So, it's the year of no disposable income. I think that's been fairly well established here. But I have on my hands a three-year-old who is just starting to revel in the Christmas spirit, and Target happened to be having a mad sale on board games the weekend of Thanksgiving, so I really wanted to buy at least a toy or two to donate to charity.
Normally, I'm all over taking a tag from the Giving Tree at the YMCA or the mall or helping to adopt a family through work, but this year...not so much in the budget. However, I DO think it's important to teach Zoey that, while we may not have tons and tons of toys under our tree, we still have a LOT more than some kids. This concept went completely over her head, as is evidenced by the following conversation. But that's okay...we'll try again next year.
Zoey: Mommy? What's this game?
Me: Oh, that's the one we're going to take to the store today to donate to someone who needs it.
Zoey: I need it. I want it. Can we open it?
Me: No, kiddo, we're going to give it to a kid who doesn't have many toys to play with. (*Long conversation ensues regarding how lucky Zoey is to have all her toys, and how some kids don't have ANY toys to play with, these are the kids we need to think of at Christmas time, etc etc etc...)
Zoey: (eyes glassing over) Can I go to their house?
Me: What? Who's house?
Zoey: The kids. The kids who don't have toys--can I go to their house and play the game with them?
So, we dropped off two board games in the Toys for Tots bin at McLendons Hardware. And, like I said...maybe next year she'll get it.
4 comments:
I usually like to take a tag off a Giving Tree or donate to the local paper's Santa Fund. I didn't do either this year, but did make sure to give a deluxe Mr. Potato Head to Toys for Tots. Will didn't quite get it, either. Like you said, we can always hope for next year!
Being the really mean mommy that I am, I made the kids give 10% of their vast stuffed animal collection to a charity, they were more then willing to give away each others animals but not so much when it came to their own. Maybe next year for us, too. ;)
what would you like to bet she put a gps on the game so she really CAN track down the toy (and her future friends) later?
Perhaps if you were buying binkies for the less fortunate? Maybe?? ;)
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