A question for Mego parents

[ctc]

>But he really really wants to get inside the glass display cases.

....and one day, when you're at work.... he will.

Kids. *shudder*

Don C.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

My 5 year old nephew knows, no touching, but my 1 year old thinks he is in Heaven when he comes to my place...I have to be so quick...

[DocDrako]

I used to hold my son close to my collection and tell him about them but also telling him that they belonged to daddy and that they weren't for him. Eventually he knew not to touch them. Of course my displays were too high for him to reach but that was by design. Occasionally I'd let him hold a Mego and look at it, but he knew he had to give it back so it could be put back in the display.

He always wanted them but he knew they were off limits. Now he has his own and still wants to play with my Megos, but won't touch them unless I say it's okay. Some of my Megos are even at floor level and he still won't touch them even though they are out in the open. Now that he's a little older, I can trust him to be gentle and not to break them so I'm more lenient. I'll "loan" him Superman or The Joker, etc, once in awhile and he's very good about playing gently with them. Recently I have been giving him some of my Megos for keeps and now I need to fill a few holes in my collection. He's such a great kid I can't resist his smile. He is so happy when daddy gives him a Mego for keeps.

My solution when he first took an interest in daddy's Megos (with daddy's encouragement of course) was that I gave him some of his own. Batman and Robin are still his favorites.

[trekman101]

I never really had to many problems with my son but It's hard to see a kid want and not get.So why don't you take your stuff out of the case and replace it a new collection for your son and you.When you see he's old enough to be careful with the toys, then you can reintroduce your stuff back in sight

[bgrimm77]

You would think that my three year old and CJEFFERY'S son were the same person !!! Eveything that he said I was gonna say....the only difference being that besides his cars and trucks my son loves to play with his "guy's" and like evryone else I too bought him some beater Megos. I dont think you're traumatizing your child Scott....when he gets a bit older he will have a better understanding of Daddy's toys.