| Our house is full of kids toys. We'll clean up the house, | | | | the way? Why do we continue to be such suckers? |
| finding toys scattered to the furthest corner away | | | | Somehow we think we're getting a great deal on a |
| from the children's bedrooms, where the toys are | | | | particular gift. Do we ever figure in the years of |
| supposed to be kept. | | | | commitment and expense we are getting ourselves |
| It takes hours to collect together every stray doll, | | | | into? |
| missing puzzle pieces, forlorn teddy bears and Tonka | | | | Or do we know all along that we have no intention of |
| trucks and put them back in their respective places. | | | | replacing the batteries and yet continue on buying |
| And yet, somehow our children still insist that they | | | | these battery operated toys, as some sort of sick |
| need more toys. | | | | joke on our children? |
| That they haven't anything to amuse them and the | | | | Whatever, the case, I know in our family we have so |
| most interesting thing they can find to do is complain to | | | | many toys that require new batteries that should we |
| us. | | | | choose to replace them all in one shot, it would likely |
| On the rare occasion when our children's bedrooms | | | | cost us several hundreds of dollars. |
| are actually housing the bulk of their toys I have taken | | | | We have tried the Dollar store route. We've bought |
| a chance to peruse their shelves, open their closets | | | | massive packages of dud batteries, thinking we getting |
| and peek under their beds. There are literally toys | | | | a real deal for a dollar. So many times, these batteries |
| everywhere! | | | | will provide a surge of power for a matter of minutes |
| However, I must say one word in their defense: a | | | | and then resort to short little spurts of energy, ending |
| great number of these toys are not fully functional due | | | | up completely useless to our battery operated toys. |
| to long-dead batteries that are seldom replaced after | | | | In the end we've simply decided to weed out the most |
| the second round. Having such a proliferation of | | | | favourite of these toys, leaving the rest in a big box |
| battery operated toys is a phenomenon familiar to | | | | destined for an upcoming garage sale. |
| most families. | | | | These toys will then be passed on to another |
| Even more familiar is the occurrence of these toys | | | | unsuspecting parent who thinks they too are getting |
| being inoperable due to their need of fresh batteries. | | | | such a great deal. And finally we'll be rid of the |
| That brings me to the question, why do parents | | | | problem of all these battery operated toys that we've |
| continue to purchase such battery operated toys. | | | | accumulated, making it somebody else's problem once |
| Shouldn't be have begun to clue in somewhere along | | | | and for all! |