I bought the game Trouble to play with M, hoping it would be a simple game to learn counting, competition, and focus. Epic FAIL! All that's happen is my hair starting to fall out! It says 5+ on the box. M is only 4. Is there some kind of magical mental block against moving a game piece a number of spaces? Is it lifted when you cross from 4 to 5?!!
She'll be playing fine and moving along, then a brain switch flicks and she won't move the piece without looking at me and waiting for me to say "yes" as if she needs approval for each and every space moved because her confidence is at big fat ZERO!! If I don't look at her and say, stare at the board, she freezes or moves like 20 spaces or gives up and says she doesn't want to play anymore.
The funny part is that the longer she plays, the worse she gets. At the beginning, she was counting and moving just fine. Then, she decided to enter manipulation mode. "M, what number did you roll?" -Blank zombi stare- "7". "No M, you know there's only 6 numbers. You've seen a 6 many times and know what it is. We're going to stop playing and when you can say the right number we can start again." -"Ok, it's a 6."
Ahhhhhhhh! I just don't have the strength for these mental games. Sorry pushovers, there's no way I'm going to let her play wrong when I know she knows how, lie straight to my face, or quit, but I just can't keep up my energy level with this constant barrage of disturbia. I had to win the game, leave the table, and let Foster Mom play the next round.
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