Long drive. Finn and me. Oy. Then Finn introduced me to this game that some of the teens are playing. It's called The Ball's In Your Court and it's a question and answer game. Think Truth or Dare. But you only have to take a dare if you won't answer the question - so answer!
What makes this game so awesome, is I and my kid are both equal participants cause he can ask me whatever he wants. Even the icky questions like, "Who do you think is hot?" "Did you do drugs in school?" "What makes you most angry about dad?" Any question. But what I've discovered is that he likes this game cause he gets to talk about himself. Yay! In fact he'd rather answer then ask. How perfect is this?
Okay, so here's how the game works. You say, "The Ball is in your court." That means it's his turn to ask me anything he likes. I have two choices. I can answer or I can say pass or foul and not answer, but then I only get three passes during the game. After that I have to answer his questions, no matter what - or I can take a dare. The dare is his choice. I answer.
Now the ball is in my court and I ask him a question. He can pass or answer. Three passes on his end and he has to answer or take a dare - Ew! Like hug me in public. He answers.
Playing this game I not only learned about who is who in his life, but I learned about him. When I unintentionally asked him to betray a friend's secret with my question who does so and so like, he said, "Sorry mom. I can't tell you." He didn't turn over his friend for a game. Yay. My child is Klingon - he has honor!
Finn and I have since played this many a time - at night before he goes to bed and over dinner. Mostly, I end up learning things I already knew. But we're talking, and that's all that matters.
What makes this game so awesome, is I and my kid are both equal participants cause he can ask me whatever he wants. Even the icky questions like, "Who do you think is hot?" "Did you do drugs in school?" "What makes you most angry about dad?" Any question. But what I've discovered is that he likes this game cause he gets to talk about himself. Yay! In fact he'd rather answer then ask. How perfect is this?
Okay, so here's how the game works. You say, "The Ball is in your court." That means it's his turn to ask me anything he likes. I have two choices. I can answer or I can say pass or foul and not answer, but then I only get three passes during the game. After that I have to answer his questions, no matter what - or I can take a dare. The dare is his choice. I answer.
Now the ball is in my court and I ask him a question. He can pass or answer. Three passes on his end and he has to answer or take a dare - Ew! Like hug me in public. He answers.
Playing this game I not only learned about who is who in his life, but I learned about him. When I unintentionally asked him to betray a friend's secret with my question who does so and so like, he said, "Sorry mom. I can't tell you." He didn't turn over his friend for a game. Yay. My child is Klingon - he has honor!
Finn and I have since played this many a time - at night before he goes to bed and over dinner. Mostly, I end up learning things I already knew. But we're talking, and that's all that matters.
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