28.01.2026

GAMES

Games is a word with many meanings.
Board games spread across kitchen tables.
Video games glowing late into the night.
Mind games that leave you doubting yourself.
Dirty games people play when honesty would have been easier.
And the simple, sacred games of childhood, played in schoolyards until the bell rang.

Some games are about winning.
Others are about survival.

When I trained to work with children, games became something else entirely.
We spent eight hours a week outside, playing — not to pass time, but to pass on tradition.
Old playground games handed from one generation to the next, carrying laughter, rules, rhythm, and belonging.

We also had to invent new games.
Create the rules.
Explain them clearly.
Then watch as our classmates played — proof that imagination only works when it invites others in.

That’s what games taught me early on:
that play is language,
that fairness matters,
that joy is something you can practice.

Not all games are kind.
But the best ones teach us how to take turns,
how to lose without breaking,
and how to play together —
without anyone getting hurt. 🎲✨

💫Maggie

The Afterlove Voice 💫