Well I have a 11 year old nephew who is visiting us currently. He lives in a different city and he is one source I turn to in order to liven up. I call him often and throw random requests or questions waiting to relish his responses and creativity. This exercise has a magical rejuvenating effect on me.
This fellow created a fictitious profile on Facebook and sent me an invitation. The intent was to play the games on FB and the rule was only his close friends and family would become his friends. I am no good at games and I would hear him talk to my sister in law who also plays discussing his scores and how he was ahead of her etc.
Every now and then he would come back to tell me that he had won an apartment and had to buy furniture and so had to earn more gold coins etc. My only ask of him was that when he bought a house he names it after me so that the world knows he loves me and only then will I start playing these games with him. He used to always put it away saying he could not do it, that was not allowed.
Couple of months ago I got another FB request from him from another account he created and he jokingly told me that this time I should accept his request and that he would name his empire after me. I accepted the request with complete faith that again this fellow was taking me on a ride. But guess what yesterday my sister in law was playing with him and told me you know what he has named his empire “Aunt Jyoti empire”. He told me "well maasi I was waiting for you to join the game because I have named it after you when my friends name their empires as “Achilles” or what not.” He said he named it 2 months ago hoping I will now start playing with him.
Welllllll was really touched and hugged and kissed and now am compelled to enter and learn the world of games on FACEBOOK ! How Life/ Love takes you by the little finger and twirls you around :))
