Don't Play Alone

My son Will doesn't like playing by himself even when we are at Chuck E Cheese or one of those other play places.  He would rather sit and wait until another kid showed up to play with than play by himself.  At first it kind of annoyed me because I wanted him to be creative and play and ... well, leave me alone for a while (if you are a parent of two young apache indians you won't judge me).  But then I decided that I didn't want my kid being the one with an imaginary friend named Carl that he played in the bath tub with (cause that's just weird...right?)  I want my son to experience life with other kids, having fun, laughing, and learning.  I don't want him to become the "Lone Ranger" I was in school.  I want him to learn teamwork, lean on others, and share the joys and defeats of life with other people (not Carl).  Sadly, many of us don't share this trait with Will.  We are content with settling for doing life all by ourselves.  We mope, complain, and groan about why nobody loves and cares for us but we don't make any steps towards sharing life with other people.  We put up walls and guard against letting people in.  We would never dare to be transparent or real because that would mean the possibility of being hurt. God said, "It is not good for man to be alone..." So find a friend (not named Carl) and begin to do life with others. Don't play alone