I myself wanted one of those remote controlled air planes. I thought that’s the coolest thing ever. Once I grew up and had the money, I never bought it.
One memory that kept popping up occasionally over the years is of my mother lending my neighbor my favorite matchbox car. By the time I’d gotten to him, he’d crushed it. I don’t think he meant anything by it, and I don’t have bad feelings to either one of them, I just know how much that sucked. I do remember that nobody gave a shit, and I never got it replaced.
Late last year I decided I was gonna get it back, so I’ve spent a few hours spread over some months when I was bored at my pc looking at matchbox size red Dodge Vipers from the 90s. Most had the wrong color, or extra decals, or the wrong wheels, etc. Eventually I found it, ordered a copy, and it got delivered about a month ago. I don’t play with it, but it sits on my desk at home as a sort of fidgeting toy.
I’m sure it says some bad shit about my psyche but to me it’s a nice reminder of a time when I was much happier. Maybe I should get some beyblades.
Your story is why I always donate my old matchbox cars and stuff that isn’t precious to me. It might bring maximum joy sitting on someone’s desk, rather than in a drawer I am ignoring.
I think this says some good shit about your psyche.
Hey just wanted to say I think it says good things about your psyche that you’re being kind to you.
After years of my family saying I’m too difficult to buy gifts for, and me saying, “What the hell are you talking about? Just get me LEGO!”, one of my kids got the message and has been getting me LEGO sets for Christmas every year.
It might have started when I bought myself the Cinderella Castle set.
The only problem I have is I’m 53, not 13. Sitting hunched over a pile of LEGO bricks for hours leaves me in pain. I need to come up with a space where I can play without injuring myself.
Yeah! I think I still have the exact same tastes as when I was a kid. I always wanted a dirt bike and now I have one, and I always wanted a fast computer with a good sound system, which I now keep relatively up to date. Maybe my kid self would be disappointed that I don’t have a fast car though!
Good news - you still can!
Seriously, open a new tab on your browser NOW and jump on eBay or whatever and buy it. Even if you aren’t surprised by how much fun it still is (which you probably will be), you’ll be able to stop regretting NOT having it. No downside!
Inside every person there is a child that never got That One Ting™, and on behalf of that kid I say; do it!
When a good friend had a child I bought them a big Brio set. Every kid should have Brio.
My friend and his brother both do woodworking as a hobby, they made custom track, bridges, tunnels, and rolling stock. It’s now a whole room in a house. It should last a few generations.
Not exactly a toy.
Wanted the black toyota pick up from back to the future when i first watched the movie as a kid.
Ended up buying a version of it without remembering how much i wanted that truck as a kid.
When i saw it the first time after buying my truck i thought holy shit adult me bought child me his dream vehicle without realizing it
(It was not the exact same but might as well have been)
Nah. a 2.5 meter aircraft carrier is not really any more practical today than it was in 1986.
rctestflight seemed to have some fun with it
I loved Transformers when I was a kid. My parents never worried about putting food on the table but we didn’t have a lot of disposable income, so I never had the Power Wheels or the Action Figures, or whatever when I was growing up.
One day in my late 30s I realized I could just buy Optimus Prime. So I did. He’s hanging out on a shelf in my office.
Why grow up otherwise? Also, why grow up samewise?
Oh yeah! I wanted a small RC helicopter, quite simple thing, never got one. I remembered that a few years ago & really got into pov drones. Another consideration was the factual impossibility for me to get a real pilots licence. So I took the cheap road. My wife’s opinion may vary.
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Jep, I bought a Furby when I first moved out. After about 2 months it stopped working (didn’t even drop it). So I cut it open, the cheapest piece of electronics I ever saw for that price tag.
Foreshadowing for what I would soon learn about the adult world in general.
Yes, this apple puzzle. I wanted it sooo bad and I got it in my late 30s and it’s awesome. And they make a bunch of other ones now. I’ve done the skull, shark and pirate ship too. But the apple man… the apple.
https://3dcrystalpuzzle.com/products/apple-red
Yep. And it was great. My wife and I married young - only in our early twenties. Because of reasons both us had grown up a little too fast and as young adults we mourned the fact that we’d never really gotten to enjoy our childhoods.
So we decided to hunt down all the crap we wanted as kids. We hit antique shops and thrift stores, eBay and garage sales. We found a ton of the things we’d always wanted.
Popples and Rainbow Bright dolls.
Kenner Star Wars action figures.
Video game consoles.
Transformers.We bought the crap our inner children still wanted and gave ourselves permission to enjoy it - and then let it go.
Ultimately, we didn’t keep much of it - though we’ve still got a box of a few favorite dolls, games and action figures somewhere. A few toys even got passed down to our own kids.
I don’t regret a moment of it. Giving ourselves a belated childhood was fun - and it helped us move on and say goodbye to that part of our lives.
