Tag: play
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A day in my life. Now with clubhouses.
Most afternoons at home involve Mike and Robbie out in the backyard while Chip naps. After they’ve been out there about an hour, I get called in to inspect and admire whatever they have built. Just as an example, here is what they turned their clubhouse into recently. It is called The Fun Club, obviously,…
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Why are those dirty, neglected children cackling? And why are they so demented?
Confession time. We are now swimming-lesson and gymnastics-class-free. And no “play dates” either. And we never go to the park. Or the public swimming pool. In short, we are child abusers who make our kids find their own fun right in their own backyard. That’s not a euphemism. I really do mean in their own…