Max the Memory King...He's always frustrated with me for turning over the same mismatched tiles.
"Families that pray & play together, stay together."
If someone asked me to create a family motto, that would be it.
In our house, playing board games is a top priority. Once dishes are cleared from the table, Jeff & the kids debate over which games to play that evening. The TV is almost always turned off in favor of board game interaction.
It's the most fun and enriching habit I've adopted in my life thanks to the addition of Jeff and the kids. The Hopkins clan is most certainly a game-playing bunch and more than anything I look forward to the camaraderie, competition and strategizing involved in the fun. I spent Sunday night playing game rounds with my mother-in-law and Jeff and we had a blast.
I love the tight rapport and paradoxes it produces. It's a great stress-diffuser but it can also create conflict. There's always a winner and a loser. Sometimes you win by strategy, sometimes by luck. It can build teamwork or teach you to think on your own. It's a fabulous connector of people. I'm a big fan of games--except when Jeff wins!
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