Did you ever want any toys as a child but were never able to have them?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140211)
Philippines
December 18, 2024 6:32pm CST
When I was a young kid, I wanted to collect the G.I. Joe's figures. However, I did not have them because my parents would not buy them for me. For them, it is better to buy food to eat than this kind of aspiration. That is the reason why I did not insist on asking for them. Now, I realize that money is really an important thing. We need to know how to use it.
Any thoughts about it?
Would you most like to own an item of entertainment memorabilia?
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15 responses
@snowy22315 (184422)
• United States
19 Dec
The one toy I really wanted as a kid but never got was a cotton candy maker. I got some kind of snow cone maker which really wasn't a great toy for December. It must have cost slot less than the cotton candy maker.
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@shaggin (73632)
• United States
19 Dec
@snowy22315 did you ever buy yourself one as an adult? I just saw really cute tiny machines on Amazon.
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@Shavkat (140211)
• Philippines
19 Dec
@snowy22315 It would be fun if you had it before.
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@snowy22315 (184422)
• United States
19 Dec
@shaggin No, they are expensive and you have to buy the sugars as a ell.
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@kareng (65704)
• United States
19 Dec
@Shavkat And that is good parenting, to teach the children respect for what they have and not to always want better. I was sick when me kids were growing up with friends with divorced parents. They were always trying to out-do each other and basically "buy" the kids with expensive gifts.
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@kaylachan (74171)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Dec
No, not really. I learned about money at an early age and how to wait for things.
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@kaylachan (74171)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Dec
@Shavkat My mom would have a panic attack if I so much as stepped outside our fenced in yard.
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@Shavkat (140211)
• Philippines
23 Dec
@kaylachan It seems like all mothers are like this. They tend to be so attached to their kids, which is given.
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@freelancermariagrace (28887)
• Philippines
19 Dec
Yes, money is essential and we must spend it wisely, especially on these days. Inflation is real. Hehe
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@Shavkat (140211)
• Philippines
21 Dec
@freelancermariagrace I am hoping hard for that matter. Thank you.
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@freelancermariagrace (28887)
• Philippines
20 Dec
@Shavkat Yes, there is always a next year. Good luck with that, my friend! You can do it!
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@RevivedWarrior (3161)
• India
19 Dec
I had my tough moments as well as a child. I wanted to have figurines from Kinder Surprise and after age 8 , buying Kinder was tough due to money crunches. I however, loved the toys from Kinder between 4-8 and I am grateful for that period. I loved the WWE figurines as well but never could buy them due to the cost. After getting my job, I did save to fulfill the desires and even went in depths to get things from ebay. It did cost money but I wanted to get that desires fulfilled and got them. Perhaps , I am more content with those desires now. And I do have my collection of toys and figurines froma long time. Well, enjoy your time!
@luisadannointed (7054)
• Philippines
8 Jan
Of course, its the famous "Play Do" of my time. And my mom will always said it is not good I'll just buy you snacks. Lol! But I am very thankful by that kind of disciplining of my parents to me specially my mom, because it helps me to understand there are things that are not really matter.
@averygirl72 (38301)
• Philippines
28 Dec
I have few toys when I'm a kid. My parents are not buying as lots of toys so I just improvise
@RasmaSandra (82082)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Dec
My parents were lucky about toys, They had friends who had no children and would gift the friends who had children with different toys,
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@aureategloom (11057)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
19 Dec
money is important, i agree. it's better to have food than toys. i hope you had other toys 
thank God, we always had enough of everything and i was mostly getting whatever i wanted - but not immediately. sometimes i would be told to wait until paycheck or something like that, but i would get what i want if it was available in my country 
thank God, we always had enough of everything and i was mostly getting whatever i wanted - but not immediately. sometimes i would be told to wait until paycheck or something like that, but i would get what i want if it was available in my country 2 people like this
@Dreamerby (6338)
• Calcutta, India
19 Dec
No I had all the soft toys I wanted dad to buy for me
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@grenery8 (12460)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
20 Dec
i agree with you. if you got everything you wanted, you wouldn't have appreciated it. i think i wanted one barbie doll but i didn't ask for my it, i opted for a cheaper version instead. now that i look at it, these dolls were really expensive and what for
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