Not in the “Oh I’ll never get those hours back” kind of
way. It was a decent movie. I didn’t hate it at all…until the next time I
went to clear out some of the kid’s toys.
If you haven’t seen it basically it’s about toys not being
used as much and what happens to them at that point. Do they get thrown out, put in the attic,
donated?
Obviously the toys are the main characters, so they have
personalities, feelings and various other bullshit characteristics that make them
likable.
That’s great for a movie I guess. But in real life that idea sucks. Especially for people like me…cause I like to
throw shit out. There is absolutely no
better feeling for me than throwing shit out.
My husband is a shit keeper and that drives me crazy. He has an entire bag full of little, tiny,
miniscule pieces that have fallen off various toys that we own. He vows that one day he will glue them back
on…he just needs the right kind of glue.
The glue costs like $10 bucks. The
car he’s trying to fix cost 79 cents.
Throw that shit out.
Ok, I’m off track. The
point of this post is that I now feel so completely and totally guilty every
time I go to throw out a toy. I feel
like they’re looking at me. And begging
for their lives. Especially the stuffed
animals. Those bastards are the worst…
To lessen my guilt I eventually started throwing them out in
pairs so they’ll at least have a friend in the trash. And who knows, they might escape. I’ll poke a little hole in the bag to give
them a fighting chance.
Clearly I have to get all of this purging done while the
kids are otherwise occupied. Because if
they catch me in the act that dump truck with the three wheels collecting dust
under their bed will suddenly become their most favoritest possession in the
WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD! They can’t live without it!
So anyway, thank you Disney Pixar for creating a movie that
tugs at the heartstrings of mothers everywhere and has me having a full on conversation
with a broken fire truck trying to explain the situation to him:
“I do feel bad. I
really do. But it’s not you, it’s
me. Actually…no…it’s you. You’re the one with the broken ladder. I would keep you but it’s created a jagged
edge that’s just not safe for the kids anymore.
I supposed I could file it down…but that’s really extra work for no
reason. We have 19 other fire
trucks. Sorry, buddy. Sorry.”
you know what scared me the most about that movie? When the poor toys were going down the shoot to be eradicated. Holy Crazy Scary Kids Movie! Anyway, not that that little story made you feel any better. But still. I feel the same way about toys. Always have. I think it's cute that you threw them away in pairs. They probably chatted in the trash bag about how to escape. Maybe they're all throwing a party or something. :)
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