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This user was a father in his mid fifties whose kids moved out years ago. Until recently, he had held onto all of his kids’ toys from when they were in kindergarten. He mentioned that they held on to the toys for sentimental reasons, but that they were cluttering and taking up a lot of space in the upstairs floor of his house. About a month ago, after talking to his kids, he decided to give away the toys so that others could enjoy the toys that his kids had. The only option he found for giving away his toys was to give it to a maid that cleaned the house every three weeks. He mentioned that since he was giving away a bulk of things and was a working professional, he did not have time to go through and catalog everything he wanted to give away. Instead he trash bagged a bunch of the toys and gave them to the maid, feeling that since she was interested in free things she would be willing to go through it.
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This user has six children, some of which are now well into adulthood. Her children acquire most toys as gifts from relatives or as hand-me-downs from her friends. She didn’t go out of her way to acquire many toys herself because the toys took up a lot of space in her home and she didn’t want her children to be spoiled. If possible, she would keep toys outside in an attempt to conserve space in her home. The user found it unfortunate that many donation centers, like Goodwill, would not take in some used toys because of liabilities issues (eg. stuffed animals being a risk for bed bugs).
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