Maybe it was when you stepped on a LEGO brick (for the 14th time today). Or when you found little LEGO creations in every nook and corner of your house. Maybe it was when you were warned to “never ever touch” some sort of sprawling creation in the middle of the living room floor. Or when you couldn’t remember the last time you made it out of the store without a stop by the LEGO aisle.
That’s when you realized it.
You’re a LEGO mom.
I remember specifically when it began in my house: Spring Break 2018. My twin four-year-olds and their two-year-old brother were going stir-crazy. They were driving me batty. Preschool had given some structure to our days but no school loomed in front of us for an entire week, and it was a cold one at that. We did what any mom in my situation would do: drove to Target to wander the aisles.
I found some small LEGO sets for $4.99. They were cute. The box said they were for ages “4-99”.
Hmmm… I thought, Let’s give these a try.
We got home and I set my twins up at the kitchen table with their new toys. I even remember taking a picture of them, thinking, Maybe they’ll like this.
That became the understatement of my life.
Read more about being a LEGO mom over on the Twin Cities Mom Collective.