All families have different ways of bonding. Some are loud and boisterous rough housers. Some are all peace and quiet in understanding silence. There is unity in religion with familial heads bowed in prayer. Others are kissers and huggers as well as those who travel together or the ones where food flows from the kitchens of the cookers.
We are quiet folk possessed of a quirky, off the wall sense of humor and imagination. You can barely hear us over the music in the background. We don't usually realize how quiet until someone shows up with a voice of normal volume leaving us all with headaches after their departure. So how do you endear yourself into adoptive status: You play cards!
We are quiet folk possessed of a quirky, off the wall sense of humor and imagination. You can barely hear us over the music in the background. We don't usually realize how quiet until someone shows up with a voice of normal volume leaving us all with headaches after their departure. So how do you endear yourself into adoptive status: You play cards!
Canasta, Spades, Hearts, Whist, pinochle, bridge, and every kind of Poker thus far invented. In desperation for companionship we will sit quietly at the table playing side by side solitaire. If you must wander into a casino, forget the wheels, dice and one arm bandits ... look for the shuffler and the hands whipping cards left to right . We have even been known to tackle foreign languages with Mille Bourne, a great card game in French.
Oh sure we do other stuff. Nothing equals a triple triple in scrabble, or possessing that one little piece of esoteric information that will guarantee the last piece of pie in Trivial Pursuit, or finally nailing Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the Knife. No cheating or poor sportsmanship is allowed. If a two year old can't beat you at chess, well they will just have to lose gracefully and get older! Think of the thrill of victory when they finally holler CHECKMATE after years of dismal defeat.
Oh sure we do other stuff. Nothing equals a triple triple in scrabble, or possessing that one little piece of esoteric information that will guarantee the last piece of pie in Trivial Pursuit, or finally nailing Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the Knife. No cheating or poor sportsmanship is allowed. If a two year old can't beat you at chess, well they will just have to lose gracefully and get older! Think of the thrill of victory when they finally holler CHECKMATE after years of dismal defeat.
UNO, Sorry, Checkers, Monopoly, the upper shelves of all the closets are stacked with possiblities, but the decks overflowing from drawers says no other form of bonding takes precedence over a friendly game of cards. So if you want to achieve adoptive status in our household, there is only one thing to do:
SHUT UP AND DEAL
