Well, I think it is pretty mean if ppl tease you because you like Tamas and they don't - or it's not considered "cool" for school....
But, I guess that is life... right or wrong, there will always be ppl who judge you by what you do / what you wear / what you carry around with you...!
It's up to you how you deal with it.
Some of us shrug, ignore it and carry on playing with Tamas - they don't mind if they are being teased.
Others just don't like being teased and don't want to put up with it, so they have decided that it is easier just to keep quiet about their Tamas.
I don't go to school any more, but I can tell you that I am considered a little eccentric for being an adult and liking Tamagotchis... *shrugs* I don't go around boasting about the fact that I like Tamas, but I also don't go to great lengths to hide it either...
Do whatever feels right for you - you can always change your mind!
Best, etc.
TamaMum
You said it, TamaMum. Exactly the way I feel about Tamas and the general public.
At 19, some people consider it a bit eccentric for me to like them so much, too, but I'd rather be a little silly than stodgy and joy-less. lol It's good for people to keep a little youthfulness in them, and Tamagotchis help me do that. It brings back fun memories from when I was...let's see....11 or 12, and Tamagotchis had just come out for the first time and were in full popularity. I was in 4th and 5th grade, and those were fun, young years. I love where I'm at now, but I like to keep a little youthfulness in my personality, so I keep Tamas around.
I've never been made fun of for carrying them around, because I just explain it to people that it's something silly that I enjoy, and it's the one thing I collect, so I'm going to keep doing it. I've found that even older people, once they play with my Tamagotchis, tend to enjoy them more than they thought they ever would! A guy I dated earlier this year was 29, and he likes them so much he bought one to keep him company. My boyfriend now, who is 28(older, I know, but that's just the way things work with me!), likes to see which characters I get, and asks to play with them rather often!
I love it. I just think that if people would get past the idea of it being strictly "a child's GAME", they would see that we're not so "different" for enjoying them, after all.
I'm finished being sage for the time being....I'd better focus that on my homework.
Fiddles.