>>7269401Might as well open up a bit.
As a kid I loved Lego and my parents were very supportive. They saw Lego as what it was, an extremely good toy with all it's qualities. We used to build opposing "ninja castles" together with my dad - called so because we'd always include pretty imaginitive traps to ours.
Fast forward today. I haven't mentioned my current "new" collection to them. I know I'm being paranoid and weak here, but I can't escape the feeling that because I haven't had a girlfriend lately and because I'm not a workaholic like my dad, they see might see me as a bit of a manchild if I did. Then there's also the money, I'm not exactly rolling in cash but I'm good at pinching some from elsewhere in life. So I can at least afford bricks, but my folks would definitely not like that if they heard. Want to add, I'm not a NEET.
I openly build my old Lego when I visit my parents. Mom thinks it's wonderful I still see value in old things, and dad too came to check out some of my builds. Last summer I built a small bank diorama (pic related) and they were both really impressed. I feel my mom especially saw something "beyond" a child's toy in this build.
Five years ago mom got a Ferrari polybag from a car wash (that's where the newer faces in the bank are from) and I was so excited of it that my dad bought me as small super hero set for christmas present, as a half-joke. Now, I'm striking back with the awesome Ford GT speed champions set I'll give to him, or for -us- to build together. Meanwhile, I'm gonna open up some conversation and hopefully freshen their attitudes a bit about what Lego actually is.
Sorry for the blog post. Just a good topic.
