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At what point is liking childrens toys sad? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Im not that old, but I do wonder at what point, if ever, is it sad to find toys/stuff designed for young people fun?

I dont like hunting and meat smokers. Or sports. Im into classic consoles and rc cars and Legos. Sometimes I feel like people have kids just so they can try to relive their own kid days. But I do that on a daily basis. Im surrounded by "kid" stuff, right down to 90s vhs cartoons and a Bop it.

My co workers would think its very odd that I spent the weekend playing atari and building legos. I guess I did put up some wood paneling too. But most other people were probably trucking their kids to sports practice and smoking a hog.

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[–] KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today 10 points 1 day ago

I want to add that I am in this category as well. I play for kittycat gashapon at Red Robin. I bought Lidl advent calendars for me and the hubby. We look forward to getting stickers from the elementary teacher who moonlights as a trivia host at the pub each week. And I'm half a century old. IDGAF what other people think. I never hid these sorts of things from my coworkers, and they accepted it's just who I am. They also know me as an empathetic, level-headed, practical voice of reason if the situation calls for it. Two things can be true!