Encouragement in the Hobby

[glencairn]

Words of encouragement go a long way.

Because I could not use my right hand properly I was told at school I was lazy for not using it. The more I tried it didn’t help, but still carried on.

I took up scenery modelling to use both hands. Gosh have I made so many mistakes. Family encouraged me (thankfully). Though I had a train set it was never in any scenery I built.

It was Dawn, my wife who encouraged me to have a layout in the scenery. Bless her. Off course the errors are still being made, but Dawn never says a bad word.

When the doctors at the hospital said “Years ago I had a stroke causing loss of use of part of my right side.” I hadn’t been lazy. The words made me ‘try harder’.

Dawn still gives me great encouragement. I still make mistakes when railway modelling (and there are many). The support from Dawn is priceless.

Glencairn

[Mountain Goat]

Always remember that we learn through making mistakes and by learning ways we can personally achieve results. Our results display the character of our models and our modelling.

[RAF96]

So much mis-diagnosis in the past. Folk are better informed these days and can often plod on past their problems with improved support.

[Steve M]

Unfortunately Rob, all the support and reference material are rendered useless when nature manages to design new types of idiots every day.

[RAF96]

Agreed. We are into 2 to 3 generations of bad parenting and ASBO seems to be a post nominal for many kids thrown out of school.
Then you meet many other very polite kids helping at various events, volunteering at attractions and generally setting a good standard.
i often comment on how friendly and polite the majority of customer facing folk are these days. It makes my day.