Alice started playing Super Mario Galaxy this evening. I even taught her her first button combo, the back flip. Alice even remembered camera mode and made me switch her in to that. I realize that Alice is a little behind her brothers in computer skill, but she still has a chance at catching up.
Alice has fun for a while, but then she wants to go on a mission and makes me take the controls. She contributes with helpful advice like “go left there!”, “don’t fall off”, and “if you did what I said you wouldn’t die all the time!”. Sadly, the mission she picked was one I hadn’t completed in my copy of the game, but I did in hers. Sigh. At one point I commented “perhaps Mommy wants to watch some Mommy shows” to Mom. Alice replied for her, in a very matter of fact tone, “no”. Later, though, I did switch out to let Mom get some viewing time in, which set Alice off in a storm of tears. I fled to the basement.