I read once in a book that children will start games fighting to be the 'king' of the mountain. the one calling the shots and directing everyone. But they quickly realize that when they do so they don't get to have a part in the action, so they set up a straw man to be the king and then they all play and make up the directions.
I am so that straw man. My kids will set up games, today its mission space. They have all sorts of things thrown around put together as a rocket and they are flying around crashing into meteorites and Saturns gassy surface. But the directions come from me. Space Base Commander Mommy. Every 5 or so minutes I get a 'space base commander mommy can we have a status update.'
This is not the only time. most of them involve missions and such that they play at for 5-15 minutes and then return to me for a new 'mission' of sorts. Whether they are explorers, soldiers, astronaughts, police men/women.
They don't want me playing WITH them, even if I TRY to have another role I get stuck with 2 and the commander role comes first for them.
Sigh. Just call me straw man mommy.
2 comments:
Does this command thing work when it comes to cleaning up or is that when they decide you get to play ;)
only during play :)
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