Man! Why do parents do that! Give our stuff away without even asking if we want it!
I probably would have liked the Hardy Boys, but my brother didn’t read them, and since I bought the books with my allowance, I couldn’t afford both series. LOL!
Mom KNEW I wanted that book which is why I never forgave her. And it wasn’t one that could be easily replaced. I’ve never seen another copy anywhere.
My brother didn’t read his Hardy Boys books. Mom bought them for him but he just wasn’t into reading at all. So I snagged ‘em. LOL! I gave the Nancy Drew books she’d bought to a friend who enjoyed them.
Mom didn’t mind buying books since she really encouraged reading. I was a bookworm like she was but my brother to this day still doesn’t care for reading.
But anything else we wanted, like snacks or records, was bought with our little allowances which we worked for. If we missed one delegated chore, no allowance that week.