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A childhood story
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10-01-2008, 02:04 AM
VIPER 48
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Originally Posted by
HissCommander
dude you still have the cut-outs? you should put them on ebay as "rare variants" lol i remember doing stuff like that. the simplest things are usually the funnest
No i wish i did...lol
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Originally Posted by
xFlintx
Heal Viper +5 for that one. That was quite heart warming actually. The sad thing is kids can't use theit imaginations like this anymore.
Thanks man. I agree with you too. When you don't have the money, you have to improvise...
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Originally Posted by
thunderdan19
That's a great story about how many of us coped with not being able to have every single toy our heart desired! My situation wasn't quite as difficult as yours in that way, but I only got the "larger" Joe vehicles at Christmas and had to earn pretty much every other figure or vehicle I got throughout the year.
Working odd jobs and saving up my allowance to get the figures I wanted taught me the value of money and hard work, and made my Joes more valuable to me than if I had been given them every time I wanted something on a whim. Now that I'm the parent, I have to fight the urge to spoil my own kids, so that they won't miss that lesson.
Just like we did, our kids need some practice using their imagination and a lesson in the value of money and hard work.
I couldn't agree more...Well said. I hope i teach my son the value of working for something you want...
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fred V
that was truely a nostalgic story viper,and it takes me back to when imagination was the rule and not the exception,i think being adults we sometimes loose that side with all our responsabilities,but in the end you're story shows us two things, A.what sacrifice is about and B.how truely unique we all are...thanks for you're story.
Agreed and thanks. I am glad you liked the story and saw the big picture...
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