"My point is this: There are no shortage of plastic, barely-poseable dress-up dolls aimed at young girls. But Lego always had the promise of letting you create something totally original using only what was in front of you.

Countless young girls will play with these “girls only” sets and not ever know what they’re missing.

And as a former sea captain and occasional shark whisperer, I’m glad I was a kid in 1993 and not today. Otherwise things may have turned out differently."

LEGOs aren't just for children. Adults enjoy them for the same reasons!

One of the big payoffs of parenthood is lying on the floor, building legos again.