Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

><< So do these kids play the driving games? >>
>Yeah, the crazy one with the van and shooting people that people complain
>about so much. Grand Theft Auto.

My 14 year old likes to play GTA (among other gory games) a lot. ...and do
you know that just today he was telling me that he was concerned he
wouldn't be a good driver when it came his turn to be 16. It turns out
he's concerned about possibly doing something wrong and hurting someone's
car. Well, that and getting lost all the time because at this moment in
his life, he pays NO attention to street names (and no reason he should,
really.) He's been reassured on both parts, but I thought it was rather
timely, what with all the 'oooh, it's gory! what do I do?' talk. Maybe you
should buy him another gory game! (grin)

HeidiWD
(as an aside, his playing Age of Empires (if that's the one with the
chinese history scenes and lots of gory swordplay chopping off heads, etc?)
has led to his saving up to buy a decent set of rather asian-looking swords
for his wall (for swishing around in the safety of his room, polishing in
the front room, etc.) AND become even more interested in knife and sword
making. Now if I can only get a smithy together...)



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In a message dated 12/4/03 8:23:05 PM, heidi@... writes:

<< It turns out
he's concerned about possibly doing something wrong and hurting someone's
car. Well, that and getting lost all the time because at this moment in
his life, he pays NO attention to street names (and no reason he should,
really.) >>

I worried about that with Kirby. He never knew which direction our house
was. If someone started giving him directions across town, he would visibly
blank out. He was afraid to ride the bus because he would have gotten lost (and
he would have, so I didn't press it).

Meanwhile, Marty and Holly were great at giving people directions to our
house, at finding their way around, they HAD ridden the bus some, without loss of
spot-on-planet, they could pretty well point in the direction of other
people's houses or the zoo or the mall. Kirby lived in a little tunnel.

But I am kind of that way too. It took me YEARS to learn Albuquerque
(starting as a pedestrian made it worse for me).

So I was quite impressed and relieved when Kirby started driving and he DID
know his way around. When he needed to learn it he did. And he knows back
ways, and alternate routes, and never seems worried or flustered.

When he needed to learn it he did. Why did that surprise me? <bwg>

Sandra