Dungeons and Dragons
Dad reports:
Tommy had a great time at Dungeons and Dragons but for the first half I’d say that the rest of us were not having nearly as good a time as he was. At one point he was talking such nonsense and laughting so hysterically that if I was not familar with Tommy and saw him at that moment I’d say he was stoned.
At first Tommy would not sit down and as he said inappropriate things such as responding with “I go play on the rocks” when the rest of the group said, “Let’s quickly break camp” he would pace through the house. I finally got him to park it on the couch. He found himself very amusing. Threats to send him to the car or leave did not seem to help.
Finally he pulled it together somewhat after I took the threat and turned it into a proposal. I addressed the group and said, “I propose we make this a stopping point as I don’t feel Tommy can hold it together.” Tommy got real serious for a bit.
In the end we had a talk with Tommy and told him that the game was more fun the second half of the night and that his shenanigans slow down the game and take the fun away. In the car I asked him, “did you realize that you were the only one laughing?” He responded with “I do now.”