three years, five months, six days since my kids announced they were too old for Lego (not that I’m counting). As kids grow into teens, they may feel the need to distance themselves. It’s a natural part of growing up, so I’m told. Parents with younger kids: Brace yourself for a rapid-fire series of painful parental purges. No more bike rides, no more playing in the park, and no more hugs are tough, so I don’t know why Lego hit me so hard. Perhaps because we spent so much time building sets together. Perhaps because dragging the old suitcase of Lego out from under the bed was my happy place as a kid, and as an adult with money, I was free to spend far too much of it on Lego. The kids loved it, I loved it. Win-win. Many adults pack up Lego for good at this point, or maybe pack some away in the loft for potential grandkids. But I have to test the latest Star Wars set with Smart Bricks in it for my job. Oh, how I’ve missed it. Those numbered packages of colorful bricks.…