I learned early on as a mom that kids LOVE their toys with a passion equal to how new moms love naps, coffee, and more than four hours of sleep at night. If you take it away from us, we will undoubtedly collapse into a pile of tears and sobbing. Which may explain why our kids do it!
And boy, could my kids throw a fit if they saw me throw anything away. Funny thing was that it actually didn’t matter if it was a really special toy or just some twirly thing they found out on the street at a parade. It could be stepped on, mashed up, dirty and not even work, but in the mind of a toddler or even a young child, it was the most precious thing in the world.
So I had this brilliant idea. I’ll just throw things away when they are not …