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Re: What age does buying lego become embarrassing?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:29:10 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Erin Windross writes:
> Well, I'm in my teen years. Voice has gone down, growth spurts, acne (luckily
> I have been spared from that), the usual change. But then there is one thing
> that has REALLY changed. Buying Lego.
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> I now find it very embarrassing to go to TRU and shop with my mom. It is as if
> everybody is staring at me, and a couple of times I have heard and seen the
> cashiers make rude, sarcastic comments and giving me weird looks. This has
> turned me off, and now I need some help. What should I do? I have tried to
> just ignore it, but the humiliation feeling keeps nagging me. Has anyone else
> had this problem?
I did. I can clearly remember buying a pair of Lego sets (it was two Castle
minifig packs, with three Black Falcons and three Crusaders [?]) when I was in
Junior High and telling the cashier they were a present for a nephew.
I don't have a nephew. Or even a brother or sister to have a child that would
be my nephew.
By the time my dark ages ended, I was in a group of friends that was unlikely
to ridicule me for liking a "kids' toy", so I felt perfectly comfortable buying
them. I never went through a phase where being uncomfortable kept me from
buying; I did, however, just kinda move on to other stuff. I just happened to
drift back in college. :D
I can tell you this: Your discomfort will pass. You're entering a time when
everyone feels uncomfortable with just about everything about themselves. In
time, you'll realise that anyone worth knowing won't think less of you for your
hobby.
eric
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| Well, I'm in my teen years. Voice has gone down, growth spurts, acne (luckily I have been spared from that), the usual change. But then there is one thing that has REALLY changed. Buying Lego. I now find it very embarrassing to go to TRU and shop (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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