-magnets. Housekeeping becomes hard when things that are not worth keeping are left lying around.
I am betting when my daughter is out of Yogabba Gabba, and my son is back from school, they will not even remember the stuff existed. Unless someone tells them. So this is our little secret, ok?
*picture from gettyimages.com
Jhoanne:
True cess, kapag lasog-lasog na yung toys dapat talaga itapon na. We have plastic containers for each kids’s toys. Kulang pa ang tig-isa sa kanila kasi nga kahit mga sira na, andun pa din. So kapag sinipag ako, lalo na ngayon holiday season, iniisa-isa ko yun. it’s either ibibigay sa garbage collector or i-offer sa mass (for the less fortunate kids).
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17 October 2008, 9:55 amMauie Flores:
I’m gonna tell! hehehe, joke!
don’t worry, i also did that last week when had general cleaning. young robot cut-outs mo galing ba sa k-zone yan? my son has those kasi. itinapon ko rin! secret din lang!
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Lady Cess Reply:
October 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am
mismo! hahaha! pareho pala tayo ng sitwasyon!
it looks really cute at first, and then eventually they get shoved under the bed. hay!
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tikey:
Buti si Baby Carl alapang toys wbheheh
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17 October 2008, 10:28 amAileen Apolo:
My Mom used to do the same thing… and now I do it as well with Miguel’s stuff. Hehe.
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17 October 2008, 10:36 amchateau a.k.a. imom:
Same pala tayo ng kids ko… They want to keep their trash, pero ikakalat lang din. One of these days talaga itatapon ko na mga yan. Ang kalat na ng house!
Miss you girls na. when do we go out???
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17 October 2008, 10:41 amMari:
Aha, so, you’re the culprit. LOL
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17 October 2008, 2:06 pmWenchie:
Cess, I’m not gonna tell them. I did the same thing last week. I gave away some of their toys and clothes as well to my neighbor’s kids.
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18 October 2008, 3:13 pmMommyBa:
Basti’s like that too but he “inherited” that from me. I’m such a pack rat. A lot of things have sentimental value to me even though I know they’re supposed to be thrown already.
Well, don’t worry. Your secret’s safe with me
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19 October 2008, 8:42 amMommyBa:
btw, i have an award for you
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19 October 2008, 8:43 amchesca:
that is exactly how i operate around here.
it is almost like a crime the way i kidnap certain ‘unplayed with’ toys to give away.
in fact i have a holding area where they are sequestered.
i wait and see if my children notice its absence-
if they don’t it is a sign that it should go.
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20 October 2008, 9:02 pmjulie:
My kids are ok with these things, they even choose which toys to give away
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21 October 2008, 12:19 pmtoni:
No worries, your secret’s safe with me
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