What is it about Star Wars?

Almost without me noticing, the house has become overrun with little, or not so little in some cases, plastic monstrosities. My other half informs me, aghast at my ‘stupid question’ and my screw face as I ask it, that these monstrosities are characters from Star Wars.

What are these?!

To be frank, I have never seen such stupid looking creatures in my life. I  realise that I am insulting about half of the population by saying this, not least my other half, who is now considering calling off our wedding! Apparently I can’t ‘really love him if I don’t understand him’! And by understand him, he means understand Star Wars.

This was a sticking point early on in our relationship, when about 9 months in he asked me to watch Star Wars with him. Reluctantly, and still in love enough to do things to please him, I agreed. It was all going well until the film started…and I fell asleep about five minutes in. Sadly, he didn’t, so there was no blagging that I had thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing and was desperate to watch the other 2/3 (how many are there?!).

Not to mention this!

The purpose of my other half’s recent ‘secret’ ebay spree to obtain as many  Star Wars figurines as he can, is so that Baby B gets into it, (Star Wars) at an early age. This is very sweet and all, but both Baby B and I, are under strict instructions not to touch them. I don’t know many 23 month olds who take pleasure from staring at toys on a shelf that they are not allowed to touch!

I got pulled the other day when my other half returned from a couple of days away with work because R2D2 had been tampered with. He knew this because he was now standing on one leg and when he had left, he had definitely been standing on three. Damn, I had underestimated his attention to detail.

I know the truth: these are big boys toys. My other half is fulfilling a desire to have a collection of little plastic monsters, which he reliably informs me, ‘will be worth something one day’. Thankfully, I became aware of this little ‘hobby’ before he bought the life-size Storm Trooper he had been ‘watching’ on ebay.

So, on top of all the other plastic delights which overrun my house, I now live with a rather large dog like robot, a large boggie coloured  thing smoking a pipe, and a big slightly off colour disc shaped space ship. Wonderful.

The larger pieces!

Is it just me that has to live like this?! Please tell me I am not alone!

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