Today, my daughter had a meltdown when I told her I donated some of her old toys to Goodwill. It turns out Toy Story has taught her that toys have feelings and that she has a meaningful relationship with them. She's in her teens. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found an old toy that I gave to my daughter several years ago. It was still unopened, and long forgotten, so I decided to re-gift it to one of my friend's children. My daughter immediately remembered her "favorite" toy and started crying inconsolably. FML
Today, my manager told me to throw out some of the old toys at the daycare we work at. I can't because I've seen Toy Story 3, and thinking about them in a dump makes me cry. I'm 28. FML
Today, my 8 year-old adopted daughter told me she wants me to take her back so another family can adopt her because I don't give her enough toys. FML
Today, I realized the reason my 20-year-old daughter has been so moody and aggressive is because she missed the promotional My Little Pony toys at McDonald's. FML
Today, my 8 year-old niece gave me back a Fluttershy plush I gifted her 4 years ago. When I told her it was a gift from the heart, she insisted on exchanging it for something of equal value. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I finally watched Toy Story 3; I ended up crying when the toys almost die. After the movie, my girlfriend broke up with me because I embarrassed her. FML
Today, my two year old daughter did not want to leave the toy store, when I picked her up she started screaming at the top of her lungs, "YOU'RE NOT MY DADDY!". FML
Today, my 18 year-old daughter comes home, telling me she has been fired from her job at McDonalds. The reason? They had iCarly Happy Meal toys and she couldn't resist stealing one. FML
Today, I was watching TV when a Toy Story 3 commercial came on. My Mom said, "Oh, I remember when I took you to see Toy Story. Now Andy's all grown up and so are you. The only difference is Andy is going to college and you're not." FML
Today, my 14 year-old daughter is so selfish that on her sister's birthday, she found the present, assumed it must be for her, opened it, then destroyed it when she saw it was frozen Anna and Elsa dolls because she hates Frozen. Her sister loves Frozen, and hasn’t stopped crying over Anna’s severed head. FML
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ambowew 7
Quick! Go retrieve them, they will be eternally grateful.
tnlander 20
Toys are memories. You should have at least talked to her about it first.
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rockman555555 3
She's either high or pregnant... Therefore irrationally emotional
Kukironosuke 16
dafuq op? this is not your decision to make, toys can be special for people of any age, becoming a teenager does not mean you must give up your childhood this is your bad, there is nothing wrong with your daughter when you give a present to your child, its not an accessory that you own that you let you child use until you want to get rid of it, it is theirs until they decide to get rid of it, children are people to and not just an extension of yourself, they are entitled to possessions
Maria_Obligacia 14
Oh brother. Congratulations, you raised a hoarder. That being said, some kids are more possessive than others. I understand why you would treat these toys as yours - after all, it is your house, and you bought the toys for your girl to play with but I guess you probably have to come to terms that she considers the toys even though you bought them, hers. I don't know if you must accept it that way, but it probably is a good idea, because she needs to learn somehow about possessions so she should be allowed to have some. It's a tricky moment, really. But it seems normal in the very affluent US that children are allowed to claim possessions as theirs; that means that you can't just donate them without asking.
Ameel_fml 19
There's nothing wrong with being a collector or even keeping sentimental items from your childhood. It's only considered hoarding if it has a negative affect on a person's health and/or life.
Jennthegenie10 2
A mother should really know better than to donate something of their child's without asking first. Especially when it is something that at one point (even if it doesn't still) mattered so much to them.
doctorhook86 25
Mom is a bitch. Why is she giving away stuff that isn't hers? Worse, why add insult to injury by mocking her daughter on FML afterwards?
Elendil_fml 10
I know your pain. My ex is 26 and feels exactly the same way about stuffed animals. That's one of the reasons she's my ex.
katties 27
HER toys, as you call it, are HERS, and it's up to HER, not you to decide if they are to be given away. If you let her know from the beginning that the toys were yours, you could do whatever with them. I don't understand parents that just decides to give away things without asking their children. It would be better of you to explain to her why giving them away is a good thing, not just steal her toys and give them away. And teasing your own child about being childish isn't a good parent's behavior either. I think all children have at some point though their toys have a soul.
daytoday21 10
You gave away her stuff without asking? Ydi, completely disrespectful.
katties 27
You know... one of the reasons I don't live at home is that my family don't respect the fact that some things are MINE.
pipc 10
All kidding aside, they could've had real sentimental value to her. You should have cleared it with her first.