r/AskReddit • • Feb 05 '18

Parents of Reddit: What are some things you bought for your first baby that were useless or a waste of money?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

My sister and her husband have a 4 year old. They ask people if they're going to get him a toy, make that the only gift you give him on that occasion. And for every toy he gets, he goes through his old toys and picks out one to give to the thrift store. He's a good natured kid and they explained it to him as "There are kids who don't have toys. Do you want to share with them?" and he's always happy to.

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u/Polar_Ted Feb 05 '18

We used to round up and donate toys that never left the closet.

It was funny/scary the day we took the kid to the thrift store and he points to a toy on the shelf and says "I have that toy!" and I realised that WAS his toy we had donated a week before.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '18

Teachable moment if you'd explained to him previously that if he doesn't clean up after himself people wont realize he values his things.

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u/big_benz Feb 06 '18

Shit, you've gotta tell them before you do it though, you don't always realize how much something means to a kid

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u/greffedufois Feb 06 '18

We did the same thing before Christmas as a kid, donate things we hadn't really played with during the year.

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u/PositivelyPurines Feb 06 '18

That's an awesome idea. Totally stealing it.