Kids and games just seems to go together. At least that is what they say, although I tend to disagree. Maybe it is because my kids are just too competitive. It always seems to come down to a shouting match. It is usually two in the arguement with the third being the mediator. The mediator usually sides with whoever that person feels like at the time (whether right or not).
Tonight's game is monopoly. A time honored tradition. It has been going since about 4:00 this afternoon, so that means going on 4 hours minus dinner time. At dinner, Mackenzie informed Mom and I that Brigid traded Aidan Boardwalk (when he already had Park Place) for a railroad. We told her that she should never under any circumstances sell the other of that pair. Her response was "it's okay...I won't land on it". So now she is upstairs going bankrupt...
The competitions extend past the gameboard. Who is going to sit where in the car, who will be first out the door. Who is the first to get their placemats put away after dinner (yes, they have to clear their own setting, and if they forget, they have to clear the whole table). Who has the worst grades (they NEVER want to have the bottom of the pile), but I will not tell them that ~ at least not in front of the other ones.
So, my kids have a thing with being competitive. It shows that in the fact that they feel the need to be in everything. I like the fact that they are competitive, to an extent. It makes the kids better at what they do because they have to keep up with each other. As long as they can keep from hurting other feelings in their quest, it makes all of them stronger.
The game ended with Aidan winning and both the girls going bankrupt. That's pretty much to be expected when someone has both Park Place and Broadway. Brigid learned a valuable lesson, and Aidan was stuck putting the game away. I loved that they worked it out together, and there were no screaming matches. They are finally growing up....
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