You probably don’t know this, but I really like kids. Always have. I’m a kid at heart, I guess.
This evening, My First Wife had a buncha women over for one of those “parties” where wives spend half the month’s budget on all kinds of colorful stuff. Two sixth grade 12-year-olds tagged along with their moms. Sam, a handsome young man and Faith, a beautiful young lady.
Like most kids they were smart enough to bring along a pocket-sized electronic game thingy. And they played them sitting next to each other for quite some time. Along the way they talked and acted a little silly, but that means they’re alive and well.
Suddenly the most bizarre thing happened. It has probably never happened in the annals of 12-year-olds. They got bored with their little video devices and started snooping around our closets and such. First they found a big bowl of chips.
Then they found a Scrabble® game. They plopped on the floor and sat cross-legged there for two hours playing Scrabble®!
Is it reasonable to expect such exceptional behavior from modern 12-year-olds? You'll love these kids. I do.
11 comments:
I sometimes play Scrabble with my grand kids, as well as Chinese checkers and Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly!!
Sounds like they saved you from those chips! I do like having a 12 year old around the house, I must say.
Board games are so much better than video games. Glad they found the chip okay.
Ralph
Those kids are awesome ! Scrabble is the best. Smart things !
How refreshing. Board games rather than e-games.
They always return to the classics! Good post.
Refreshing to see them lay the video games aside for board games! I love playing board games!
I want those kids to visit me...and never leave!! Those are the kind of friends I want for my girl. :)
My kids have cell phones and text a bunch. My sister in law managed to get them to put the phones down and learn to play dominos. They were good at it!
I don't know many 12 year olds who could survive two hours without several electronic devices!
Refreshing post for sure.
I do have a 11 y.o. here on the farm who will talk football at lenth with you. He's not much into e games either.
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