Hot Wheels
My Precious… We wants it!
When I was a kid, I used to play Matchbox cars (although some where Hot Wheels). Since it’s no fun to play by yourself, I’d often convince my younger sisters to join in. I would split up my cars, giving both of them some to play with - even my favorites on occassion.
Janet had one vehicle that was hers, the 1981 Hot Wheels Jeep CJ-7. It never went in with the rest of the cars. It never left her possession. It was never shared, even when she wasn’t playing.
It was coveted by us, as Gollum covets the One Ring.
But we were never allowed to play with it.
This Christmas, things changed. Michelle and I opened two identical boxes. Within, gently stored in bubble wrap, were our own Jeep CJ-7s.
Now my son wishes he could have a Hot Wheels Jeep to play with…
…but it’s My Precious.