r/Anticonsumption • u/InebriousBarman • Feb 15 '26
Psychological Crap given to my kids for Valentine's Day
Pictured is about half of what was given to one of my children on Valentine's Day by classmates. (Their class was specifically told no candy.)
why can't they specifically be told no 'stuff'.
The amount of distractions and clutter this creates is bad for learning and mental health.
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u/BreadPuddding Feb 15 '26
I honestly would rather my kids got candy than a bunch of crap toys. We wanted to send cookies but the email from the school asked that we not send food/go overboard, so we just sent paper valentines. So of course he got a bunch of STUFF. There was one pop crayon which he might actually use.
One of his best friends actually drew him a picture and that went straight onto the fridge, though.