FuzzyElephants wrote:
Last year right after Christmas I found lincoln logs on sale for 5$ a set... I now have an entire rubbermaid 20 gallon tub full of them. I don't have many stuffed animals any more but I still feel that attachment to them that I did as a kid... like they're real in their own way (i've actually cringed from my dogs ripping their own stuffed toys apart). When I had to go to my husband's work christmas party I spent most of the party coloring with my friend's 3 year old and 6 year old.
For the most part I try to avoid the toy department at Wal*Mart because I can get a bit obsessive with toys and then lose interest in them after a week or two... although I do wish I had some legos, I haven't played with legos in years... too bad their so damned exspensive. I love building toys so i've been trying to turn my attention twards more practical fun like building furniture and trying to keep all my fingers attached while operating a scroll saw.
That is exactly how I am. I love playing with toys and I have to avoid the toy store because I would spend too much money on them, especially the toddler toys. I have stuffed animals and they are my family. I would be lonely without hem. I have more attachment for them, than I do for any human, including my family. If I was in a social event, I would also be with the kids, as they are more fun, and less socially stressful. Plus, with my social skills beng horrible as they are, the only way I know how to have fun is to make people laugh and kids love it. Plus, the adults are boring as they talk about things that do not interest me, nor do I have any skills to be able to relate to them.