ybiberman
Actually, she was, simply, playing hide & seek with her friend...
From my childhood, hide-and-seek is remembered as one of the more anxiety-provoking games. When you are the seeker (the 'it') all the other children are against you. This is, naturally, a very bad position. But even when you are one of the concealers the threat that you would be the next seeker (or that you would be forgotten in your hiding place) was very frightening.
Many years ago, when I was a student, I started very interesting research in which I interviewed adults about their memories from the game. Most of my interviewed had memories rather like mine.
And how are yours?
p.s.
Our children or grandchildren, probably, wouldn't have any memories from the game, whatsoever…
Actually, she was, simply, playing hide & seek with her friend...
From my childhood, hide-and-seek is remembered as one of the more anxiety-provoking games. When you are the seeker (the 'it') all the other children are against you. This is, naturally, a very bad position. But even when you are one of the concealers the threat that you would be the next seeker (or that you would be forgotten in your hiding place) was very frightening.
Many years ago, when I was a student, I started very interesting research in which I interviewed adults about their memories from the game. Most of my interviewed had memories rather like mine.
And how are yours?
p.s.
Our children or grandchildren, probably, wouldn't have any memories from the game, whatsoever…