Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
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Remember that old memory game– My mother went to the market and bought eggs, milk and bread, and the next person adds a grocery item and so on?
That’s Ben. First, his grandma went to the store and bought a bear we named Bo-Bo. Bo-Bo became Ben’s special bear. Then, a neighbor gave Ben a blanket. Bo-Bo and Blanket were the comfort duo for months. Last month, Daddy took Ben to Build a Bear where Ben created a Dinosaur, creatively named… Dino. So, he schlepped Bo-Bo, Blanket and Dino everywhere. It was endearing, if not a slight pain in the ass. Well, those were the good old days.
Since then, everything he has acquired has become part of the posse who accompanies him everywhere around the house. Let me tell you, it’s amazing the amount of crap a two year old can acquire in a few short weeks: a matchbox car from McDonald’s, a plastic pumpkin from the grocery store, a pumpkin bear from his grandma, an elephant he swiped from his baby brother, a dog I got suckered into buying him at Marshall’s, a plastic egg from an early Halloween party, a train he found buried in the car and a plastic toy I can’t identify from a cereal box.
Every morning I try to convince Ben to leave a few a few of his prized possessions upstairs in bed, but he insists they all come down. It’s not worth the fight so I fill my arms with the stuffed animals, load the pumpkin with the plastic junk, drape the blanket over my shoulder and trek downstairs to get breakfast ready. It’s getting old. I do recall Lily going through a similar phase, arms full of as many baby dolls as she could carry, and it did ended eventually. She’s down to one favorite animal or doll a day and it’s easier for everyone. I just hope Ben snaps out of it before his birthday. My arms can’t take much more.
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Wow that is a ton of crap. You have a big couch and it looks like there isn’t much room for anyone to sit.
But Mommy – look how proud he is…
That is a lot of stuff…I am not his Mommy so I can say it is so cute!!! I think that picture is adorable!… and so is all his crap!!! Tee Hee
I LOVE your sofa!
I would LOVE to have the beans back into bo-bo’s,blankies and dino’s instead of ipods and celly’s-it’s cheaper ;-)
He looks very pleased with himself.
How cute
Amazing how quickly they accumulate things, isn’t it? I feel for ya… my girls are the same way. After complaining about carrying so much stuff, they finally started toting their suitcases around with their prized possessions. A pain still, but at least I’m not carrying all that crap anymore!
Sounds like he is my daughter’s soulmate … she carries 2 bunny’s, 1 silky blankie (not small, very big blankie), 1 cow, 1 baby and a monkey.
Of course, they would have to live in one of those storage facilities. But it would be a TRUE LOVE between two hoarders.
holy cow! The Boy has a elephant he has had since he was born and he sleeps with that and a ton of other random crap in his bed. thankfully that is where it stays! The Girl has to have her blankie out of it but thank goodness she doesn’t drag it along outside of the house
But look how cute he is!
My daughter went through a phase like that as well. I’m just wondering what is going to happen if the boys go through it together. Does that mean double the crap..um, stuff!?!
I think I would have to put a stop to this.
But who am I, my 3 1/2 year old still has a paci.
hahaha – he certainly likes his stuff!Look at how proud he is…
Maybe you should consider investing in a reusable carrier bag :)
Awww! He needs a little knapsack.
Yeah, I was going to say he needs his very own backpack or tote bag, but some others beat me to it!!
I know, I can’t resist that face. Clearly. I should get a backpack, but I don’t want to encourage this behavior! Plus that Dino is fucking enormous- I’d need one of our suitcases. And I am not dragging that around the house. I draw the line there!
LOL @Maternal Mirth. Ture love in a storage facility :)
That really made me laugh…mine doesn’t have near that many…
I’m not sure about the storage facility – you would need a big one. Doesn’t your cr..I mean stuff grow exponentially when there’s “true love”?
Dottie hasn’t started yet, but Graham gets attached to things… for a very long time it was DVD cases…. just the case, he’d have to have one on his person at all times… annoying as hell..
Hah. This made me laugh out loud. It’s like his smile is saying “check out all my stuff that makes me mom crazy.” ha ha. Can you get a little basket and tell him he can take whatever he can carry himself?
Holy crap. That is fantastic.
My son does the same thing.
We have Blue Blankie, Billy the Bear, Scotty the Beagle, Flash the Horse and often times… Pikachu. And usually…they all have to go away with us, too.
My son is 10.
Sigh.
FUNNY aren’t they. It’s like attachment disorder reversed or upside down or inside out? They love it so how can you not, eh?
We featured your twilight post over on the GNO Blog…see what you think!
(I’m kind of in your camp tho.)shh.
Introduce him to EBay
i have one of those too. He calls all of his stuff his “gear”. I finally convinced him he could carry it all in his back pack, so now he spends a lot of time packing and unpacking the back pack….but at least it’s all contained…
Awww you’re such a good mommy to carry those each and every morning did you say? wow You have patience my dear.
Oh btw, very cute photo of him sitting there enjoying the fruits of your labors.
Okay, that is the cutest thing ever and will be priceless come prom time.
Aww, he looks so happy though!
My boy is now 8 and we have gotten it down to a stuffed, well-loved tiger named Sasha.
That pic is so cute!
He’s a boy who loves his stuff!
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You son is adorable. I used to nanny for twins who would carry every “stuffie” downstairs every morning before breakfast. The crap part is that I had to put them all back! ugh!
LOL I think they all go through those phases. My son always makes the mad dash to grab something to take in the car. It gets old!
That’s a ton of stuff, but look at how happy it makes him!!
Thank God this is not something I have had to go through….. yet. I can definitely see it happening. Although, Baby Girl does have to spend out ten minutes ever morning picking out a toy to take to school to put in her cubby, and of course this always happens after I’ve picked up the Bud and all the days crap and am ready to walk out the door.
Oh don’t stop him, that is just adorable. What a sweetheart.
My girls have tons of stuff. Just like that. They have always had an affinity for things that are soft. Like beanie babies. Or webkinz. Neither was ever into barbies or dolls. But that is a lot of work for you…but he sure is a cutie :-)
I feel your pain… my youngest is the same way. Sometimes she’ll take an armful of toys everywhere she goes… sometimes its just her favorite, Puppy.
She ALWAYS has Puppy with her. She even takes him in the car on the way to school every morning… which is only about a mile from our house. And when she gets out of the car she tells me, every morning, to put Puppy back on her bed so he’ll be with the rest of her stuffed toys and not be lonely. But I have to get Puppy from her bed when I go to pick her up from school.
Yeah, you know I leave that stinkin’ puppy in the car after I drop her off…
You need to get a cute kid sized character suitcase for him to cart around.
or you’ll be his carrier bitch forever…
oh my gosh…this is SO my daughter! I hate to tell you but she’s 8 now and STILL does this. I keep trying to explain “The living room is not a play room. Can’t you leave your stuff in your bedroom? Just bring out a FEW things?”. BAHAHAHAHA
Ha ha, that reminds me of when my son had 3 blankies and he had to take them everywhere. I mean, what child has 3 blankies? Kids love their “stuff” their “crap”, whatever you call it , they have to have it.
Oh, I love this!
Love his smile!!!
There was a time when I would take what I thought were useless trinkets and toss them. Holy @#$! Batman! I was given a lesson on how important each of their “precious items” were and I haven’t done it since. (Actually I take these items in phases. 1st phase, put in a box. 2nd phase, box in the garage. If they haven’t asked about the item for a month, off to phase 3= Donations or garbage.)
Whew.
aww look at his smile! too cute! He doesn’t mind that he’s a hoarder. ;)
Do you have to take all that with you when you and him run errands?
My 12 year old daughter is still a hoarder. You should see her pencil case. Wish she’d outgrown it.
Oh yes: Diagnosed as HOARDING SYNDROME. My 6 year old daughter has it B-A-D. The only future potential she has is being on the Oprah show when her own kids write in for help that their mom can’t even leave or move in her own house because of clutter, junk and garbage. Yep, that will be her. And I will probably be arrested then for the enabling parent. I will still love her.
I’m betting he’ll turn out to be a Republican.
My youngest son went through a very similar routine when he was little with a blanket and a handful of toys, and he even had a halloween bucket too! Only his was one of those ones that McD’s used to give out happy meals in before Halloween, remember those? They were fun.
Luckily he outgrew the phase, but I thought it would never ever end!