I don't like or dislike them, but I've bet heavily that they will win, far more than I probably should have.Well, I'm not betting, but I do support them. My husband loves them.
But you know what they say: Life is boring unless you take risks!
I don't like or dislike them, but I've bet heavily that they will win, far more than I probably should have.Well, I'm not betting, but I do support them. My husband loves them.
I believe this is true also. When I was growing up, though, my folks were never considered playmates. Nor would they have wanted to help me and my siblings occupy our time to avoid boredom. At the earliest signs of restlessness, we were ushered outdoors and told not to return until we were either tired or hungry or both....Sometimes, I think kids say they're bored when they want adults to play with them.
I hear you.I'm Dad of four, from 8-21. Over the years my goal became: Just get them to adulthood without f***ing them up too badly. And try to help them realize and find the beginning of the path they wanted to travel in life.
Jury's still out.
A baby moccasin?OMG. My mother would shoo us outside, and we did all kinds of dangerous things that parents today don't allow. My grandfather could throw a knife well, for instance, so ummm... We only got in trouble for using her steak knives, not for playing with knives!
The one that freaked them out was when I was 6 and came back home with a baby water moccasin in a jar. They let us keep him for a few days in an aquarium.
This was in the suburbs at the time It was a small creek, really.
A baby moccasin?
As long as we stayed out of trouble and made it home before dark, we were free to roam whatever distant vistas appealed to us.
Of course that was before cell phones were invented, and online games and hand held devices existed, which tend to keep many kids closer to home these days.
Perhaps recent technology has helped to enhance boredom, especially among younger folks, who may not feel entirely engaged unless they are connected to something or other in some way.
*snicker*My three boys are outside shooting each other other with Air Soft rifles right now. They're wearing protective gear, but I'm sure it will still end with one crying, one yelling and one swearing he hates the other two. They are not bored. However, the fact that they do this over and over again and expect a different result may speak to their intelligence.
Children are forced to pay attention in school. If that content bores them, they underperform or misbehave.
Adults aren't forced to do anything. If they start to get bored, they have the freedom to think about something else. (Although if you look in meeting rooms around the corporate world, you will find lots of smart people who are bored and probably misbehaving; doodling, mostly.)
It's all about what is age-appropriate. Doodling is a sign that a child lacks focus, but is also a sign that an adult has an active imagination. What used to be misbehaviour becomes a virtue when you get older. The underlying psychology doesn't change. The social acceptability of the mis-behavior changes.
Oh boy. That's right up there with "only stupid people work in factories".
Lol! All too true - and I would add that this "super-smart" guy was also super stuck-up. I tend to think that he had just "hit his stride" at that time in his life, since he was very active in something he enjoyed and cared about.
I'm happier when something interests me and sad when I get bored...likewise, being depressed makes everything way less interesting and therefore boring.