The case of the broken Watch

Logical thinking: we're making progress!

"I'm gonna be playing with Alyan and be home by 08:30 pm", my 8-year old told me when he rushed  to play with his Lego leaguer next door holding his lego box.

"Wait, 8:30 pm? Aren't you supposed to return by 8:00 pm? That's what we agreed?", I asked as I held my almost two year old boy, Aariz, following Talha my 8yo who was now out of the door.

"I will return at 8 mama"

"You said 8:30"

"Ji ji 8:30 but it will be 8:00 actually", he said while the climbed a few stairs of the building.

"Talhaaa come back and talk to me about rules".

I was now at the door and anticipating a long discussion where I will AGAIN tell him how once we set the time, we aren't supposed to change it and how it makes me worry we aren't making any progress in setting our time table. And besides, 8:30 is an absurd time to play for an 8yo, he should be in his pajamas by now but I gave him this leniency as his buddy Alyan is the ONLY kid in the block who will play with Legos the way Talha wanted.... strictly construction only and no fighting! (mostly on who will own the new constructed model).

"My watch is broken and its showing 7:30 while it is actually 7:00 so I will be home by 8:30 which is 8:00"

"Oh Ok"

Pleased with the progress we were making in setting our time table I closed the door and smiled.

Wait, I rewind what he just said to me and thought, "what logical thinking that was!"

He was comparing the actual time with the time of the broken watch his Dado (my mother in-law) gave him.

I was kind of happy. We are ALSO making progress in logical thinking. I prided my self with the idea.

Suddenly I realized that's the SECOND watch he has broken this month. I assumed it's the result of the tinkering he's been up to these days.

OK! we are nowhere near in explaining the importance of taking care of our belongings. I thought as my new sense of pride vanished.

"We are", my more logical brain told me and I sat with Aariz playing with the OTHER dead watch which won't show any time but was blinking and made Aariz laugh, he took that in his hands and jumped happily.

I planted a kiss on his cheeks as he amused himself with his new found blinking toy.

I guess yes, we are making progress.

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