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Re: It's a way of life!
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lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 01:21:14 GMT
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Aha!

At least the comment is about time spent as opposed to money spent ;)

My wife is pretty cool about the whole Lego thing - it's quite a bit cheaper
than my previous "habit".

Where I get in real trouble is at work - there are quite a few people there
who simply don't "understand". And the sad thing about that, from my point
of view, is that they all seem to have one thing in common - they've got no
imagination left.  Maybe retaining an avid interest in something which was
originally designed to promote creativity and imagination in kids can still
work on adult minds if only they'll let it!

JB

In lugnet.general, Thomas Avery writes:

Lego isn't about a mid-life crisis!  Lego is a way of life!
What's really bad is that after a while, they start to treat you as if
you're having an affair. "You're spending too much time with (insert latest
MOC project) and not enough with me!"



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(...) I'm getting a warm fuzzy feeling from this conversation because I'm in the same boat. My wife has changed her mind from thinking I'm having a twenty something midlife crisis to understanding that building is a very calming and safe "habit" for (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) I'm with you there. I've been trying to tell my wife it's not a phase, but I think she's in denial. (...) Good luck there! It's probably best to keep Lego out of the wedding, and I speak from experience ;-) (...) What's really bad is that (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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