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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by bman36 [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by sabababa I have allways wanted a train set. I am only 13 now too. Ever since I was young I have dreamed of owning one. But my family can not afford anything near what I would like other than a circle track that was barely able to go around our x-mas tree. But it was a cheesy one too. It`s broken now after around a year or two. My mom and dad allways promised me that I could get my dream set. Until my dad`s company that he works at started to fail and his sallery got cut dramatically. My father allways promised me to do fun projects with me. It never happend. We would maybe get half way befor he stopped not caring. I guess it will never be that me and my dad do a fun project as a team. he did try at least once to help me through the hobby of model training. He tried to get rubber bands for the wheels of my trains so they could get traction. Thats only because mine wore off. The thing is we never found any. All the hobby stores near me never carried those parts. Except for one and they would charge us aroung $150. And it would take one week. For rubber bands that I could have even replaced in around 5 minutes? I Ieven said no. For $20 I could buy a new set including train and tracks. Although my dad never thought of that and now says I am too old for things like this. Well this is my story and I hope this helps some one els around the world. But don`t let my story discoourage you. I tried to do something about it, just not hard enough. So for the rest of you out there do something about it. dont waist time like me or els you mom or dad will do the same to you as my mom and dad did to me. [/quote]Hi there, Welcome to the forum! First off I would like to say that you will never be too old for trains. I received my first set at age five. I am 38 now and a parent myself. I still play with trains on a regular basis. From what I have read your parents are going through a tough time with your dad's job. Please try to be patient and understanding as the families income is very important. At age 13 have you considered a paper route? This would give you some extra ca***o be able to do something with the hobby. Your parents will appreciate the fact that you can contibute to the family by not having to ask for money or for trains. This helps to ease the strain on them. Thinking back I was exactly your age when my family was experiencing financial hardship. It was'nt that my parents did not want to give me the things I asked for...but food and clothing had to come first. That's just the way it is. My dad spent very little time with me also. He worked very hard and long hours. When he did get home he was just too tired for play. I have three kids myself. They are ages 14, 8 and 6. I'm sure your parents love you very much and I can fully understand your hurt. You need to be a big guy right now and try to help them out. If you can show them the forum and that you have an interest in trains as a hobby. This will help them to see things a bit differently. Take care and enjoy the forum. We very much love to have young hobbyists here too! Later eh...Brian. [:D] [/quote] [#ditto] Well said Brian. sabababa-[#welcome] Somehow missed your 1st post.
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