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It happens with nearly every adult LEGO builder. First, there’s the
initial exposure to LEGO as a child — a few models for Christmas,
perhaps, and maybe a tub of bricks from an older relative. Then,
as the child enters adolescence, priorities change, and they aspire
to adult trappings such as clothes, dating, and a driver’s license.
Unfortunately, these priorities seldom involve little plastic bricks.
Thus begins the Dark Age.
The Dark Age is a time when kids decide that they’re too cool
for LEGO and set it aside, dooming the bricks to languish in a basement
or be sold for a pittance at Mom’s garage sale. Of course,
for most people, being LEGO-free simply represents growing up.
When we reach adulthood, we set aside our toys, don’t we?
However, some adults (more than you may think) in their Dark
Ages return to their LEGO hobby. Perhaps a dad picks up a set
on a lark, or he helps his son or daughter build a model. Or maybe
a college student happens upon a box of bricks at a thrift store.
Once those adults are reexposed to LEGO bricks, something
magical happens: They begin to build again, but this time they seek
out new challenges, such as building scale models or reproducing
classic scenes from cinema. They spend eyebrow-raising amounts
of money on bricks, sometimes straining bank accounts and marriages.
For those who rediscover LEGO, the Dark Age is only an
unfortunate hiatus in a lifelong hobby.