CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUINCY OF A MINOR (aka, “The Delicate Delinquent”) — by Steve Nadis
Yesterday I was feeling smug, having seen how horrible the father (played by Jeff Daniels) was in “The Squid and the Whale” and knowing that even on my worst days I was far superior. But now I’m not so sure. Without planning to (it just kinda’ happened), I have somehow gotten my six-year-old daughter hooked on sudoku. It looks serious. We did two puzzles last night and I literally had to drag her off to bed, as she screamed: “Just one more square! One more square!”
“Are you proud of yourself now?” my wife asked me after I administered a sedative to our screaming child. “It’s not bad enough that you’re addicted. You had to get our daughter addicted too?” She’s now worrying I’ll soon have our three-year-old hooked on sudoku too, which will be the end of preschool homework as we know it, irrevocably hurt her chances of getting into an elite kindergarten.
I’m usually quick with the comebacks. A real repartee kind of guy. But this time I have no answer. And no excuse. I got the kids into this mess. And they’re going to have to find their way out. It’s that simple.
Posted by
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05:25:35
You sick, twisted man
Hey, at least it isn”t Sonic the Hedgehog.
I think sudoku and minesweeper are good games to teach children.
MsAmber
zardoz says:
i knew it , that cambridge kinda guy shoul”va given ya away
what are ya a "mathematical-science-pimp"(jest).
DO NOTHING,,?
Well next thing we will find out is that
youre a TOKYO-KINDA-A-GUY, since in all probability
if the little one keeps it up with suduku,
addicted as ya got the little tyke
the only kindergarten that will take her in
will be in JAPAN.
. . . I PROPOSE :
to quickly take the little one to the corner drugstore,
feed her reeses peanut butter cups
and then on to the comic book section
now thats addiction
if ya can get closure with an ice cream sunday
so much the better
and real mind boggling would be mini golf.
with the father figure putti”n the same numer ofa
holes as the offspring,
brings em back all the time.
———————————zardoz
Thanks everybody [I''m talkin'' to you Z] for all the useful suggestions. Yes, Doc, I need help but, if Ms. Amber is correct, maybe it’’s not as bad as I thought.
Sorry TB, I called you Doc when I know for a fact that your degree is merely honorary.
Have you considered Sudoku Anonymous? Methadone? Teach them the Serenity prayer. They”re going to need it.
More good advice. Thanks.
How out of touch am I that I have no idea what sudoku is? Off to google…
Hi Catherine — It’’s a fun puzzle, kind of like a crossword puzzle with numbers instead of words. But be careful: It can be habit-forming. Also do not try while operating a motor vehicle…
I”m envious. A 6 year old can solve a sudoku and I just sit and stare at it!
Now Santa will bring you the sudoku family vesion board game!
Hi FW — the fact that you don”t do sukoku is a good thing. That will lower the risk of your passing on the habit to the next generation.
So the sad but rue fact is, we are all addicts. Kids in inner cities, smoke crack, we look for the next puzzle. They lose brain cells to drugs, we lose them to the damned 9 that won’t work because we screwed up 10 plays ago.
It is maddening, 9 numbers, your brain….It’s INSANE!
So I make a site for the true addict!
http://www.sudokuanonymous.com/
You’re absolutely right, S. It is maddening. And insane.
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