Tuesdays With Tyler: The Toy Repurposer

As we near Christmas, I look at my living room and approach the holiday with dread. Already our living space is scattered with toys. Actually, it appears that someone has ransacked our home and decided there was nothing worth stealing so the mess remains.

Tyler still plays with every toy that he has ever gotten throughout his four years on earth, only he plays with them differently now.  For example a toy barn becomes a hideout for villains. The Laugh & Learning Home is now a skyscraper for his action figures to climb on.  Every time I look at or think about a toy that I might throw away, Tyler psychically starts playing with again.

Broken toys?  Tyler doesn’t like to throw them out either because he “feels bad” for them.

I don’t even know how we are going to put up the Christmas tree, but perhaps a Christmas miracle will occur, when I tell Tyler that if he wants new toys he’s got to get rid of the old toys (my new strategy), and maybe then he will finally relent.

Tyler modeling what else you can do with Mr. Potato Head accessories, plus part of the load of toys behind him!

Tyler modeling what else you can do with Mr. Potato Head accessories, plus part of the load of toys behind him!

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About mamasick

Emily Cullen is a pen-name. I suffer from chronic illnesses and diseases which include Bipolar Disorder, Asthma, Diabetes and Fibromyalgia. I had battled Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis but there is no longer evidence of me having these diseases and my Rheumatologist has declared them to be "burnt out" of my system. I am separated from my husband, “Grant”. Our son, “Tyler” was born in September of 2006 and suffers from tics and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and is delayed in fine and gross motor skills. In my blog I seek to let sick moms know that they are not the only ones going through this, and to educate people about what can happens when one becomes catastrophically ill. I also strive to break down stereotypes of what a “Welfare Mom” is like. Anything that I have gone through due to being sick, is written on the pages of Mama Sick.
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