The children were acting like they were mad when I took the family to a cabin out in a rural area.
- They were disappointed when they were not able to connect to the internet with their phones.
They asked if the cabin had wi-fi, which it didn’t. Instead, I was able to tell them about the fireplace it had that was really nice. They asked if it was a gas fireplace that could be operated with a remote, but I explained it was an old fashioned fireplace with real wood for burning! Our son seemed to like that, but our daughter wasn’t so impressed. I don’t know how our children have become so spoiled over the years, but they always just want to play with their gadgets and be connected to the internet. Our son is big into online gaming and he was talking about some special online tournament that he was going to miss. Our daughter kept talking about how she missed her friends. I had to tell our daughter that her friends weren’t going anywhere and she could hang out with them anytime. It was rare to have these special occasions as a family. I told our son that there would always be another tournament, I think the tournament he was talking about was hosted weekly, so it wasn’t like he was missing out on anything too huge. They helped me to get a fire going in the fireplace when we got there. They seemed to be aggravated until I made some hot cocoa for everybody. It actually was nice because we were able to just sit there and talk, and we even played some board games which helped pass the time. Even the HVAC system was working well, and I think our children had a pleasant experience that they were not expecting.