{"id":402,"date":"2011-08-02T15:51:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T19:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/?p=402"},"modified":"2011-08-01T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T20:08:11","slug":"the-lookout-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/?p=402","title":{"rendered":"The Lookout Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I found the small people playing a new game.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It looked like this.<\/p>\n

Apparently, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lookout.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

I noticed my eldest was holding a telescope, so I asked them what they were looking out for.<\/p>\n

Their answer was illuminating.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know. Stuff.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Like pirates?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I asked excitedly.<\/p>\n

Pause. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Could be.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Saber-toothed alien robots?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I tried.<\/p>\n

They just stared at me.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh, I know. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s either Star Wars<\/em> or Indiana Jones<\/em> or Lord of the Rings<\/em> fighters of some sort,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I guessed, based on the latest recurring small people themes.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Um, not really.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bad guys?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I offered weakly.<\/p>\n

Pause. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I suppose.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I walked away, puzzled for a moment. Then, I thought about it.<\/p>\n

Know what I think?<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lookout\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is just an excuse to hang out.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Which is fine by me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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