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Diamond_Dog

(31,661 posts)
9. It's obscene how many toys some kids have in America
Sun Sep 26, 2021, 10:34 PM
Sep 2021

Perhaps some adults equate buying stuff for kids with love?

Materialism has overwhelmed soul. Karadeniz Sep 2021 #1
There is a tipping point where to much stuff (And yes that can include money) cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #36
Absolutely!!! I watched the PBS show on WR Hearst last night... soul mate to Trump. Whatever Karadeniz Sep 2021 #41
yeah... something has to go out for me to bring in something new... but I always find away Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #6
Adults are the guilty ones....buying all that crap. They buy for themselves too, and when their PortTack Sep 2021 #3
Exactly! citizen blues Sep 2021 #28
Kudos to you!! PortTack Sep 2021 #34
Sounds like a George Carlin bit. Liberal In Texas Sep 2021 #4
My first thought BidenRocks Sep 2021 #23
My late wife used to manage a self storage center cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #45
Can't prove that by me. peacefreak2.0 Sep 2021 #5
On 15 July 1979 a president told the truth. roamer65 Sep 2021 #7
And America chose Reagan....and its taken 40 years..but I think the young people are done with Capt. America Sep 2021 #27
I have 50 acres, a comfortable bed, superior sunsets. audio options, and landscaping equipment. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2021 #8
It's obscene how many toys some kids have in America Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 #9
Some celeb kids have their own homes. LiberatedUSA Sep 2021 #44
Parents are stressed. Can't find quality time so they buy toys. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #10
Thankfully my little 1,000 square foot can only hold so much. sarcasmo Sep 2021 #11
More stuff and less time to enjoy it. AleksS Sep 2021 #12
Even as adults, we mistake toys for happiness localroger Sep 2021 #13
Welcome to DU, cinematicdiversions. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #14
play is the work of childhood. mopinko Sep 2021 #15
There is very good eveidence that to many toys is worse for children than too few. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #17
"...despite our overabundance of wealth and stuff." myohmy2 Sep 2021 #16
Mountains o' Things... PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #18
Why single out toys? stopdiggin Sep 2021 #19
I think because the numbers are so shocking. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #21
and I was just riffing stopdiggin Sep 2021 #22
On occasions I read in an advice column how desperate parents question everything Sep 2021 #20
It is my second favorite advice column. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #24
Made me laugh. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #30
It's getting worse with Social Media and starting much earlier also JI7 Sep 2021 #25
just check out the land fill's ! more known as Waste Management ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #26
I own a fraction of the stuff most people have - and I have too much. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #29
Sounds like a good practice to me NJCher Sep 2021 #31
Maybe but if a frugal one like me hoards then KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #32
pssst....what's in the garage? NJCher Sep 2021 #33
I don't understand why you would leave what is usually your second biggest investment. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #35
Stuff, yes, money senseandsensibility Sep 2021 #37
All Americans? MineralMan Sep 2021 #38
Lottery winners... lame54 Sep 2021 #39
I don't have too much money, can I have some of yours? And a boat, yeah I need that too, thx! Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #40
same obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #43
Yes, every child I know has far too many toys csziggy Sep 2021 #42
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