Somebody is fascinated with looking into our garden. I wonder what the view is like?
2016. I keep coming back to that year. A lot of things happened then. It set the agenda for the following years. But I want to focus on one seemingly innocuous thing from that year.
We were visiting my mum in hospital on a daily basis. There was quite a bit of waiting around. That’s tough for an 8 year old. An 8 year old Aspie with ADHD. He needed distractions. My mobile phone and the games became that distraction. They would work for a few minutes before he grew restless. Then it happened.
I downloaded Pokemon Go. I had no idea what it was but it sounded cool. He loved Pokémon so what could go wrong. That was early July 2016. He was hooked. Suddenly he could happily wait. He could be distracted for hours. It helped keep him sane through the next few weeks of hell.
Four years later he is still playing the game. It is still working it’s magic. A stress buster. A challenge. An interest. A way of feeling part of a community. A sense of achievement. An easy way to keep beating his Dad.
Thank you Pokemon Go.
Way to go Pokémon Go and Superdad! 😊 Both working to make life better for a loved lad.
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I really hope they are. Hope today has been good to you.
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I have a grandson who loves Pokémon.
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Many do.
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Distractions help! I’ve heard a lot about this one.
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It’s a great distraction
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Agreed! 👍
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😃🙏
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Yay! It’s so awesome when we find those things our kiddos click with!😊
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Definitely gratefully accept those wins. 🙏
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What would be REALLY cool is if a super rare pokemon was over by that line tree… maybe Hawklad would go with you to catch it??💌💌
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Being in the sticks means he rarely gets the really exciting Pokémon near his house. The church has a pokestop but the nearest gym is 10 minute drive away. xx
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Yay! Glad you found a fun distraction for him!
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It definitely worked for him.
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Have you tried the physical version of that called Geocaching? Maybe you could plant a Geocache in your local community, in a safe and pretty place?
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No but will check it out
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We loved Pokemon go (and still do on occasion). My youngest was obsessed with all things Pokemon for a while and when he didn’t have his own phone he played it on mine. I was often seen walking through town, on my way home from work, catching a few rare ones for him!
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Admit you liked it.
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Might have …
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😀
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Clearly a result
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It was
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You know, I’m not a big fan of video games, but that’s primarily because A)I didn’t grow up with many and B)I never had the patience for them. When Bo’s uncle loaned us a Wii this spring, I did like how it got the kids to move around, jump, swing, etc. without destroying the living room. Biff and Blondie especially love playing games on there, but Bash, I guess, is a bit like me–he doesn’t mind looking on now and then, but he’d much rather have the adventure on his terms in his world. I suppose Pokemon Go would be a blend of the two…hmmm…
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I have a few games on my phone, so helpful at keeping your thoughts away!
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They really are.
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Well, there could be worse distractions.
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Absolutely. Like the weather. It is dreadful.
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Yeah…
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🙏
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That is one game Declan hasn’t played yet and it sounds like a game he would really enjoy. I might have learned a thing or two from you, Superdad! The game sounds like a major win!
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You don’t often learn from me. It’s usually the other way. It just seems to work for our lad.
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You need to make that fence a Poké-stop!
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Yes I think I do. A gym would be cool for our son.
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Have to confess I know nothing about Pokemon, but I am very happy you discovered it when you did.
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It’s very clever.
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Yeah Pokémon and Pokémon Go are amazing
Pokémon has been in my life since they started with my oldest – and it’s just always been there!
Pokémon Go is a way we all play together ❤️ my oldest finds everything immediately – he is the video game guru lol … or the game guru actually … any game 🙄😄
I’m glad you found Pokémon’s spark!! It is pretty awesome!! ❤️
I even have a Pokémon on my car – when I get a new one someday… I am putting Pokémon back on it. I just like it there ❤️✌️
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Which Pokémon is on your car?
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Eevee ❤️
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That was my guess
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Why would you guess Eevee for me? I also love all Eevee’s evolutions – Sylvion also ❤️❤️❤️
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I was guessing Eevie or Mew. x
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Nah not into Mew
Definitely Eevee ❤️❤️❤️
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Just caught an eevee. One more and it’s evolution time.
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Lol ❤️🥰❤️
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🙏😀
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Great timing, I was just playing Pokemon go a few minutes ago before I decided to go get my daily blog fix. And the latest Pokemon I caught was an Abra!
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Perfect timing. We get a lot of them here.
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Wow! So that is how it looks like in the game! I have not played it as I got no time. Way cool to see these fellas!
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It is really cool.
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😆👍
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Thank you
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