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Re: Conversation at TRU overheard
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:36:33 GMT
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I'm sure glad my parents didn't pick my toys that way -- I was thoroughly
hooked on town system Lego at age 4, space followed soon afterwards (and
castle when it came out a bit later).
--
Paul Davidson
Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:386C4D25.44310EA7@worldnet.att.net...
> I was standing in TRU today... and there's a woman with her 2 kids, a
> boy just about to turn 7 and a girl probably 10 or 11.. The boy had some
> money to spend and wanted to get some Lego, He was looking over the
> shelf.. and pulling out sets he thought he might like.. and the sister
> and mother kept pointing out the age range on the sets. At one point the
> mother said you're about to turn 7 so I suppose you could get a 7+ set.
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> Is this really the way parents pick out presents?? and make their kids
> think? they can't do something past their "age" limit??
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> My Ex had 3 kids, and I NEVER went by the age on the box when I got the
> older one lego, granted he was a bright child, though still... I never
> tried to stunt his experience with new things I at least let him try. If
> he needed help I'd help him, Or could we be looking at a parent that
> doesn't do hands on stuff with her kids here?
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> Basically, do all of you out there with Kids pick the sets by the age
> range on the box for them???
>
> --
> Keep on Bricken'
> -Tamy
>
> Follow the bouncing boxes!
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/jambalaya.html
>
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/
> http://mookie.iwarp.com/ (mirror site)
> Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life!
>
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| (...) That is disgusting! I let my son pick what he wants, and I help him build (at his request--honest!). Age never comes into question, except that we may have to save some of my older sets for later, due to difficulty. At least introduce it and (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I was standing in TRU today... and there's a woman with her 2 kids, a boy just about to turn 7 and a girl probably 10 or 11.. The boy had some money to spend and wanted to get some Lego, He was looking over the shelf.. and pulling out sets he (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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