I’m Hooked on #fortnite. My teenagers were playing it non stop. They sounded like they were having so much fun with their friends chatting on their headsets. Yelling and laughing and dancing (did I mention I love dancing).
So I signed up. I gave myself a name, LadyMother because that’s what they call me when we are getting along. I love old English history. Love Downton Abbey and they used to watch some with me when they were little. I found my kids nicknames and friended them. So easy.. and this is how it began.
In my first game my 13 year old T and his friend pushed me around in a cart and saved my life over and over. I got a revive in that game feeling pretty impressed with myself. It was a blast. I shared all that laughter and giggling and wowing!!!
In my second game I played with my 14 year old and my 16 year old who I guess is some sort of guru and together we got a DUB (which means win apparently)!!! It was so fun we were laughing and joking and lots and lot of DANCING!
So then I played with my 15 year old daughter.. and that’s when the real addiction began. She was so fun!!! We laughed and laughed. She would say things like, "Mom, watch my back while I raid this chest!" Oh heck yeah baby girl I’ll watch your back!! But after a few games of playing horridly with my kids I decided to long in to try to learn how to actually play. The building-- so hard. The aiming-- so hard. And these people we play against are like pow, pow and bam bam!! Build build easy peasey.
I completely and udderly stink at fortnite. I’m horrid. The boys would rather play with their friends now that the novelty of playing with their mom wore off. I’m a highly educated woman with two Masters from MSU. I don’t watch a lot of TV. I do yoga regularly. I’m a teacher. I eat healthy. I think I’m a pretty good mom and I think I’m a great wife. I don’t fail at many things. So why was this sooo hard for me to run, and build and watch my daughters back at the same time?
I’m getting better, which honestly the only way to do it is to play it. My back hurts, I’ve gained 6 lbs, put yoga on hold, I have 47 loads of laundry to put away, and my best friend asked me if I fell off the planet. Last night I dreamt in fortnite characters. and I keep hearing bombs going off in my head. It might be time for rehab.
BUT I can run and run fast! I can jump. I can crouch. I can build if no one is around and only in a giant circle. Oh!!! And I love to DANCE!! ♥️
eggs win $5. Dj
-- not a surprise.
