Anyone else's inlaws buy toys that were just not age appropriate at all!?
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Yeahhh thats what my kids gma does. Usually it’s dollar tree junk thats too old for them. I throw it away before they can see it usually. Cause like, why are you buying my children stuff without running it past me?🙄 She thinks I’m so rude bc I tell her she needs to ask first 😂😂
I think we should appreciate anything someone buys our kids.. they are thinking of you and choosing to spend their money on you/your little one. Not everyone thinks the same. Just pack them away for when it is age appropriate and maybe have a word with the in laws about what you need/prefer for little one at this stage 😊
@India you're right it doesn't.. but I meant more when they ask "oh where is that toy I bought at Christmas? I've not seen it around or seen her play with it?" 😂
This happened to us often and initially I was like okay I'll hold on to them for a few months to a few years. They would drive me crazy because they wanted to see him play with the toys and it's like now all the parts are lost and things are broken and we are super frustrated... The toys never got to be properly used or enjoyed and they never seem to learn
Just be honest! 'Baby was far too young for that toy so we stashed it away/donated it'
You could talk to them beforehand and ask kindly if they would like to return it for an age appropriate gift. If they don’t want to do that then ask about donating or even suggest they regift it for someone else’s kids birthday coming up. Or if you do just donate it and they end up asking just say the truth. It wasn’t age appropriate and you couldn’t allow your child to have that as it’s a choking hazard. Any doctor will tell you to stick to age appropriate toys for your child as they see lots of kids that have swallowed things they shouldn’t have because they were so small or the worse outcome. You thought donating it would be better than letting it collect dust or throwing it in the bin as I’m pretty sure they’d be more annoyed at that option(I don’t recommend throwing it though). Thing is whenever someone in mine or my partners family receives a gift they wouldn’t use, isn’t age appropriate for the kids etc, they always say “okay, ill return it. What do you want instead?”
Her great grandma did that this year. It really felt like she was just cleaning out her house 🤦♀️ small fidget magnets for a 1.5 year old that puts stuff in her mouth. And then what looked to be an old this was laying around my house for a bit bath puppet washcloth thing.
Yes but more the other way round. My brother brought my 15 year old a Mario scalereix set suitable for 5/6 year olds. My mum brought him a kids Alexa shaped like a panda. One year they brought him science GCSE textbooks (he was 7). It’s all part of the experience. I do tend to do lists and give when asked however my brother still mentioned he doesn’t know what to get him and I’m thinking I sent you a list! I’d store the game. I’m sure she’ll use the game at some point.
@Chloe it’s appreciated until it becomes a pattern and you’ve asked them to stop. Some in laws buy and buy little junky things (like mine) bc they aren’t the ones that are gonna have to deal with the clutter. Or the frustration and tantrums the kid will have when they cant play with the toy bc they’re too young.
I can definitely get behind this! Thankfully my parents and my MIL do buy age appropriate gifts so I don't generally have this problem, but I can absolutely see how frustrating it is!
It happens a lot. I honestly just tell them that they’ll use it when they get older and shove it in a closet. It sucks because I make a wishlist on Amazon, to make stuff easier, but others think they know best. I get the whole, it’s the thought that counts, but at this point, I don’t think people should put much thought into it and just get what’s easy.
I mean, not even toys but we’ve been gifted pajamas for 5-6 years and my daughters 3 in January lmao x
My MIL just bought my 11month old a bunch of popcorn for the holidays. 🙄
Not my in laws but my neighbour.. bought my son a hunting knife with his name engraved. He’s 11 months old lmfao
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My MIL outdid herself this Christmas... My son is 7 months old and she bought him a football jumper - aged 9-10 YEARS. So she's expecting us to store this for another 8 or 9 years...! She also bought him a gardening set aged 5+, a train set aged 3+ and a tea set aged 3+, so we've got to find space to store a box full of stuff for years. That's really useful, thanks.
@Amber the old stuff that people have had in their house for years does my head in. My husband is quite blunt with his mum and tells her we don't want it but she still brings over toys that are over 25 years old, covered in dust and smelling stale, and then expects us to give them to our 7 month old
Oh wow.. these women are mental! 😫 I hate that they seem to think we have endless storage in our homes! 🤦♀️ I'd be fuming at old crap they've had kicking around the house, luckily I don't have that problem but I'd go mad if I did! 🥴
Donation doesnt need discussion...