House

Houseboat

One New Years, an accidental tradition was started. My daughter and The Organic Farmer began building a house from all the random bits of Lego leftover. They have been much bigger in the past with gardens, lego is getting scarce. He does most of the building while she finds the pieces.

The New Year's house ended up being a Houseboat this year with a net, Áine out with her Samurai sword and her driver( might be Andrew). Lego Friends used to be a favourite of my daughters several years ago. She has about 5 Kate on a jetski's as she seemed to be the first one any relatives came across when they wanted to get her something.

                                                                                                                                                                  I think he was surprised she still wanted to make it as she is getting all the 'feelings'.One minute she loves us next everything is wrong. I empathise with her -I do not think I would like to go back to being 13. As bad as my frontal cortex is now it's a thousand times better . Or maybe I'm just deluding myself.

In the past, they didn't have a term for a teenager. You went from a child to an adult at whatever predetermined age was decided in your culture. Now technically it is 18, but really some are grown up long before that and others never will. I still like the element of whimsy that shines through elderly people who still retain an element of curiosity they had as a child. An interest in something ages them more slowly.
I mean I don't think it's a bad thing that child labour laws were introduced and people generally don't try to marry their kids off anymore. Obviously, that doesn't apply throughout the world. It would be better if places legally hire younger teens. It's more difficult now for them to start earning money and I really don't think it goes as far. I'm hoping that while living with me, i.e. not having to pay all the bills, my daughter will be able to build a bit of wealth before heading out into the world. Otherwise, she might have to live in one of her Lego Houses