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Re: Are they blind???
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 04:27:36 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bret Kramer writes:
> > Oh by the way, my partner and I are wondering if the Lego can ever leave the
> > house when the kids do, we thought our grandkids could come to our house and
> > play with this amazing collection that will by then span at least 50 odd
> > years! (as some of it is already 30 yrs old) How could we ever split that
> > up! We will be the coolest grandparents on the block! Granny and Grampa who
> > spend a lot of thier time collecting and playing with thier Lego!
> > Stay young!
> > And always remember your parents mistake, and vow to never make the same one
> > Lego is for life!!!!
> >
> > Rachel :-)
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> I've been wondering about this myself. As my children get older it will no
> longer be possible to quietly "absorb" the Legos they get into my collection.
> Therefore, there must be some ground rules established before they leave the
> house. My Legos are staying with me. They are my hobby, and I've spent a lot
> of time (and money) getting to the point where I can build what I want most of
> the time. So when they're old enough to realize it, the Legos that are
> "theirs" (through their own purchases and gifts, etc.) will have to stay
> separate from "mine". That may sound greedy, but they'll have to learn
> sometime that their father is a selfish, small-minded little man looking after
> his own best interests :)
Well, I don't even have kids yet, and I've already learned this lesson, just
from my nephews coming over to play... :) I rapidly realized, after the first
session of sorting and storing that there would be ground rules in the
future...
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) I learned this as well, from both my stepdad's nephews and from my roommates nephews as well. They have a tendency to destroy sets, and somehow manage to hide it until they leave. I don't mind a few things, but it looks like Godzilla came (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I've been wondering about this myself. As my children get older it will no longer be possible to quietly "absorb" the Legos they get into my collection. Therefore, there must be some ground rules established before they leave the house. My (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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