So I'm considering taking a hacksaw to one of my kid's DS game cartridges and giving them each half since they apparently don't know how to share, and it's come to a point where I don't believe simply forcing the recalcitrant holder of the cartridge (he doesn't own it, it belongs to all) to share is going to fundamentally change their attitude on sharing.
Now I'm thinking about spending a whole evening and making a project out of it. Mount each half onto a nice stained wood wall mount, and putting a pithy saying below that suggests if they shared they'd have a game that still worked, rather than two halves they can forever share, but can't actually use.
I'm hoping you funny folks can do better than my bland "If you choose not the share, you might not get a choice" for the quote that I would put on the board. "I hope you're better at sharing your friends than your video games" seems a bit macabre. The two involved are 12 and 10 year old boys, in case that helps you think about phrasing that might actually appeal to their better selves. Of course it'll also significantly affect the 6 year old who spends a great deal of time playing video games, but them's the breaks.
Also I need your opinion on whether I should leave room on the plaques to hold more video games, or even a game system.
Lastly, I'm not very artistic, so if you have any thoughts on the design or layout of the plaque they'd be appreciated. At the moment I'm just thinking of making one plaque, then cutting it apart in a jagged pattern to show there's another half that fits it, and mounting the game so when they're brought together the game appears whole.
Any other thoughts are welcome!
Also, inb4 "... example of horrible parenting."
Now I'm thinking about spending a whole evening and making a project out of it. Mount each half onto a nice stained wood wall mount, and putting a pithy saying below that suggests if they shared they'd have a game that still worked, rather than two halves they can forever share, but can't actually use.
I'm hoping you funny folks can do better than my bland "If you choose not the share, you might not get a choice" for the quote that I would put on the board. "I hope you're better at sharing your friends than your video games" seems a bit macabre. The two involved are 12 and 10 year old boys, in case that helps you think about phrasing that might actually appeal to their better selves. Of course it'll also significantly affect the 6 year old who spends a great deal of time playing video games, but them's the breaks.
Also I need your opinion on whether I should leave room on the plaques to hold more video games, or even a game system.
Lastly, I'm not very artistic, so if you have any thoughts on the design or layout of the plaque they'd be appreciated. At the moment I'm just thinking of making one plaque, then cutting it apart in a jagged pattern to show there's another half that fits it, and mounting the game so when they're brought together the game appears whole.
Any other thoughts are welcome!
Also, inb4 "... example of horrible parenting."
