Today, my son was playing with a piece of plastic wrapping and trying not to let it fall to the floor as if it were a balloon. This is after he got some kick ass gifts for Christmas. Kids. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I carefully wrapped my nephew's birthday present so it would look perfect. He thanked me, pushed it aside, and spent the next two hours pretending the empty cardboard box was a spaceship. FML
Today, I finally bought the toy my two year-old son always wanted. He would always tap on the TV when the commercial for it would appear. I gave him the gift, and he started playing with the bag it came in. FML
Today, my son turned 8. We watched as he unwrapped a $55 Nerf gun, extra 'bullets', new shoes and a school bag with his favorite TV character on the front and a action figure inside. As he finished he looked me straight in the eyes and says, "That's great ma, but seriously what'd you get me?". FML
Today, my son told me the Christmas letter he wrote to Santa was a joke and he didn't want the stuff he asked for. I already bought everything. FML
Today, I have been stuck in the bathroom. Apparently, my 8 year old son decided to sneak in some TurboLax into the juice we left out for Santa. Well played son. FML
Today, after spending hours wrapping the presents for Christmas, I came back into the room to find that my dog had lost his toy, knocked over all the presents, and was frantically ripping at everything to find it. FML
Today, my child thinks it's hilarious to continuously pour his entire Lego collection all over the floor. When I tidy it away, he does it all over again. FML
Today, I gave my 7-year-old a snowglobe. I had spent the last week deconstructing it, putting an action figure of his favorite cartoon character inside, and then putting it back together. Later, I find it smashed into pieces because he wanted to "play with the toy it came with." FML
Today, the kid who who lives next door and shares a bedroom wall with me got a drum set for Christmas. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML
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mike3775 39
Well how old is your son? My youngest is 9, and he is very happy still playing with his Paw Patrol toys, even though he has so called kick ass toys as well. Hell I have an iPad, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, a wife, an iPhone and yet I still like to play with matchbox cars, and I’m 46
Nhayaa2.0 17
Kids are like cats. You buy them expensive toys they play with for 5 minutes and in the end, they prefer the box, paper and ribbon.
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mike3775 39
Well how old is your son? My youngest is 9, and he is very happy still playing with his Paw Patrol toys, even though he has so called kick ass toys as well. Hell I have an iPad, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, a wife, an iPhone and yet I still like to play with matchbox cars, and I’m 46
Miss_Red 18
I was going to ask the same question! I have 4 (14, 10, 6 & 2) and the three youngest got the most kick ass toys for Christmas. What do they do? Make a fort out of the cardboard boxes and packaging and completely ignore the toys after the first 10 minutes. I was like YOLO, its Christmas and they're happy lol
dragonladiesfire 19
I have 4 kids [13, 10, 8, and 5]. My 8 year old loves boxes. For Christmas, we got him a set that has connectors, plastic screws, plastic door hinges, etc and a whole lot of cardboard. He has been building forts, and my husband has been working on making him more pieces with the 3d printer. I just work with what the kid loves. :) "best present ever", he said.
mike3775 39
Exactly. I let my kids play with whatever makes them happy, regardless of their ages. I have immature teens, and a very mature preteen, but they both still like playing with the simple things like boxes and blankets
RichardPencil 32
Was the kick-ass gift bubble wrap? Not much can compete with bubble wrap.
Nhayaa2.0 17
Kids are like cats. You buy them expensive toys they play with for 5 minutes and in the end, they prefer the box, paper and ribbon.
poeserpursche 11
Could be worse: he could be 16 yo
mike3775 39
When I was 16, I was still playing with wrestling figures and GI Joe figures. I was happy and my parents let me be. I’m the same way with my kids. I don’t care what they play with regardless of age, as long as they are not causing trouble and being brought home by the police.
justwanttobesocial...butalsonot 9
My advice would be to let go of judgment and/or resentment and stay present in the moment - your kids are having fun! That's awesome and a win in and of itself!
IHaveThePower 18
That's why the good kid toys haven't changed in centuries. Give them a ball, some building blocks, some clay, and they're happy as clams. Fancy toys are for when they're older.