I am an avid crocheter, with the fact that both my grandmother and mother-in-law, both crochet you would think that I learned my craft from these two wonderful ladies. But no, I was self taught from a learn to crochet book that was purchased for me by my mother-in-law when she learned of my interest in trying on the craft a few years back.  I hear stories of learning to crochet at a young age, typically from a grandmother type, and have always felt a little disappointed that my grandmother had never taught me the craft, not that I showed any real interest in this until I was a lot older.

Yes, crocheting is a hobby that I have, and that I hold dear, it is all mine. But does this mean that I should be selfish and not share my love of the craft?
I mean, there are online communities to reach out to with questions or concerns, but I find myself looking forward to when my young daughter, who is now two years old, is old enough for me to show her my love of crochet (and my attempt at a love of knitting, which I am also trying to teach myself).
It is great to have hobbies, and to hold them dear, but we should be embracing the act of sharing those hobbies with our families wherever possible.

My husband has his own hobby, and one I am very proud to say he has won awards for. He is an avid home brewer and belongs to two home brew clubs. He has taken his love of good craft beer to a whole new level (and it helps with the family budget too, have you seen how much money those craft beers go to). Of course this is not a family friendly hobby, unless you take into consideration, that though this is not a hobby to share with a young one, you can take the time to show them the science that goes into the art of this age old craft. There are so many things that go into trying to make the right brew (my husband tries to explain a lot to me and I try to read some of the articles in the magazines he gets so I can try and understand, but I really only get half of it, sorry honey).
He actually discovered that he can try and make home-made root beer. This is a brew that even the kids can enjoy, and can try to work along with too.

Sometimes, when we get into a zone with our crafts and hobbies, we forget that those around us can learn a lot from our favorite pastimes too. The act of sharing your hobbies and crafts can be the most rewarding part of it.
And if your kids, or other members of the family, have a new (or old) hobby they enjoy, maybe try to get involved with them so that you can make it a family affair and give it the old team try!