Gloria's Dad required a big Christmas dinner, and then a, basically identical, New Year's Day dinner. He wanted to be able to have turkey sandwiches, from the leftovers from Christmas, for the entire period between Christmas and New Years, and then to do it all over again on New Year's. As noted, except for Christmas presents, the two events were pretty much identical.
Including the fact that, after dinner, there was a game of Monopoly. It was a tradition. It was also vicious and cut throat. Not everyone participated. Gloria didn't like it. Her Mum didn't like it. But the Christmas and New Year's after-dinner Monopoly games were an absolute fixture.
I do not like games. I do not play games. I always have an awful lot of work to do, and ideas to develop. I find games, even solitary games in isolation, to be a waste of time.
I have a competitive streak, which I do not like. I do not like the competitive nature which playing games against other people awakens in me. So I don't play games. Of pretty much any kind.
When I joined the family, I was encouraged to participate in the Monopoly game. *Strongly* encouraged. Basically, they bugged me to join the Monopoly game on every Christmas and New Year's occasion. They urged me repeatedly that this was a requirement in the family.
Finally, one year I gave in. I played the Monopoly game.
I won.
I was never asked to play Monopoly again. As far as I was concerned, this was a major win. Not necessarily winning at Monopoly, but the fact that it meant that I was no longer urged to join the Monopoly game.
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