A question for Mego parents

[megoscott]

Am I torturing my child?

Given the amount of his Dad's stuff in the house it was pretty natural that Superheroes would become important to him. For the longest time they were all "Man-Ah"....now he's 17 months old and has nailed down pronunciation of Superman, Spider-man, and Batman (complete with na-na-nana-na-na-nana thanks to the ride we saw at the comic book exhibit).

But he really really wants to get inside the glass display cases. And he's getting increasingly upset that these treats are denied him. He has a great set of vintage Sesame Street Finger puppets that he loves. He has Mattell Super Friends Supes and Bats. He has a beater Mego Spidey that he loves, but he's figured out it's inferior to the minty ones on the shelf. He's not going to be hurting for cool toys...but I feel like I'm teasing him sometimes. It's kind of unfair to be tempted by these things you can't touch.

What do you do? How do you handle this situation?

[clemso]

A Child's always going to want what it can't have (I know, I've been one), it may as well be a dozen ice creams behind those cabinets, same result.

Clem

[Hotfoot]

Its tough. I let my girls play with my playable beaters. The few nice ones are off limits and out of sight.

[Megotu]

My kids have reproes of most of the figures they want. CTVTs, and Doc Megos...A few NEW figures they have designed...My son's top 10 favorite guys is Hulk Boy. Hulk head, titan body, AJ Army suit.

[kryptosmaster]

You may come to the realization that in order to protect your collection from being damaged you may have to box it up and put it away until the kid(s) get to the age where they won't touch your items. I just recently was able to unbox my stuff after being in storage for over 20 years and my kids don't touch without asking and they are finally at an age where I can trust they won't break things by being too rough with them.

Rich

[thomasjo_2093]

I just got some repro guys for my 4 year old to play with and he has a couple of "collectibles" that he does not play with. He does understand that Dad's stuff is not to play with but he still asks at times. Kids will be kids.

John

[cjefferys]

My three year old son has been a lot less of a worry in this department than I thought he'd be, and I really have no problem at all with him. He's really learned what he can and can't touch in our house, and that includes my toys. Whenever he's in my office/toyroom, he will sometimes point at things, saying "Daddy's toys" but he never tries to touch any of them (the few that are actually within reaching distance) and never asks to play with him. One thing in my favour may be the fact that he so far doesn't seem too interested in action figures. I've bought some for him ("beater" Megos, repros, modern figures, etc) but he really doesn't play with them much, he vastly prefers his cars and trucks to play with. I don't know what will happen when he gets a bit older, and when my daughter starts walking, but I'm fully prepared to buy a lock for the door to that room if I have to.

[JPkempo]

My sister collect dolls, you know the kind that go smash if droped. From day one they have been told Mama's dolls don't touch. At almost 4 they have no problem with this and have there own dolls.
One other thing, off to the side of the kitchen there is a door they have never been in, it's the doll room over the garge. One day they'll figure it out but most are locked cases they can't get in.

[AAAAA]

I'm pro Gun
But I would not like a child in the gun cabinet.even thought He wants in.and does not understand . when child is older and can Understand , the do's and don'ts of firearms.
You have and investment is the Case , ,that he does not understand that Dad has stuff ,that he can't have or play with.Over time he will.
Now maybe you can equip him with DR.mego repros , of some of the stuff you have
to help him get throught the Terriable 2's.
and you can purchase a JJ and planet Patrol set from Me to help!

[kingdom warrior]

I let my Daughter Play with my loose modern toys. My Mother was a huge Barbie collector....and my Daughter has inherited my mom's collection. She's already playing with some of my Mom's Loose Barbies. She has no idea the giant collection that awaits her as she gets older.

When she sees my Megos she says that's Daddy's no touch...

[Dave Mc]

It's going to be something you can share, although right now it seems like torture. My son, once he was old enough to understand words, has never made a move on my toys except the rare occasion when something falls and he carefully picks it up and sets it somewhere for me to see when I get home.

I've always stocked him with Mego stuff, making him things out of spare parts, taking him to toy shows and splurging, so I don't think he's ever felt jipped. It's something he and I can do together and the fact that his dad collects toys makes him the envy of any kid that comes to the house.

At least for now. He's 10, which means in a couple more years I go from being the ultimate cool dad, to the ultimate geek dad.

[SUP-Ronin]

My experience with kids and my megos is not good, and I was immediately irritated. Curiousity was killing them and they couldn't stay away from the collection so I let them handle my loose Wolfman. I explained that they were very old and fragile, and she said "I know, I won't break it" Not 10 seconds later she dropped it on the ground, stepped on it and started reaching for another one. I explained that she had just stepped on it, and could have broken it, but she boldly lied and said she didn't. That was enough - playtime OVER and out they went. They are my friends kids, and I totally dig them both but no way were they going to dabble in megoland any further. They are ages 4 and 6. I literally had to lock the door. The 6YO seemed to get it, and I let her back in later with me, but only when the little liar monkey wasn't around.

[jessica]

My Megos are half naked and tattered and not really presentable. They are piled in boxes under material and other customizing stuff. The kids have NO interest in playing with them at all. So...there ya go. My kids have zero interest in mommy's stuff. The kids would prefer to be outdoors with their bicycles or running up the hill in the back yard.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

My kids have the EMCE Treks and some beat up Megos to play with. I've cleaned them up or in the case of a Mego female with a repro head, I've sewn my daughter a Supergirl outfit for it. I do have the very important stuff out of reach or boxed up.

[starsky]

it's a no win situation. even if you give him those mint megos on the shelves, after a coupla days, he's going to want something else.