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TEENS: do you ever feel looked down upon
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I'm in the upper half of my forties. <br /> <br />This is only my second post to the forum so you outrank me there 'Yoshi. <br /> <br />I got started in the hobby when my age was in the single digits. I loved building kits of all types. My dad set up a 4 x 8 layout back then and that's when I got my start in the model RR area. <br /> <br />Building things has always been a passion for me. While some people shunned the expression "assembly required", I have always welcomed it. As I entered my middle teen years my interests changed. Photography was another hobby of mine. I eventually got involved with volunteer firefighting and when I entered "models/photography" on my fire department application they all figured " hey! nothing wrong with him (wink-wink-nudge-nudge)" <br /> <br />After high school I spent time mananging a camera/hobby shop. Later, after falling in love (for real) and realizing the need for higher education, I went to college during the evenings and eventually got my degree in mechanical engineering. I will emphatically say that any time spent on the hobby was not wasted time. <br /> <br />I went to a local NMRA meet this spring and felt like a youngster. There were maybe one or two people younger than me. Sure, I felt a little strange at first. Some groups are just close knit - it takes time to become a "regular". <br /> <br />To paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt - only *you* can let yourself feel looked down upon. <br /> <br />Last night my 12 year old daughter expressed an interest in scenicking; my son wants to build a model sailboat (like in Stewart Little) with me. Some assembly required! [:D][:D][:D] <br /> <br />Yoshi - and all the other "teens" responding to this topic - I think it's great that you're perpetuating the hobby. And remember . . . <br />[soapbox] <br /> (I'm really not pointing my finger and looking down at you) the time you spend researching, building, collecting, painting, wiring, programming, engineering, etc., will pay off more that the time spent hanging at the mall collecting tatoos and body piercings. <br /> <br />-slim
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