[b]I can see the point in what he's saying, but I don't think that he understands that the game is meant for all ages, and therefore, they have no religion, and if he knows how babies are really made, then kissing is just the start.
My grandson and I had a very long talk as we played this game. I made him aware that Grannie doesn't share many of the values in this game. But the nice thing is you can find creatived ways to make the game fun. For exmaple, Grannie's villagers 'get married' before she lets anyone 'kiss.' Grannie keeps a family tree. Grannie makes sure that mummies and daddies tell stories to their children And whenever Grannie sees a villager with a crab, she has the villager throw it away.
He has been taught that babies begin, not with a kiss, but with the slipping on of a wedding band. He also knows a woman doesn't just 'appear' with a baby in his arms. His father was very clear on that point. I have also explained to him that since this is an non-religious game, Grannie interjects our morals and values. It made for a nice conversation where I was able to renforce the beliefs and teachings we hold dear and yet realize that not everyone shares them. And that it not our place to judge theirs.
Just as it is no one's place to judge ours.
My grandson @ nine years old is a computer whiz and is now trying to find a way to work weddings ans parnets 'showing some love (his words)' into Grannie's villages.
Pretty good for a nine year old 8I asked if he could throw birhtdays and Hanukkah in there too.b]
Edited by MochaJew (11/18/08 02:17 AM)
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