Do you feel bad?

[blackie]

I was talking about this with my girlfriend the other day after buying more toys.
Does anyone feel bad that they have more 'toys' than their children?
I was thinking that i have more toys now than when i was a child and it made me think, that i have more toys than almost all children would have?
does this trouble anyone else or am i just wierd?

[Golden Phoenix]

I was talking about this with my girlfriend the other day after buying more toys.
Does anyone feel bad that they have more 'toys' than their children?
I was thinking that i have more toys now than when i was a child and it made me think, that i have more toys than almost all children would have?
does this trouble anyone else or am i just wierd?

Meh
While it is true, I don't care. I have been collecting them. And unlike most kids, I have kept them in good condition and so I have had time to build up my collection.
When I was younger, toys would get lost or left unplayed with until mum gave them away. Had I done the same as I do now back then, then I'd have a whole lot more toys now.

[loophole]

i dont feel bad as i still own most of my toys from when i was kid and almost all of them are complete and in good condition
so yeah i may have more toys than most "kids" but i am just a bigger kid with bigger toys

[Vector Sigma 13]

but i am just a bigger kid with bigger toys

I like that.

I do worry sometimes about buying them and not giving kids a chance to get them and experience them (not my kids). I believe this reason was discussed in another thread. i dont feel bad for long though.

[blackie]

what i also should have asked, do you feel like you have to buy your children toys when you buy toys for yourself?

[loophole]

do you feel like you have to buy your children toys when you buy toys for yourself?

i think for when i eventually/hopefully have kids i will have to engorce the "1 for you, 1 for me" rule

[autobreadticon]

it cuts deep when sum1 who sees my collection says "what.. are you a kid or something?" or this long silence followed by a long stare up and down my one book shelf, don't like people thinking im a kid even though im a really immature and childish person 8======D (.)(.), i think its perfectly fine when i have a stable income so i can enjoy buying hasbro deluxes and voyagers and other toys i wouldn't be collecting these days (e.g bumper battlers and cyber slammers), mainly for me kids enjoyment and my love of TFs

[TheDirtyDigger]

what i also should have asked, do you feel like you have to buy your children toys when you buy toys for yourself?

I prefer to buy my children sports equipment, books and creative materials. Generally toys are wasted on most children and if bought randomly engender an attitude of 'things are free' in life and promote habitual laziness and inherent selfishness.

If I were a dictator I would ban children's toy stores and only have 'collectibles' allowed for adults.

[Tiby]

I've never thrown away a toy, so for me this isn't about playthings, it is about taking care of something that brings me enjoyment and continues to do so. Many, many of my friends wrecked and/or threw away their toys, always moving on to the next thing. I value what I have and hope my children will learn from that example. They mean more to me because I have kept them since my childhood and it is a kind of timeline of my growing up. Whatever else was happening, there were always Transformers.

Each series is a placeholder for a part of my life.

So I guess I don't see them as toys in the traditional sense - playthings, educational aides, etc - but a specific hobby.

It's no different to playing sport and spending a lot of time doing that, or photography and having all the gear, or doing up a car, or modding a computer, etc etc. And it certainly is not as bad as gambling or overindulging in alcohol etc.

I guess it all depends on whether it is a hobby for you, or simply toys to play with for a time.

[TheDirtyDigger]

It's no different to playing sport and spending a lot of time doing that, or photography and having all the gear, or doing up a car, or modding a computer, etc etc. And it certainly is not as bad as gambling or overindulging in alcohol etc.

It's very different from playing sport. Almost polar opposites as far as pasttimes go. However collecting Tf's is very similar to those other hobbies you mentioned and definitely not as bad as gambling or overindulging in alcohol.