Exhilarating Backyard Competition 3 Novel Games for Outdoor Fun While board game nights can be fun, nothing beats playing outside in this lovely weather! Lawn games have evolved past playing horseshoes in an overgrown field. What about Jenga Giant, Ladder Toss, or Flickin’ Chicken? You’ll want to try these three family-friendly games with family and friends. Here’s how to play. FLICKIN’ CHICKEN rope) underhanded, earning points for bolas that wrap around a rung of the opposing
team’s ladder. The higher the rung your bola wraps around, the more points you get. The first team to reach 21 points wins! JENGA GIANT This is the classic game of Jenga made giant ! In Jenga Giant, two players take
You can’t have a backyard party without a game of Flickin’ Chicken. No, this is not a menu item at a fast food restaurant — it’s a game of skill and daring played between 2–4 capable challengers. Each player chooses one of four uniquely colored Flickin’ Chickens, which they will use for the remainder of the game. In each of the nine rounds, one player throws the target disc as far as possible. Then, the goal of the game is to toss your chicken onto the target disc in the fewest number of throws possible. After the last round, the player with the lowest score is the victor. LADDER TOSS You play this game with 2–4 people split between two teams, each team with its own three-rung ladder set 15 feet apart. Teams take turns tossing their bolas (two balls connected by a nylon
turns pulling wood blocks from a tower standing about 5 feet tall. Over time, the blocks become crucial to the tower’s integrity, and each pull is a gravity-defying feat. If your pull causes the tower to collapse, you are out, and your opponent has to yell “Jenga!” at the top of their lungs.
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children make their own life choices and we are stewards of our possessions, unequal treatment might suggest favoritism and leave emotional scars. I generally agree, but with a few exceptions. In my experience, when children are treated unequally, the one who receives less often wonders if they did something to disappoint their parents. Sadly, the parents can no longer assure them their love is equal. However, actual needs can justify unequal distribution. For example, a child with a disability and lower earning potential might need more support. Others might need help with their children’s education or have faced significant medical issues.
Any parent with more than one child knows how different siblings can be, even when raised in the same household by the same parents. One might be an athlete, while another is a bookworm. One excels academically, while another struggles. One handles stress with ease, while another is quickly overwhelmed. It’s fascinating. Despite these differences, most parents love all their children equally. Love might be expressed differently, but it’s love just the same. When creating an estate plan, some parents may question how to best distribute inheritances fairly among their very different children. Does
leaving equal inheritances signify they loved them all equally? Consider a scenario: Your daughter Veronica is a renowned neurosurgeon living
There are valid reasons to treat children differently in estate planning, but the key to avoiding emotional trauma is
a luxurious life. At the same time, your son Thomas is an eighth-grade teacher struggling to save for a family vacation and his children’s education. Should Thomas receive more of your estate than Veronica?
communication . Explaining your decisions through a heartfelt conversation or a letter to be read after your death can help. Whether or not you decide to distribute assets equally, estate planning is emotional. Ensure your heart aligns with your mind and communicate your intentions clearly and appropriately.
My retired law partner, John Sheppard, advises clients to treat their children equally in estate planning. Since
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