Here’s an email I got the other day from my dad, after he had spent the day with Sam and Kate. It cracked me up and so I had to post it here!
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When I watched the kids, Kate suggested we play Chutes and Ladders. I said, “OK, I’ll be the chutes, and you be the ladders.” She gave me the funny look I was after and she said, “No, that’s not how you play”. I asked her to tell me how to play, and she started to try, but it was all nonsense. So after every sentence or two, I repeated the instructions verbatim just to make sure I got it. Each time, she knew that what I was saying didn’t make sense, but I think it was clear to her when she had said it. So she said, “I’ll get the game.” She came back a couple minutes later holding a deck of cards and said, “I think we better play Old Maid”.
I don’t think she had much confidence that I could grasp the subtleties of Chutes and Ladders.
Uncle Dan, I think you dodged a bullet. I hate playing Chutes & Ladders with a passion! Maybe I’ll play dumb next time Joshua wants to play…
I love it!
That brings back memories of hours and hours of SORRY! and UNO…oh the pain!!!
Too cute!!!
Hahaha!
So funny! My husband does stuff like this with our son. Maybe I should be worried.
Chutes and Ladders lasts FOREVER. I remember playing that game as a kid and loving it but as an adult, YIKES. Every time I get to the top that damn last chute sends me spiraling down into another 30 minutes of play. I may have been known to slightly “adjust” the spinner.
too funny!
Hey, thanks for putting me on your blog! Didn’t we have a great time when we all played HI-HO CHERRY-O all those years ago?