Alright --- I admit it -- he's got me stumped. Son #3 is on a very intense campaign to get me to learn how to play this dumb war game on the Wii. Maybe the whole "I want a new sibling" thing was just a ploy. You know, like when you play the "I'd like a new car for Christmas" card -- then the next day you say, "On second thought, just a little ol' pair of diamond earrings would be a wonderful gift". (What? You've never done that? Gimme a break!)
So he wanted me to hyperventilate over the whole baby idea, then he swooped in with a better idea -- play the Wii with him and he'll be perfectly satisfied.
Now I have a dilemma. Of course I don't want to spend a nano second of my life playing a war game, but he is the "baby" and I have to show the other 5 that I love him best (I think it's required about 2 to 3 times a year --- just to keep them all on their toes). Actually, I make it a practice to tell each one of them that I love them best -- but only when the other 5 are within hearing distance. Now THAT keeps them on their toes.
So, what to do, what to do? I tried to get him to try the bowling game, or even tennis (which I hate because it's nothing like real tennis and he always beats me), but for some strange reason he's intent on the war game.
Do you think it's because he wants to use something a little more powerful than a tennis racquet to get back at me for telling him there's no way he's getting an X Box for Christmas?
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