Aug 27 2008
Back-to-School Countdown
One week to go. All the neighborhood kids are getting their last ya-yas out before they are put back on lockdown until the winter holidays. These last couple of days have seen nearly every neighborhood kid playing in one big, mostly happy, group. Even Gus was in the mix for a little while yesterday. Today, he wasn’t very interested. He chose to come in to play on the computer. There wasn’t a problem, and no one was bothering him. He just wanted to chill out with some peace and quiet. Should I have made him come out, get some more exercise, enjoy the fresh air while he can? Probably. But it’s the last week of his vacation. Maybe it’s okay for him to enjoy it any way he wants.
Whatever makes Gus happy is what he should do. Not all kids want to play all day outside. He is after all going to be around kids when school starts.