MOMS are from MARS
  • HOME
  • Things Your Mom Will Never Say: The Top 20
    • MOM'S BLOG
  • MY BOOK - Extraordinary: Light vs. Dark
  • Your Horoscope
  • Why does Mom DO that?
  • A Heartfelt Letter of Apology
  • MY BOOK: Moms are from Mars
  • What Type of Mom Do You Have?
    • Mom's Mish Mash
  • Cute Keyboard Characters
    • MY BOOK - Enlightened: Light vs. Dark
    • Cards for Mom
  • Contact Me
Follow me!

No One Will Play with Me

1/6/2011

27 Comments

 
Life game
Oh, what a 'Life.'
Right now I am angry, sad and more than a little confused. Why?

Because no one will play Boggle with me.

That's right. Not even one of my kids will sacrifice their precious time to play a board game with me. Yeah, yeah. It may sound petty to you, but think of where I'm coming from. In the last decade and a half...

- I've played Candyland and Chutes and Ladders over 3,267,014 times. Oh, the joy I felt of witnessing crushing disappointment when a child landed on squares forcing them back near the beginning of the game. The fact that it extended game play an additional half hour was even more pleasurable.

- In the hours upon hours of 'Barbie' play time I've played the roles of Ken, Barbie's sister, Barbie's mother, Barbie's teacher, Barbie's cult leader, but NEVER BARBIE. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Sigh.

-Elefun? More like Ele
pain-in-the=a**.

- Devoting five full minutes to set up Don't Break the Ice only to have some sweet toddler with a demonic facial expression smash the whole dang thing in two seconds flat? MOST. FUN. EVER.

- Sorry? Absolutely.

-Think I ever got to choose my game piece color first? Nope. Always last. Getting the race car in Monopoly was a dream never realized. It still haunts me.

I could go on, but it's just too painful. Yet I did it all with a smile folks, even when I was pleading inside for sweet Jeezus to take me away. And where is my reward? Certainly not sitting across the table from me, pencil and paper in hand, ready to find as many words as possible in three minutes flat.

That's right. You heard me.

Boggle takes only three stinkin' minutes to play.

Oh, how it feels to be appreciated after all those years of torture. 

Thanks, kids. Thanks a lot.


photo link from nutmeg on flickr
27 Comments
nothingprofound link
1/6/2011 01:21:27 am

"O, how sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." Yes, the selfless sacrifices we make so that their every day is one of bliss, and how do they repay us-with silence, neglect and mockery! However, our day of retribution will occur when their kids, our grandkids, turn towards us with loving adoration and away from them with sneering disdain.

Reply
Justus Steel link
1/6/2011 01:24:22 am

I'm feeling your pain. My kids aren't old enough to turn me down for games, they are pretty much only old enough to play Candyland. Yay. I just wanna play something, anything else.

Oh and check out Text Twist on Yahoo games. Time limits, finding words, pretty cool.

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 01:24:43 am

nothingprofound,
I can't wait for that moment! Actually, I can. ;) I've got to be honest, though, I don't think I ever fully appreciated all my parents did until I became a parent myself.

Reply
PBScott link
1/6/2011 01:27:23 am

LOL I know how you feel, my son wont play the playstation games I want either.

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 01:38:40 am

Justus,
I think I could print out a copy of the 'Candyland' board game in my sleep -- and I haven't played it in years! I'll have to check out Text Twist. Me loves the word games.

PBScott,
I'm sure there are others who feel our pain. Think we need a support group?

Reply
Deray
1/6/2011 02:19:23 am

My nephew would not let me play Wii with him anymore, even though 60% of the game he has I bought them!
I had to beg my family to play dominoes with me so Germanman would see that I played the game he gave me for my bday :-P.

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 02:26:20 am

Deray,
What a snicker, that nephew! Cute how you roped the family into dominoes, though. Sure Germanman loved it!

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 04:49:45 am

oops...meant 'stinker'

Reply
TheCrankyCanadian link
1/6/2011 09:33:21 am

LOL!!!! I laughed all the way through this post. Ungrateful little monsters! I haven't had to feel your pain yet, thank God! :)

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 10:09:44 am

Cranky,
Glad you got a laught out of my misery. :) Those rotten kids....

Reply
Lori
1/6/2011 11:19:39 am

Hi Janene!

I used to beg my sister and brother to play games with me, but I guess they were over playing games much sooner than I hoped for too. Sigh...I love playing Boogle as well. My feelings of playing a board game or card game are attached to feelings of "being a family" I guess. Darn those commercials!

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 11:25:35 am

Hey, Lori!

I think you hit the nail on the head with those commercials. Loving families bonding over board games -- argh! I keep on hoping for those special TV moments and they never happen!

So, anyway....wanna play Boggle with me? :)

Reply
Katja
1/6/2011 12:44:43 pm

Oh no, how upsetting...
I would definitely play a board game with my mother, but she never seems interested. See how the role are switched? The grass always seems to be greener on the other side.

Reply
Jeremy from We Took The Bait link
1/6/2011 03:06:38 pm

Hey, Janene!

You can play Boggle online.

www.wordsplay.net

Your choice of 4 x 4 or 5 x 5 grid.

And, I'm always, always, always up for a game of Boggle... in fact, most days you can find me there, playing Boggle against anywhere from 40 to upwards of opponents.

Also, the race car? In Monopoly? Nah... the shoe is where it's at.

Reply
Jeremy from We Took The Bait link
1/6/2011 03:10:15 pm

Oops... that last comment should say upwards of 100 opponents.

Reply
Mom link
1/6/2011 09:38:20 pm

Katja,
Alas, the unfairness of it all! Wanna switch families for three minutes?
;)

Jeremy,
I'll have to check it out and hunt you down! Be gentle on me, though. I haven't played in a while since NO ONE WILL PLAY WITH ME. (Had to get that in again.)

Reply
Juliana link
1/7/2011 05:42:57 pm

Humpf! I am with you 100%

At Xmas, my husband and I bought a Nintendo Wii. My eldest son, 22 years old, was staying with us. He revelled in falling about laughing watching my attempts at tennis, baseball and golf.. as I swung my arms like a demented windmill consistently missing the virtual ball.

I eventually reminded him how many hours I had spent holding on to the bike of his bicycle whilst he learned to ride it; teaching him to roller skate; turning my dining room into a pirate's paradise and I never got to be a pirate.. and of course it goes on.

Hold on to your Boggle resentment, use it as a bargaining tool next time the little blighters want you to do something for them! Giggles.

Reply
Laura link
1/7/2011 08:46:00 pm

That's why I never wanted children. I knew one day I'd want to play Boggle and they'd refuse.

If it makes you feel better, please know that if I were your neighbor or something I would play Boggle with you. Just know that sometimes I cheat.

Reply
Mom link
1/7/2011 11:10:05 pm

Juliana,
You never got to be a pirate? Now that's cold, though right now I have to admit I'm conjuring up images of you with your arms flailing around as you play tennis on the Wii. Sorry! :) You're right, though. All these experiences will lead to good bargaining chips later. Or blackmail. There's always blackmail.

Laura,
Oh, the wiseness of your decision. And thank you for the Boggle offer. Though you may cheat, I'm desperate. Can't say it wouldn't end in a fist fight, though. ;)

Reply
Lana link
1/8/2011 05:47:37 am

I used to be pretty big on board games...Balderdash is HYSTERICAL, Tri-ominos was fun & I play a very cutthroat game of Scrabble. I find I just don't have the time these days, unfortunately. When I DO have time, I like to get out with my new camera. Besides, no one wants to play Scrabble against someone they'll never beat. ;)

Reply
Mom link
1/8/2011 05:54:06 am

Lana,

Ha ha! My grandma was HUGE into Scrabble. When she played it with us when we were kids, do you think she was ever soft on us? Never. She hammered us every time. Learned a lot of new words, though. Great game!

Reply
AJ link
1/11/2011 04:23:53 am

Count your blessings...you could get roped into a 5 day Monopoly game...lol...

sidenote: I can't help but think these are the same things my mommy would write haha...

Reply
Mom link
1/11/2011 04:28:45 am

AJ,
So that's where you've been! ;)

side note to side note: If these are the kind of things your mom would say, then you've got one cool mom, if I do say so myself!

Reply
Steve Bossenberger link
1/11/2011 09:21:32 am

I love Boggle, but my kids probably aren't old enough for it yet. We are still in the Barbie and Chutes and Ladders stage. Can't wait till they move up to the big kids games.

Thanks for your comment my blog. Take care

Reply
Mom link
1/12/2011 01:20:37 am

Steve,
When they get to the big kid games/still wanna play with the folks stage, hit it hard before they don't want to play with you at all. Still hoping mine comes around....

Reply
letsgraph link
1/12/2011 03:48:09 am

gotta love those B games :)

Reply
Mom link
1/12/2011 05:29:35 am

letsgraph,
You betcha!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Weird Author

    My name's Murphy, Janene Murphy, and I'm a weird mom.

    Picture
    MY BOOKS!
    For info, click on the covers.
    Picture
    Picture
    To SUBSCRIBE to my blog, just hit the 'Contact Me' button at the bottom of  the left hand column on this page and fill out the form to get my posts via email. You can also sign up to get it on your RSS or Networked Blogs feeds by hitting the buttons below. All of them are free and easy -- two qualities I like!

    RSS Feed

    NetworkedBlogs
    Blog:
    Moms are from Mars
    Topics:
    teen, humor, parenting
     
    Follow my blog

    Your Favorites

    What Color Season Are You?
    Cute Keyboard Animals
    Tattoos are Evil
    Worst Fictional Moms of the
        Last 50 Years

    Crushed by my Celebrity Crush's Height    
    Just  Letting Off Some Crazy Steam
    You Are What You Wear?

    Kids Say the Darndest Things
    Top Ten Most Iconic Teen Movies of the 1980s
    My Summer Vacation

    Craziest Book Titles on Amazon
    Teen TV 'Act Your Age': Part 2





    My Favorites

    Bad Boys 
    Keeping Up With The Joneses
    Noah's Ark: Terror Never Looked So Cute   
    Jeggings: Just Say No    
    Leave No Wild Child Behind
    The Gift of Reading 
    The Truth About Smoking 
    Lost In Translation: The Wall   
    Help Me, Bruce Willis 
    A Mother's Fear About Her Kid Being Queer  
    If You Don't Have Anything Good to Say  
    Chuck Norris Facts


    Categories

    All
    1970s
    1980s
    1980s Celebrity Hair
    2012 Iowa Caucus
    4th Of July
    Action Figure Jesus
    Alligators
    Amanda Bynes
    Anthony Weiner
    Arnold Scharzenegger
    Ascii Art
    Ashton Kutcher
    Asking Girls To The Dance
    Austria
    Back In The Day
    Bacon
    Bad Boys
    Bawls Soda
    Bayou Tour
    Beauty
    Beauty Queens
    Beetle Bailey
    Betty White
    Big Time Rush
    Birthday
    Blarney Castle
    Blog Catalog
    Blood
    Boardgames
    Bobby Knight
    Bon Jovi
    Book Review
    Books
    Book Signing
    Botox
    Brothers
    Bruce Willis
    Bullying
    Bunratty Castle And Folk Park
    Butt Cracks
    Camp Conestoga
    Canada
    Candy
    Candy Crush Saga
    Car
    Cards For Mom
    Career
    Cat Trouble
    Celebritiy Losers 2012
    Celebrity Losers 2011
    Celebrity Losers 2013
    Charity
    Charlie Sheen
    Chat Room Dream Date
    Chicken Breasts
    Christmas
    Christmas Gifts History
    Chuck Norris Facts
    Clint Eastwood
    Clothes
    Clown
    College
    Color Seasons
    Concerns
    Confidence
    Contest
    Cooking
    Cool Stuff
    Crazy Book Titles
    CSI
    Cute Animal Photos
    Czech Republic
    Dating
    Dating Older Guys
    Davy Jones
    Dear Make Believe Mom
    Dingle
    Disney World
    Doctor Who
    Dolls
    Dressing Like A Ho
    Driving
    Duck Dynasty
    Easter
    Egg Butt
    Election
    Ella March Chase
    Enlightened
    Extraordinary
    Facebook
    Farrah Fawcett
    Fashion
    Fashion History
    Favorite Songs From The 1980s
    Feminine Products
    Feris Bueller
    Fireworks
    Five Love Languages
    Flood
    Freaky Things
    Fungie The Dingle Dolphin
    Funniest Christmas Movies
    Funny Celebrity Photos
    Games
    Gaming
    Geeks
    Germany
    Gingerbread Men
    Girl Power
    Girl Scouts
    Glamour Shots
    Glendalough
    Good Enough
    Goodreads
    Go Set A Watchman
    Graduation
    Greeting Cards For Mom
    Hair
    Hair History
    Hair In The 70s And 80s
    Halloween
    Halloween Costumes
    Halloween Fun Facts
    Harper Lee
    Heights Of Young Male Celebrities
    High School Graduation
    Hobbit Gingerbread House
    Hobbit Hole Gingerbread House
    Holiday Shopping
    Holy Toast
    Homosexuality
    Honey Boo Boo
    Icarly
    Iconic Teen Movies
    Identity
    If You Dont Have Anything Good To Say
    If You Give A Teen A Tattoo
    If You Really Knew Me
    Internet Censoring
    Internet Dating
    Internet Safety
    Iowa
    Ireland
    Italy
    Jeggings
    Jersey Shore
    Jesus Action Figure
    John Travolta
    Judging A Book By It
    Justin Bieber
    Kanye West
    Kardashians
    Keeping Up With The Joneses
    Kelly Lebrock
    Keyboard Animals
    Kids Say The Darndest Things
    Kilkenny Castle
    Kitschy Kitschy Kool
    Kristen Stewart
    Lance Armstrong
    Laundry
    Laziness
    Leap Year
    Leave No Wild Child Behind
    Leslie Langtry
    Libba Bray
    Life Is Short
    Lindsay Lohan
    Loneliness
    Losers
    Lost In Translation
    Louisa Cast
    Louisiana
    Lying
    Lyme Disease
    Mail
    Maintaining A Boyfriend
    Marathon
    Matthew Broderick
    Meredith Viera
    Miley Cyrus
    Military
    Miracles
    Mitt Romney
    Moms Are From Mars Book
    Money
    Money Tips
    Morphing
    Motherhood Sucks
    Motherly Advice
    Mothers Day
    Movies
    Mr. T Baby Costume
    Muckross House And Gardens
    My Anniversary
    My Book
    My Favorite Movies
    Name Game
    New Kids On The Block
    New Orleans
    Newt Gingrich
    Noahs Ark
    Ode To Canada
    Olympic Games
    Osama Bin Laden
    Over Parenting
    Parenting
    Paula Deen
    Pet Names For Kids
    Phoebe Cates
    Photos
    Pms
    Poopys Tattoos
    Popularity
    Powerscourt
    Prague
    Quad Cities Flood
    Queer Fears
    Radical Parenting
    Reading
    Rebel Without A Clause
    Ring Of Kerry
    Rob Ford
    Rob Pattison
    Ronald Reagan
    Ron Paul
    Royal Wedding
    Safety Tips
    Santa Hat
    Saving Face
    Scarf Into Vest
    Scary
    Selena Gomez
    Self Acceptance
    Self Image
    September 11
    Seventeen Magazine
    Sex
    Shoe History
    Shoes
    Shopping In Ireland
    Signs
    Silly Stuff
    Silly Thoughts
    Skiing
    Slut Walk
    Smoking Is Cool
    Sopa
    Sound Asleep Pillow Giveaway
    Southern Illinois
    Sprained Ankle
    Spring Break
    Star Wars
    Strange Signs
    Stupidity
    Success
    Superhero Mom
    Susan Carroll
    Swan Towel
    Swim Suits
    Taking Her Time
    Tattoos
    Taylor Armstrong
    Taylor Lautner
    Teaching
    Teen Actors Ages
    Teen Actresses Ages
    Teen Dramas
    Teen Idols
    Teen Idols History
    Teen Mom
    Teen Tv Dramas
    Television
    Tershbango
    Texting
    Thanksgiving
    The Apocalypse
    The Big Ask
    The Gimmes
    The Monkees
    Theresa Guidice
    The Shirt
    The Sixth Sense
    The Wall
    Things Parents Will Never Say To Their Teens
    Thor
    Through The Ages
    To Kill A Mockinbird
    Toothbrushes
    Top 21 Things Teens Never Say To Their Parents
    Traveling
    Trix Rabbit
    Tv Dinners
    Twinkies
    Twitter
    Ugh
    Vacation
    Valentines Day55124088ef
    Vampire
    Vanity
    Veterans Day550af373ed
    Voodoo Dolls
    Vote
    Wacky Beauty Products
    Washington Dc
    Water Parks
    Wedding
    What Is Your Season
    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
    Wisconsin Dells
    Worst Easter Candy
    Worst Fictional Moms
    Xbox Live
    Y2k
    You Are What You Wear
    You Read My Mind

    Still can't find what you're looking for? Search Moms are from Mars below:
    Google search engine code:
    Loading


    Archives

    January 2016
    August 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    August 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010

    If you like my blog, could you click the brown 'vote for us' button below? You won't get anything, but you won't be asked to buy anything, either. It just helps my self-esteem.
    Thanks!
    Laughter Blogs - BlogCatalog Blog Directory
    Janene's bookshelf: read

    To Kill a Mockingbird The Great Gatsby Where the Sidewalk Ends Animal Farm Of Mice and Men Slaughterhouse-Five

    More of Janene's books »
    Book recommendations, book reviews, quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists
    Top Mommy Blogs - Mom Blog Directory
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photos used under Creative Commons from Monica Arellano-Ongpin, law_keven, NESJumpman, marcos_leal, YoAmes, cliff1066™, garymun, AJU_photography, busbeytheelder, seanmcgrath, gruntzooki, Elin B, The Paperclip, *saipal, ©HTO3, Neetesh Gupta (neeteshg), wonker, Nomadic Lass, englishsnow, landhere, garryknight, StarsApart, Edward Dalmulder, wwarby, cliff1066™, chadh, Yashna M, eamoncurry123, letsgoeverywhere