What was I thinking...

[cschin4]

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Video tapes. When my kids were young I would just pick up a video tape "here and there". Well, now we have Barney, Elmo, Pokemon, you name it. And, nobody even watches them anymore. The fact of life is that it is just easier for them to turn the cartoons on and watch what is on. So, I try not to buy too many. Now, if I buy, I consider it for a movie night and it is cheaper to buy or rent a tape than go to the movies. But, I would rather rent because then I can get it out of my house!

[PrincessPerky]

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I prefer to borrow from the library or my bro, he has plenty and he never seems to mind, he does seem confused though when he gives me a movie (after replacing the VHS with DVD) and I give it back...after we watch it, it is just unlikely we will be watching it again in the near future (never is often fine) I see no reason to keep it! More movies, just makes more temptation to watch, and the last thing I need is temptation to do nothing!

Books used to be much harder (I still have plenty) but I started putting any books I would not feel bad if my kid did not read (like some of the calahan books) in the good will pile imediatly..I read it, I can borrow it if I want to read it again. But I have the hardest time with other books that I havn't read in ages, I mean I want to read them, but I don't have much time, and everytime I go to the library I get a new book to read!

But the startling moment, was when I borrowed an old piers anthony book (crewl lye) I HAVE the book! I think., but I was in the mood to read it, and I knew where it was at the library! (under science fiction, P .) at home I would have to explore the attic in hopes of finding it! and even then it may be in my brothers house, or mothers, or fathers...no clue...so I finally find it easier to give them away

[kealina]

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I love Reader's Digest. They're awesome.... Yes, please don't let anyone I know know that. I've got a street rep to keep.

haha... i love them too... i read a lot as a kid and got hooked at the young age of 10 when my i visited my great aunt and she gave me one to read... upon seeing how much i liked them she ended up giving me a whole box of old ones to read... i don't remember what happened to them but i know i probably sped thru them as i remember reading bags and boxes worth of books when i was that age... i would get on my bike, pedal to the library, and fill my backpack up once a week...

cschin,
i think we have too many videotapes too... boxes and boxes that we are going to start sorting thru soon as FIL just bought one of those DVD recorder things where you pop the tape in one side and record it onto DVD... have no idea what we're going to do with the tapes though...
if we can't sell them even dirt cheap (5 or 10/$1) then we will most likely freecycle to give them away to whoever would like them...

[lrjohnson]

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I've got a street rep to keep.

Yeah, sure you do.

[mom-from-missouri]

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Clothes, and fabric to make even more clothes....
I am weeding down the fabric though, making costumes. My kids go to a Christian School, and every year use the sheets from home for costumes. So, I am just making some, a little at a time to give to the school for play/production use, using up my fabric, and also using up sheets that fit beds that we no longer have.