Scratch, teach them Scratch. It runs in a browser, it's designed as a teaching language, teach them Scratch.
Nemo
joined 2 years ago
I'll second this. When my youngest was in preschool and I worked nights I was always the one dropping him off and picking up, and after class a big group of kids would hang at the playground and the moms would talk and hang and it was so nice. When summer rolled around someone would be like "we'll be at this pool at this time" and whoever was free would show up, but that was the only thing that worked. Kids are too chaotic and needy for caregivers to plan around them.
If my parents or brothers lived nearby it'd be different. Some of my friends have these intergenerational support networks and they can make plans and keep them (most of the time) because they have reliable childcare. Of course, they also spend more time taking care of their younger siblings and nieces and nephews, but that's the trade-off. I'd take it in a heartbeat.
I was alive before Internet ubiquity. I don't lack friends because of the Internet, it's because we were the first in our friend cohort to have kids, and people without kids don't want to hang out with kids all the time.
We buy a live tree, but a small one.
Don't make them compete for your respect and affection.
For all that I talk a big game about "contribution to healthy discourse"... I use them as "I want other people to see this" and "I don't want other people to see this."
even discord isn't a decent discord alternative
We play a lot of couch coöp at our house:
- Spelunky (1&2)
- Moving Out (1&2)
- Pikmin 3
- River City Girls (1&2)
- Super Mario (World, Wonder)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Stardew Valley
nah, fuck him, he still owes me five bucks
Life imitates art.
Heroin or other opioids. It's a problem where I live, too.