I went to pick up my two youngest sons from a playdate, and there on the dining roomtable, lay the remnants of a game of Monopoly.
Four players
There'd obviously been four players, and judging from the different piles of money one of them was rich enough to buy the White House, and the second could be the proud owner of every Starbucks. In the whole world. But on two sides of the board there was only a small pawn. No money.
Where did my children sit?
'Where did you guys sit?' I asked hopefully. And sure enough they pointed to the poverty stricken pawns.
'Ot went bankrupt, and Pete hasn't got the guts to invest,' the mom and hostess explained.
And as I walked home with my two bankrupt children I thought: 'I hope a game of Monopoly doesn't represent real life!'
But then I realized: 'It could have been much worse! They could have been in jail!'
You've started my weekend with a chuckle - thanks.
ReplyDeleteWe've had hours of monopoly "fun" in our house over the years, my oldest lad just always seems to win no matter what the rest of us try. We've watched what he does and tried to replicate but somehow we all end up with nothing and he has it all - it's like some sort of magic! He is now at Uni studying Maths so maybe it's just destiny, that or his super analytically mind!
It sounds like your son has a great future ahead of him! As in monopoly, as in life : )
DeleteI am cracking up at this. Seriously, funniest thing I've read!! Awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle! That's nice to hear!
DeleteToo funny! Thanks for sharing with #SocialButterflySunday! Hope to see you link up again next week :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! And yep, that would have been worse!
ReplyDeleteGreat story! Made me smile. Thanks for sharing at Mom-to-Mom Mondays.
ReplyDeleteVery funny! I remember being the bankrupt one when I was younger. Hopefully real life isn't quite that bad!
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I love Monopoly! Thanks for linking up at Blogger's Spotlight and please come back again Thursday!
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