Games
Growing up our family played board games on Friday night. We would get together and have a huge dinner to end the week off. The dinner would be around 5 pm. We would eat for an hour or two; socialize about our days and dreams. Dinner would consist of the basics, steak and potatoes. After the dinner would come dessert. Pies and chocolate for dessert will do the trick. After the dinner and dessert we moved on the board games.
We played scrabble mostly. This was my favorite because of the thinking that is involved. I was able to learn about words and how to place them together. As a young boy this was great for my brain development and to enhance my problem solving skills. There were five of us and we all of us benefited from this. We always played that whoever won got the whole next week off from doing house chores. This really made the games competitive because doing house chores, as a kid growing up is no fun. My parents played like at our level so that they could help our mind grow as much as possible. Not only did I get smarter, but also I had the best social time with my parents and brothers and sisters that can never be replaced. Things are different today because of the television and video games. Back then we had to depend on others to keep us occupied and these build characteristics that have helped me out with my life.
