Veruca said:
Collecting/playing with figurines/Lego/model cars or planes are all fine with me . To me it's like any other hobby.
I'd only be concerned if that was the only hobby he had and didnt want to try anything else/spent too much money on it/played with it too much.
I don't think it would be a problem though, because it's not my only hobby and there are definitely other things I want to do with my life as well. But I'm glad you're all right with it
TheRealCallie said:
As long as you don't do it ALL the time, have at it. Even if it's going to cause a problem, you could also plan to send her out for girls night out or whatever and play with them then. There are compromises to be made for everything. But, if she's okay with you having them, I don't see why it would be a problem if you played with them.
Get a girl with a kid and you can play with them even more
lol
That's also true. It's something I could do when I have "me" time, and I do think it's important that people in a relationship still have time to do things by themselves, to keep their individual identity.
In the past I had always said no to dating someone with a kid, and even to kids of my own. But I suppose that could change. Someone said I would make a "cute dad" once. I don't know. I may not feel up to it today, but I have said "yes" to things I staunchly said "no" to in the past, so I guess all options are on the table. I can even see that being fun, in its own way. Maybe I just have to get a little older and I will change.
VanillaCreme said:
I don't care about collections or if they were played with. I wouldn't even really care if they were on the 40 Year Old Virgin scale. You pay for something or invest time in collecting something, you should be able to do whatever you want with it.
I'm glad you agree - I also feel that if someone pays for something, then they should be able to do whatever they want so long as no one is hurt by it, which in my case wouldn't even be an issue - and that you wouldn't stigmatize me as weird for it. It's nice to see people getting more openminded to this sort of thing.
SofiasMami said:
Why should only kids have all the fun? I see no problem with playing with your toys.
I bought my own coloring book - actually designed for adults called "Enchanted Forest" because apparently coloring books for adults is a thing now
I jump in those bouncy houses at kids parties and I go down the slides at playgrounds. With my hands up in the air, yelling "whooo!" Sure, the other parents stare but who cares?
So play all you want, it's harmless fun in my opinion.
-Teresa
"Why should kids have all the fun" is exactly how I feel too! And I've heard of adult coloring books too. I just checked out the Enchanted Forest and it looks way more intricate than most kids would have the patience for. It looks pretty cool. Do you use crayons, or colored pencils though?
And I hear you about the bouncy castles and playgrounds - every time I walk past a playground I always say to myself, I wish I could go back and enjoy that stuff again. I wish there were adult-sized playgrounds with monkey bars, wiggly bridges, swings and slides and towers. That would be a blast!
lonelypanda said:
You sound awesome in my book ! I'm a huge toy collector. Not only do I still have a lot of my old toys from childhood, but I collect new toys.
I love Legos! I have some halo sets and the at-at from starwars, I want the Millennium falcon, that honeysuckle is siiiiiccc !!! So expensive though, if I was rich I'd have a toy room, for me.... not my kid. I collect ninja turtles too, anything tmnt related. I've been carrying around a donatello around with me for almost 3 years now. He goes everywhere with me, like I mean everywhere. He comes with me to work, on vacation, grocery shopping. He's my lucky turtle, haha I also collect beany boos, and have miscellaneous toys around like my trolls and anything panda related. Idgaf what anyone thinks though, I am who I am. Love it or leave it.
Hey thanks...you sound pretty awesome yourself! You're speaking my language. My old toys from childhood make up the bulk of my collection, but I've added a few new things and plan to add some more. My main toy focus right now would be Transformers Beast Wars figures...next year marks 20 years since Beast Wars was on and I want to collect the show characters before they get too pricey. Plus the new ones they came out with are so detailed, I can't resist
For Halo, do you mean the Megabloks sets? I've seen those before and they look pretty cool. I read an article recently about Megabloks vs Legos and they say that they're both pretty much even now, and interchangeable. LEGO pieces have more versatility but Megabloks has more detail and more unique pieces, like all the Halo weapons and stuff.
And the AT-AT looks sweet too, so many little LEGO people and even a speeder bike. My brothers and I have the first LEGO Millennium Falcon from way back in 2000, but it's fallen into disrepair so I have to put it back together again. I'm guessing the one you want is the collector one though...I've seen that one go for $7-$10K online, it's insane! You could get a real-life car for that, and in some cases a nice one too. But yeah...I want to build up all our old LEGOs again someday. I too have a problem with space and I wish I could have a toy room as well.
What's a beany boo? Is that like beanie babies? We have some of those too, and I'm keeping those as well. They fall under my "miscellaneous creatures", could be real-life animals or made-up ones like dragons.
Anyway. Always nice to meet a fellow collector
