Stake Conference

Remember Glenn teaching the boys about having fun without electronics?

Good because I blame that.

Somewhere in the middle of the two hour meeting, the boys must have been scrambling for something to do - something to entertain their minds.  

(Listening would have been great, but...)

Warrick turned to me with a big smile, but his eyes were FULL of tears.

"We're having a staring contest and I haven't blinked!"

As I took the picture he was saying, with pure delight, 

"They don't even hurt anymore!"

His eyes reached saturation point and started releasing tears.

He was so proud of himself - the reward of self-control.

Then Stafford decided to try.

If you look closely at Warrick, you can see the liquid still in his eyes.

He still hadn't blinked.

I tried to explain that this was probably not the best activity.

I think we forgot to read the chapter in parenting about teaching your kids non-painful boredom busters.