Post by OkieDokie on Jul 8, 2020 15:17:09 GMT -6
OMG, you have a golden opportunity here. He has so many more years to bond with sports. If our boycott works (it will but might take a year) then you/we will get them back.
So take Sundays and make it his day. Have him make up a list of things he wants to do on Sundays and then you can both go do.
Golf at a 9 hole 3 par. I used to do this my kids loved it!
Make a train platform. Buy a sheet of plywood and all the stuff fo make scenery and then lay tracks and stuff. I made one with my son, we left the very middle open/flat and placed the xmas tree on it every year. Kids love trains. You can a lot with this.
Play board games. Tell him for 3 hours each Sun its you and him time. Checkers is easy to teach. What I did with my son is we each started with all 12. Every time I won then I had to start with 1 less next time. This was mainly to even up the game. I always tried never not tried so having less made it harder and harder. I got down to 3 checkers to start at first. Over time built it up to 8 and then 10 and finally no handicap. Then we moved on to chess.
Go out and throw a baseball or kick a ball. Go to local and play BB court or tennis.
I could go on and on - but those other events left more memories.
He remembers the launch not the football. He’ll always remember the launch but the football part will fade. Its just doing stuff together that matters. Most likely you miss it more than him. Thats me too, it will be hard but worth it long term. In 15 years he’ll just recall doing stuff with you.