16-01-12

Tyler chose me. The plan had been for him to read to me, and then we'd play Monopoly. But the evening wore long, and he'd already read for 30 minutes, and was finally getting to play his video games. 

So, I told him that I wasn't in a good mood, and wasn't sure it was the best night for him to read to me, but that playing Monopoly with him was fun, and would probably put me in a good mood. I also explained that one of the reasons I wanted to play was that I wanted for him to understand that I chose him, that I would rather play with him than watch T.V., but that I knew he might rather play his game, and that was o.k. He gestured at the screen, and I thought that meant he wanted to play, but he was really saying that he wanted to the save the game first, and then play Monopoly. (He accidentally chose "reload" instead of "save," but it still felt like he was choosing "us."