In the interest of saving time, rather than telling you what I found out at the doctor this morning, I’ll just direct you to the post wherein I talk about punching my day in the nads, because it turns out I have exactly the same combination of afflictions. I asked my doctor if he thought my insurance would pay for me to live in a bubble and he just laughed at me. Jerk.
But enough about me. Let’s talk about the hilarious things I’m teaching my children!
Big G is obsessed with Angry Birds. If you don’t know what Angry Birds is, well…that’s probably a good thing. Angry Birds is a ridiculously addictive game available on many smart phones that sucks away hours of your life while creating within you an unreasonable hatred of scum-sucking, egg-stealing pigs. Ahem. Not that I’ve ever played it.
The upside is I’ve been able to turn Angry Birds into a sort of rewards system. “If Grandma and Grandpa tell me you’ve been super-good at their house today, you can play Angry Birds when I pick you up!” He’s actually motivated by this, and it’s free! It’s pretty fantastic.
Also fantastic? Sitting next to Big G while he’s playing Angry Birds and hearing him mutter at the pigs, “Wretched beasts.”
Yeah. He totally learned that from me.
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I’m with Rach! 😀 I’d bet that’s super cute to hear for reals! 😀 Hee!
i’d pay to hear a 5 year old mutter “wretched beasts.” but only about 50 cents.
If he’s REALLY good…you could send him to China: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/angry-birds-gets-real-corporeal-in-china-at-least/
You’re a genius! I never would have thought to use apps as a reward program!!! GENIUS!!!!
There are absolutely worse things you could be teaching him. He’s telling off a video game, not getting into my music collection. (Although I think you might find the Exhumed cover of “Material Girl” hilarious!) Enjoy the motivation while it lasts, I say!
They ARE wretched beasts, the time-sucking evil creatures. Grrr.