She Giveth and She Taketh Away

One of the first presents that Brighton opened this past Christmas was a Little Tykes Fire House set, so we took tons of pictures of him opening and playing with this toy. I found it online with some other toys that I purchased at an awesome deal. I figured it was a good find because of the brand name. Well, it was on clearance and now I know why. Hate it when that happens, don't you?

For some reason, it was THE toy that Brighton decided to carry around the house, but he very quickly developed a love/hate relationship with it. He needed to have it, but it ticked him off every time too. He carried it around the house crying. This toy took forever to put together, and it regularly fell apart. Pieces turned up missing right away. From the beginning, I developed pure hatred for it.

So sorry Little Tykes, but this thing is/was a piece of crap. I use the past and present tense because it is no longer residing in the present at the Walcott Home. I made the decision to giveth and taketh away. I threw away one of my son's Christmas presents! He wasn't even naughty either. It wasn't even good enough to give away. It's in the trash, and there it will stay.
I hope he is young enough to live out of sight out of mind when it comes to this thing. And I hope that when he sees pictures and this story comes up that he forgives me.