WHY DO MEN LIKE TOYS??

                        H said:Cocoy did that too, he was 7 yrs old now and sometimes when he wake up early , he grabs his toys (sticker cards, car toys, or even draws something cartoon characters,etc) and play with it and learn . Sometimes I told myself , is Cocoy going crazy with his toys? But now, I realize that’s their exercise ,a  part of learning and discovering and just have fun.

 So hindi na ako magugulat if Cocoy and also MaIcko when they getting older they also like toys as part of growing up. I had also a special one that he discover somehting new toy- an airplane. Yes, it’s a little bit expensive but according to him , the kinds of materials they used or how big or small that depends on how expensive it is.But his airplane was just some kinda of “hand  me down “ airplane from a big time persons in that place.  So now, I just enjoy talking and listening to him about that stuff, I enjoyed it , I hope I can see that airplane flying. 

On his mind Jake de Guzman (Good Housekeeping mag)

To understand the male mind a little better, here are few things about our love for toys.

When I was 10 or 11 yrs old, I’d wake up at 5:30 in the morning so that I could play with my Spiderman doll ..err I mean , macho action figure! Spidey  was 6 inches tall, had articulated joints and a costume made of stretchy polyester. tHat means you could make him pose like Spiderman does in the comic books, TV shows, orjhowever your 10 yr old imagination wanted.

Thirty years later, I’m still fascinated with toys. Sometimes that fascination carries over t o cars, bikes, and home theater systems, tools, phones , computers and even household appliances. However you look at it, there is still something about them being toys.

I don’t think I’m alone . Men like toys. Tha’s not a judgment or a creative way of saying men need to grow up. That’s just statement of fact.

So to understand that male mind a little better, here are few things about our love for toys.

1.      Toys are about  play.

And play is about decompressing. Sometimes the world gets s little too intense and after a long day of work,men just want to come home to decompress—it’s not just about relaxing, it’s about releasing tension and stress. Sometimes watching the news, an action movie, or a slow documentary does it. And sometimes decapitating monsters, delivering accurately  timed head shots, and racing down city streets helps ease the day’s stress away. AT a  certain point there’s some teeth grinding, shoulder tensing and leg stomping but it gets us relaxed.

2.      Toys are our version of shoes or bags.

 Clear enough? There’s something about them that just grabs our attention and captures our imagination. OF course ther’s nothing useful about them-much like eight inch heels and an oversized, monogrammed, French, branded carryall that you don’t fill up anyway. But there’s really something satisfying about looking at them, touching them, and playing with them.

3.      Toys engage another part of brains . Iguess this is part of the decompressing process. When our brains are engaged in playing video game, connecting some wires or tuning up a car, we don’t have time to worry if the future will be ok or if we can protect our loved ones from it. That’s one reason  why men are always tinkiering and upgrading and why the makers of Angry Birds are now gabazillionaires.

4.      Playtime is alone time. This was something a friend once told me or something I read somewhere and I thought it was so simple yet so insightful. Men need alone time. They just need to be by themselves  at times. It keeps us sane. And it somehow recharges us.

5.      Buying a toy engages an internal time machine. An older and wiser techy friend of mine was asked, “ Why do you always upgrade to the latest Macs?” HE answered , “I’m not gettingany younger. IN fact, toys brings us back to a simpler time in a simpler age when we didn’t have to worry about job security or the quality of our family’s future. There’s something good about that. There’s something in there too about the seeds of sharing to your kids what your parents gave you.

Men like toys. Something about playing with them helps the male mind. So If you see your man act like a 10-yr old again, give him a small nod that says you get it. And next time you worry about what to give him on a special day, get him something he can play with. For as a game console ad once said,” to him it’s like a dozen ong-stemmed roses.”

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