LEGO Building is Not Part of My Programming

Let’s talk about LEGOs.

Earlier today my daughter finished a LEGO set she was given for the holiday. She has finished quite a bit of LEGOs since the holidays in fact. So has my wife. My son used to do them as well, and he was a fast worker when putting them all together. And these aren't the easy Duplo LEGOs. My wife and daughter both made a Dobby LEGO. My daughter finished a roller skate that can turn into three other things by putting the pieces in different spots. My wife likes the big bouquet of flowers. She has also done roses with our daughter. My son has put together multiple superhero figures. And my daughter is currently working on a sorting hat from "Harry Potter", which she is currently taking a break from because she says it's very hard. It is aged 18 plus on the box and she is only 9. My mom is also a good LEGO builder. She has picked it up since she retired and she has her stuff out in the open for all to see at her house. It's damn impressive and I feel like she has a newer, bigger one each time I see them. I say all of this because I'm jealous and envious that all these people in my family are so good at building LEGOs.

I must not have that part in my brain on how to build things. And, it's not just LEGOs. I struggle to build almost anything. I need to be talked through a building project step by step. I need the tiniest detail explained to me. My mother in law has helped me put stuff together in my home, and even by her admission it takes longer than normal because it takes me a good amount of time to fully put together what I'm being told. My brain must not function that way. But, I thought with LEGOs it would be better because they do have step by step instructions. They leave no stone unturned. They have pictures and everything. But, the few times I've sat down to do LEGO or LEGO like products, it ends with me being frustrated, saying I'll do it later and putting the box in storage to never be touched again. Last year I was gifted a Michigan Stadium LEGO. It looked cool and I thought, because of my love for Michigan football, I would be able to figure it out. Well, I got the base built and nothing more. Every time I looked at it I felt like I was reading a foreign language. I couldn't get the pieces to fit. I'd drop and almost break some of the smaller bits because I have monster hands. I would get frustrated and sweaty and that transformed into anger. I would say, to no one mind you, "why won't you fit!", and just walk away. I went at that stadium for about two hours before I wrapped it up and put it away. It now lives in our laundry room. But, when I see my wife and kids or my mom do these LEGOs, they seem calm and they whip right through them. The roller skate took less than an hour. The Dobby took about 90 minutes. The bouquets my wife makes seem to take half an hour. I've seen my mom put together multiple sets in the span of the 3 hours I go over to her house to have coffee with my dad. My brain just doesn't seem to work when it comes to building these things. I have tried to figure out why, but the reasons begin to pile up and that makes me frustrated.

I guess I'm going to have to be an admirer of the work the people in my family do because whatever function or skill is required to put together these sets is not something I'm equipped with. I'll just stick to watching people build. 

Ty

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