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Memory
Bee has gotten really into games lately. He plays them at a lot of his therapies, and has finally mastered the art of turn-taking, so he's now eager to play them at home.
His favorite game is Memory. Now, this takes me back and makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside, because my sis and I used to play this game religiously. I mean, we played this well past the recommended age, well into our teens and early 20s. So when Bee asked me to play Memory with him, I happy as a clam. I'd heard rumblings from his tutors that he was really good at it. I thought they meant the turn-taking. So we picked out 12 pairs. Turned them face-down. Mixed 'em up. Arranged them in rows of four. "Who's first?" I asked. "Bee goes first", he replied. Okay, then. He turned to over. "No match", he said. My turn. No match. This went on for 2 more turns. Then he got a match. Then another. And another. I had no idea what card was where. Then he got another. I was starting to sweat. I hesitated on my second pick - he found it for me. "Good job, Mommy!" he said. Can you be condescending at almost 5 years old? I did manage to find 3 matches of my own. He doubled my score. "Play again?" he asked. "Sure thing, kiddo". Same score. The kid is good. Even Lee got into it - saying "No match"! Only to me though. He knew who the pro was. After the game, Bee put all the cards back in the box and put it away. He then asked me to read him a book. Lee sat in my lap; Bee sat across from us. Bee read along with the book; of course, he has it memorized too. Most parents probably take this stuff for granted. For me, playing a game with my son - start to finish - is definitely blog-worthy. Now, I gotta get back to practicing... :) 3 comments from 3 users
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posted by
creatress
on May 27, 2008 at 08:14 AM
posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on May 27, 2008 at 12:19 PM
all throughout reading your blog i had the song memory a la babs in my head.
posted by
blahblahblah
on May 27, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Thanks for the comments, guys! Creatress: I'm starting to realize that things do change very quickly. The changes over the past 6 months are astonishing! I can't imagine what things will be like when the boys are teenagers. Yikes! (But a good yikes!) WMDS: Great - now that song is stuck in my head!
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You reminded me!
When my son (with Aspergers Syndrome) was that age he would sometimes make an error in a game on purpose because that was the way it was "supposed" to go. Of course this would be accompanied by a game show "you got it wrong" kind of noise and an echololia response like "Oooooh, try again!"
Just last night we were playing a family game of Nintendo Uno (Uno card game w/ Nintendo characters on it). Not only was he playing well (taking turns, no noises and using strategy), but he was texting his girlfriend while he did it.
I'm telling you, things change FAST! Enjoy the memory games! That's cool taht he's so good and enjoying it!