Owen loves playing checkers. He learned the game a few months ago, and has become really, really good at it. The boys had today off from school (this weekend is a mini February break for them with no school on Friday or Monday), and during Meera’s nap Owen and I played two full games of checkers. I played my absolute hardest and used every strategy I know, but we were neck-and-neck the entire two games. The whole double-game-match lasted about two hours, with both of us in full-concentration the entire time, and neither of us getting up from our chairs even once. I beat him both times, but just barely. I could see him anticipating my moves, and plotting out his own strategy two or three moves ahead. I told him the truth: that if this is how it is to play checkers with him at age six, I can’t even imagine how it is going to be to play chess with him when he’s twelve. The kid is seriously, seriously smart.
and he is seriously, seriously lucky to have you as his mom!!
Way to go Owen!!! That’s incredible the levels of concentration and skill and patience required!
-Kate
That reminds me of how much he likes mazes.
Very clever, but also very mature to stick out the whole game and concentrate- sounds like a real gift for you to be able to have this time with him, and relate to him in an adult way (ie playing as equals) as well as him!