http://www.nanettesays.com/2010/01/30/mom-im-bored/ The journey of a fiber artist Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:05:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nanettesays.com/2010/01/30/mom-im-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-499 me Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:59:27 +0000 http://www.nanettesays.com/?p=564#comment-499 Right On, Judith! Right On, Judith!

]]> http://www.nanettesays.com/2010/01/30/mom-im-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Judith Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:33:02 +0000 http://www.nanettesays.com/?p=564#comment-498 Whenever my children (3) confronted me about being bored, I had a simple answer...."Only boring people are ever board". In a world with so much - household or backyard materials to create, so many books, so many volunteer organizations, so many community sports, so many ways to develop leadership and INITIATE a group activity - it is scandalous that so many parents just plunk kids in front of the latest video game! I am convinced that in a world without boredom the greatest artists, scientists, and many more innovators would have never known their potential and we would all have suffered that loss. Whenever my children (3) confronted me about being bored, I had a simple answer….”Only boring people are ever board”. In a world with so much – household or backyard materials to create, so many books, so many volunteer organizations, so many community sports, so many ways to develop leadership and INITIATE a group activity – it is scandalous that so many parents just plunk kids in front of the latest video game! I am convinced that in a world without boredom the greatest artists, scientists, and many more innovators would have never known their potential and we would all have suffered that loss.

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