“There’s nothing to do and no one to play with!”
That’s my 8-year-old son’s mantra. He’s been known to say it minutes after we arrived home from a fun-filled day.
His life is so sad. I feel really bad for him.
I often tell him I can think of plenty of things to do. His room looks like a Lego land mine went off — he could clean it. He could read. He could put away the laundry or vacuum.
Surprisingly, he doesn’t like my suggestions so he leaves in a huff, goes into his room and shuts the door.
He’s probably not cleaning in there, but he’s apparently found something to do.
Life of boredom
Betsy Stein | 07/20/09
About Betsy Stein
Betsy Stein has been editor of Maryland Family magazine since 2002. Her main and most fulfilling job, however, is her family — husband, Chris, and children, Maggie, 12; Lilly and Adam, 11; and Jonah, 7. Before kids, Betsy was a reporter for the Howard County Times beginning in 1991. She covered education, planning and zoning, and courts and cops at various points in her career.
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