To Play or Not to Play

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Anna knocked my socks off yesterday when she informed me that she couldn’t remember the last time I spent time at play with her.  I was really quick to remind her that we had been to the park, we had friends over and we had been baking together. Apparently that wasn’t it at all.  When I asked her to clarify she said when we play together that means imaginations and creativity, not just doing things.  

I have to admit, my heart is still reeling from this profound and clearly important revelation.  When I spend some time thinking about it- I’m not great at play.  I am great at doing things and going places and planning things but as a player I stink.  It’s so out of my comfort zone - oh and there’s about 800 other things I think I should be doing. Jeremy is a natural player.  He’s goofy and fun and naturally willing to fall on the floor and dream up a story for Barbie and Ken.  Me I think ‘oh wow- is there a Barbie Museum we can go to?’   Thank goodness God put us together - balance and all of that.  

Anna’s assertion won’t leave me though and I suppose it’s time to embark on a new parenting challenge and employ that whole growth mindset philosophy.  It’s time to relearn how to play.  I think that may be the weirdest sentence I’ve ever written.    I don’t think that’s quite it - so I guess I should clarify.  It’s time to relearn kid-play. Is there such a thing as planning out play? Embracing growth mindset - I can’t do it YET!  Any suggestions for fun ways to introduce play back into life? Share them with me! Share all the ideas!!


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  1. UnknownNovember 4, 2018 at 5:59 PM

    Following....Will is the one with the imagination in our house. I used to love to imagine....now my mind doesn't seem to have space for it.

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