Five Of A Kind ? I Used To Have Hair

December 8, 2012

I?ll be the first one to admit that I?m not very good with babies. Oh I handled more than my fair share of dirty diapers, 3am feedings, and projectile vomit clean-up sessions?but I really feel uncomfortable with them.?

No, I?m definitely a ?toddler and up? kind of guy. And lately, I?ve really felt as though I?ve found my ?niche? with being a dad. Not only am I still the ?cool dad? who knows all the latest hit music, but I?m a dad that can find ways to play and hang out with the kids, too. I just have a ?comfort level? with younger kids that isn?t there with babies.

One of the ways that I?ve been bonding lately has been with cards. It?s fun, actually. The two youngest are 6 and ?7, so we?ve been having fun playing Go Fish?which is the most classic beginner card game that I can remember. I also play Crazy 8?s with the 9 year old, which is also a lot of fun because there?s a bit more strategy and thinking involved. In fact, we played that game as a family of four recently, with the girls gleefully slamming down a 2 as to make one of the adults ?pick up two? and then make us ?miss a turn? after laying down a Jack (the rules change from family to family, I think).?

It?s funny?I even wondered the other day how card games actually started. I began wondering if the originators of card games would ever have considered being the source of family bonding in the 21st century. I mean, just think about it?the ability to sit at a table or a couch (or pretty much anywhere) and instantly bond with a child over something as simple as a deck of cards is something that can easily be taken for granted?and that?s something I don?t plan on ever doing again.

So I?m very much looking forward to our next ?family night?, with my son and fiance and future step-daughters all sitting around a table?maybe with two decks of cards?playing Go Fish or some other easy-to-play family card game.

I?m sure it?ll happen over the holidays?we?re going to be our own five of a kind!

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