Kelly, just FTR, that is what I used to do with some things. But DD had been seeing stuff in the recycling and had caught on that things disappeared. She was holding on to a HUGE amount of anger and resentment about this, as it turns out--she felt disrepected and belittled by it but for whatever reason did not say anything for a long time. I don't know how old your DD is or whether she is likely to feel this way, but I now feel bad about the fact that I was still throwing some things out without her knowledge. I also thought she didn't miss the items. DD is an unusual child with a massive memory, but then, we are on this board, so.
