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<p>[QUOTE="phankins11, post: 2266089, member: 70703"]My son was 8 when I took him to his first show...but then again I was not attending shows when he was 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd imagine that if you use common sense while having him around a dealer's tables and inventory, that most dealers would get a kick out o him being there and will probably hand him something for free. You'll find a couple who are grumpy and don't really care about the posterity of the hobby and only use the show as a means to serve themselves, but you'll want to avoid them anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I will say this tho...when my son was younger I felt it kept me per-occupied with him rather than taking time to look for my self. At this point now, he just kind of does his own thing now and I feel comfortable in letting him do that...but he is 11.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="phankins11, post: 2266089, member: 70703"]My son was 8 when I took him to his first show...but then again I was not attending shows when he was 2. I'd imagine that if you use common sense while having him around a dealer's tables and inventory, that most dealers would get a kick out o him being there and will probably hand him something for free. You'll find a couple who are grumpy and don't really care about the posterity of the hobby and only use the show as a means to serve themselves, but you'll want to avoid them anyway :D I will say this tho...when my son was younger I felt it kept me per-occupied with him rather than taking time to look for my self. At this point now, he just kind of does his own thing now and I feel comfortable in letting him do that...but he is 11.[/QUOTE]
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