I have no idea if I've replied to this before or not, but I might as well reply again. xD
About five years ago, I loved my tamagotchis. And I mean loved. They were like family to me, and I'd never hurt them or leave them alone. To this day actually, I've only had two of my tamagotchis die! My V4.5 when I accidentally left it off pause when I thought I had paused it one day, and my V2 when the battery died and I replaced the battery, but it turns out she had reset! )::::
But now I've been realizing that when I was around 14, I soon began to not really care as much as I did. Friends, school and life took over, and even though I loved collecting them and watching them grow up, I knew I'd never feel the same about them again.
Now, I still love tamagotchis like I did when I was about 14, but instead of feeling like a family member, they're just a cute little electronic pet. I don't mind resetting them anymore, and I don't mind if one were to die. I find myself putting it on pause more often if something comes up, rather than trying to take care of him/her. But overall I think that tamagotchis will always be part of my life, even though I might not get that same amazing feeling I did like I used to!
And Dazzilitchigirl, I think you said your brother was 14 or something, if I'm not mistaken?(Please correct me if I'm wrong!) I think he's at that stage where tamagotchis don't really matter to him anymore, sort of what I went through for a while. And also, he is a guy, and usually guys begin to lose interest in cute little electronic pets when they're still really young. You're lucky he's actually taking care of them at that age!(My cousin and I had tons of tamagotchis when we were little. He ended up playing with them for about 3 months then sold them. =.=
I actually kind of miss having that loving, family feeling for my tamagotchis because it felt like they were actually real. Even though I love my little Jade(V3!), I don't have the time anymore to take care of her a lot like a did, and therefore she's becoming less realistic to me. /::::
But yeah, I love love love collecting my little babies, and it's just so much fun raising them and seeing what you end up with!