Modern Teens Playing MONOPOLY???

Wow! Today my 18-year-old son surprised me! He and two of his friends spent hours around a table in the basement playing Monopoly! Does this still happen? Is this normal? The really amazing part of this story is that he just recently hooked up his new Xbox Live, complete with Halo 2. He can now play this game with anyone in the world, even speaking to other players live as they interact in the game (headset included).

Granted, he and friends played video games for a great many hours during the last couple of days. Actually, his friends played more than my son did. He got bored and came upstairs to play the piano or he lay on his bed to read for much of the time.

In any case, it was great hearing these boys laughing and giggling over Monopoly this evening. And get this! They've arranged an all-night Monopoly marathon this coming weekend.

I'll buy the sodas and make the popcorn!