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Mar 31^st, 2012 at 10:23pm

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Just watched 'Apollo 13' with Alexander and Olivia (my 10 year old twins).

I thought they would lose interest 20 minutes into it because it's a little outside of their age bracket, but they were enthralled. Olivia got a little bored towards the end, but Alexander sat there the whole time. Both would ask questions about what that was or why did they do that, but they couldn't take their eyes from the screen the whole time. I told them at the start it was a true story and they kept asking all the way through 'You mean this really happened?'

A pleasant surprise.. Cool

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Reply #1 - Mar 31^st, 2012 at 10:36pm

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Then to top it off, I just put Alexander ot bed and asked him if he liked the movie. His response was "YES, but I'd like to watch all of the movies in order, starting with Apollo 1."

I couldn't stop laughing as I left the room... Grin

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Reply #2 - Mar 31^st, 2012 at 11:36pm

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Apollo 13 was NASA's finest hour (although I'm sure that line was written into the script years after the fact).

A 10 year old doesn't need to see Apollo 1.

« Last Edit: Apr 1^st, 2012 at 1:08am by Webb »

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Reply #3 - Apr 1^st, 2012 at 5:45am

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Just goes to show, you can drag children away from the computer/DS/Wii for an hour or so with a bit of old fashioned history Cool

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Reply #4 - Apr 1^st, 2012 at 6:00am

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expat wrote on Apr 1^st, 2012 at 5:45am:

Just goes to show, you can drag children away from the computer/DS/Wii for an hour or so with a bit of old fashioned history Cool

Matt

I already passed that age way earlier.

5-9:massive encyclopeadias and documentaries but ocasionally ds or computer.
9-present:computer addict.
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Reply #5 - Apr 1^st, 2012 at 1:13pm

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Wing Nut wrote on Mar 31^st, 2012 at 10:36pm:

Then to top it off, I just put Alexander ot bed and asked him if he liked the movie. His response was "YES, but I'd like to watch all of the movies in order, starting with Apollo 1."

I couldn't stop laughing as I left the room... Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 2^nd, 2012 at 10:47am

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expat wrote on Apr 1^st, 2012 at 5:45am:

Just goes to show, you can drag children away from the computer/DS/Wii for an hour or so with a bit of old fashioned history Cool

Matt

Well I lived without a TV for about a year and We didn't have a computer. So I had nothing to do except read books (encyclopaedias, History books, text books e.t.c). So my skills were tip top.

Although reading through the space race mishaps really makes me laugh Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Apr 2^nd, 2012 at 5:06pm

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hyperpep111 wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2012 at 10:47am:

expat wrote on Apr 1^st, 2012 at 5:45am:

Just goes to show, you can drag children away from the computer/DS/Wii for an hour or so with a bit of old fashioned history Cool

Matt

Well I lived without a TV for about a year and We didn't have a computer. So I had nothing to do except read books (encyclopaedias, History books, text books e.t.c). So my skills were tip top.

Although reading through the space race mishaps really makes me laugh Cheesy

I did have TV and stuff but after a while I switched to reading,puzzeling and the ocasional PC,then,I went fully PC since most of the stuff I find in encyclopedias I already know. Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - Apr 2^nd, 2012 at 5:21pm

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Just goes to show, Flight Simmers are highly intelligent & like reading.

I myself know a lot about World War 2 & I'm fascinated by it. And I also like Flight Simulator of course. Not bad for a 13 year old. Wink

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