Natasha 🇪🇺Oct 27
Show threadFish Id Wardrobe ⁂Oct 27

@Natasha_Jay I'm torn here.

This is good advice that will help poor kids.

But at the same time: who is it that chucks out old toys they gave to their kids? those don't belong to you! you gave them to your children!

Christmas would have had a *very* different meaning for me if I understood it as "you can play with these for a while, but they're not yours. we can take them any time we want."

Show threadTakiro 🎨Oct 27
@fishidwardrobe @Natasha_Jay
My parents did take away toys from me regularly, either as punishment or any other reason. I pretty quickly understood that I didn't own anything and nothing was really mine. I still have this mindset over 30 years later, as an adult.
Show threadMolly in Missouri
@Takiro @fishidwardrobe @Natasha_Jay  i think some people experience that & gradually train themselves to accept that more powerful people will always control everything, will always be able to take everything away from you and from everyone else not innately powerful, so why bother. It's a tough call. I think gift mostly used items, let the kids initiate toy donations (they will as they get comfortable with the flow of mutual aid & community) teach kids evolution because it's all connected.
Oct 27 at 4:10pmWeb