Security Boardgames

During these past holidays I’ve come to the realization that just like some babies have their “security blankets”, I have my very own “security boardgame”. Though it might sound funny (or sad maybe?) I think it is an accurate analogy. I have a boardgame that I constantly move from the closet to my car and vice versa; or to my wife’s car, carefully placing it next to the stroller so the box does not get damaged. I simply don’t want to get caught anywhere without it. It’s the “just in case” game. You know, “just in case” I find enough people and time to play it. I call it the security boardgame because I really do feel insecure and exposed if I go out on a trip without it. When I don’t have it I feel if the family gathering or friend’s get-together sucks, I have nothing to fall back on. I don’t bring it on all trips for fear that my wife might think I’m crazy[1]. And of course when I do bring it I rarely get to pull it out. But just knowing it’s in the trunk gives me peace of mind. It works exactly like insurance: It’s unlikely that you will be able to make a successful claim, even if you suffer the conditions you are supposedly insured against. Yet somehow you are tricked into having peace of mind.