Matthew has been a delight without the Xbox Live fighting us for his attention. The kids, all ages, have been helping and playing outside each day. They play with each other-and Matthew is actually playing and talking with the little ones as well as all the girls. He has to! He has no one else!
He's also become extremely chatty with us since this started. We are his social group again! I like that. Its like he's the little chatter box he was when he was 4 or 5. Even after a full day, he and Cory blabbed for a good hour about boy nothings while in bed last night.
We usually spend so much time doing sports stuff, hustling to lessons, school, social things, watching movies, reading, cleaning, cooking, etc that I almost enjoy the fact that we can't do any of that this week! Simple is good. Is that nuts?
So, from, at least my POV, the bonding time for our family has been very agreeable and actually enjoyable for us. The entire situation has served to make me really appreciate the full love and support I have of my husband and son!
The flip side is that it I have seen that this kind of situation also brings out the CraZies for some families here and they are about to kill or ignore each other.....and that's all I'm going to say about that..... : )
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Awwww, isn't he sweet? Sounds like this has been a good experience - well, you've made it that way, anyway! Good to hear you see the positive in all of it.
I'm afraid I'd fall into the CraZie catagory with this group here! Yikes.
=)
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