RE: The critical role of the "MonkeeMom": Spunkee Monkee update
When @purplemaze and I joined the beta test for @spunkeemonkee, I knew that this app was all about family. That was the main pull for me.
It is so easy to let our children enjoy time on screen, especially when we enjoy screen time too, so SpunkeeMonkee for me was a conscious decision to reconnect and spend special time with my daughter.
With this in mind, the extra treats for her point milestones were all about TIME together. We will be going to the cinema this week, just the two of us. At the end of the beta PurpleMaze and I will organise her replacement passport and then plan our trip to London in the summer. It’s been a while since she saw her granddad, so family is very much the highlight.
Just talking about the 5 different elements (health & hygiene, the environment, service, hobbies and career) have opened up some interesting conversations and shown me where her strengths and challenges are.
I particularly enjoy how she now wants to look and see whether @hoboandcompany has visited, wants to check other comments, wants to visit the map both to see the updates and make her digs, and more recently wants to participate in the pirate story and get to know her fellow monkees a little more. All in all, SpunkeeMonkee is fulfilling my expectations and then some.
As to all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes, I am just in awe! So this is a great opportunity to say a BIG THANKYOU to @dreemsteem, @hoboandcompany and @azuredorsal for everything you are putting into SpunkeeMonkee to make it a huge success.
Wow!!!!! These comments are seriously amazing!
I love how intentional you're being with it! It was (still is) my hope that even as we continue to grow, we never lose that special connection with the Monkees.
Twice now I've been asked "do you really intend to continue to manually comment and encourage the kids as it scales up???"
Hehehe. The answer is simply YES.
THAT is the whole point. Connection. If this becomes something where they are checking into a robot... then we've lost what makes this special, in my opinion. There will be automated things! Of course! But that will free us up to spend MORE time connecting.
The purpose is to keep everyone connected. Through posts, through life, and across the globe.
Instead of technology pulling us apart from one another, let's use it as a tool to draw us closer!
You are doing just that! Thank you for being a beautiful example of what our mission is!!!
Two more weeks!
P.s. The next stage of the story has 3 avenues to vote on! Hehehe
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