>>11126043>I think I'm mostly grappling with feelings of failure, that I did them an injustice by letting them end up like this. But that feeling will fade with time I thinkI think so too, anon. There are some things in life where, even if you regret not having listened to your elders about, even if you yourself were to go back in time to try convincing your younger self, you in fact know that you would not have listened. I think it comes with the territory of growing up, there's going to be certain things we'll insist on regardless of better advice. That being said, "kid was enjoying his toys without caution" is I think a rather natural and harmless thing among youthful mistakes.
>particularly if I start sourcing replacement parts to make them whole again. At least, the ones that are missing parts.It's definitely the adult thing to do to try rectifying one's wrongs. But at the same time, those lil war wounds are a part of their charm, and history with you.
>there's a memory and a story behind each scratch or missing part (unless you just lost it randomly lmao, as one does)>vs having a pristine one would be no different than being gifted a new one by your parents or some anon as "sorry your toy got lost", zero past history 