Here Are The Rules

One of the nice things about being the parent of grown children is that you have lots of good memories to look back on. Being a grand parent is icing on the cake-kind of like the double feature of a really good movie. Very often while driving, my 4 year old grand daughter likes to play games-very similar to when her mother and uncle were little. The grand daughter's games are a little different though because, unlike her mother and her uncle, her sister is too young to keep her honest. For example here's a game she loves to play: I'm thinking of something that lives in (fill in the blank). Here's how it often goes:
Child: I'm thinking of something that lives in a circus.
Grandpa: Is it an elephant?
Child: Nope
Grandpa: Is it a lion or tiger?
Child: Nope
Grandpa: Is it a bear?
Child: Nope
Grandpa: OK, I give up.
Child: It's a bear.
Grandpa: But I said that.
Child: Yeah but I changed my mind then but now changed it back. My turn again.

There are three rules to playing games with a 4 year old:
1. They get to make the rules.
2. They can change the rules whenever they want.
3. Don't like it??? See rule #1.

Now here's a really odd coincidence for you. My wife has the same set of rules. Hmmm.....verrrry interesting!!