https://images.ecency.com/DQmQT69EYJhQvsLywMBY7RPUUghM6SfGBpZhPGyXETbKA21/happy_thanksgiving.png A mi hijo, desde que emigramos a Argentina, le encanta ir a los parques de juegos electrónicos, aunque sea solo para ver. De pequeño me imagino que le llamaba la atención las luces intermitentes y los colores llamativos por doquier, y aunque no activábamos los juegos, no podía pasar por un lugar de esos sin tener el ímpetu de montarse en algunos de ellos. Siendo todavía muy pequeñito (tendría 3 ó 4 años) visitamos por primera vez este parque, siendo una enorme sorpresa para él la presencia de un barco pirata, al cual no le dejaron ingresar por no llegar a la estatura que pedían para poder usarlo. Pero igual nos paseamos por todo el lugar y salió contento de ahí. https://images.ecency.com/DQmcBvte2inhxGmTGRnwoFuWVUd4Wsrfng9RUrWJ5tiQG6H/20251215_181155.jpg Pasados 10 años, volvimos al mismo lugar, pero él no lo recordaba, y su cara de asombro fue casi la misma de cuando estuvimos por primera vez. Y será coincidencia o no, esta vez el juego estaba en mantenimiento y tampoco lo pudo usar! https://images.ecency.com/DQme8bm1oAYh9rqGc6fpgZdsBBPhe3Sh8SXD65TpojHi9me/happy_thanksgiving_1_.png Me causó mucha gracia cuando quiso montarse en uno de los juegos, y como no entraba, lo hizo a su manera, dejando las piernas por fuera, cosa que nos dio mucha risa al momento de bajarse, porque no podía hacerlo solo. https://images.ecency.com/DQmR4i56XWM1eb7374czh3SPBNDsPBZAkvEJiCPgmXcoStZ/happy_thanksgiving_3_.png Una de las novedades de este arcade, es la máquina de fotografías instantáneas, que dejamos pendientes para usar cuando volvamos en enero, aunque en complicidad con mi hijo, no perdí la oportunidad de hacerme una foto en ella, a mi mejor estilo. https://images.ecency.com/DQmWWVk3sTnu188ow6dSYjf3rcPrTkXVCiUqA9mBcbzj7YR/20251215_181748.jpg https://images.ecency.com/DQmQW1bpA5rB9f6kHdFSBCDBfhFeYpzAW72JgHrkAy4wFxA/happy_thanksgiving_4_.png Estuvimos recorriendo el lugar, viendo los precios de los juegos, para poder tomar una decisión, y luego de sacar cuentas, la opción era hacer 3 juegos o comernos unos helados, y mi niño sin dudarlo decidió por los helados, pues en los juegos solo él disfrutaría y para mi alegría, siempre busca incluirme en los planes, así que consideró que era mejor ir por dos helados. https://images.ecency.com/DQmPZfun551aKbq7Es8EMGy6nfzp51LKKyB53VedwaNNXaY/20251215_181439.jpg Pero como para él ya es algo usual pasarse por los juegos y buscar la manera de burlar a la matrix activando alguno por error, no dudó en tratar de medir su fuerza con este mazo, mientras yo hice lo propio, tratando de sacar algún peluche de la máquina. https://images.ecency.com/DQmYmjHa2xvztAy1tNQPZV5TFZugqVnKEzYRAtJAb2LrE9Y/happy_thanksgiving_5_.png https://images.ecency.com/DQmRytiJeVoYD6XWY9i1vrKUEw743seUC1PSY2a2mfphcG3/20251215_181610.jpg A fin de cuentas, son esos momentos sacados de lo usual, las cosas que se recuerdan más, y justo eso es lo que quiero que él recuerde de mis salidas, pues así como no recordaba de su primera visita, quizás tampoco recordaría los juegos, a menos que haya tenido la fortuna de sacar algún premio. https://images.ecency.com/DQmdf3UQLJkQ9S2wLzNqcevW3jPz6ghQUjvio1NUF6AMN2x/20251215_181658.jpg https://images.ecency.com/DQmcMNxZLX3nyQd4z3z36B8GmMQ8e8PN44qLnocC8hsWu8u/separador_ingles.png Since we emigrated to Argentina, my son has loved going to electronic amusement parks, even if it's just to look. As a child, I imagine he was attracted by the flashing lights and bright colors everywhere, and even though we didn't play the games, he couldn't pass by one of those places without wanting to ride some of them. When he was still very young (he must have been 3 or 4), we visited this park for the first time, and he was amazed to see a pirate ship, which he wasn't allowed to go on because he wasn't tall enough. But we still walked around the whole place and he left happy. https://images.ecency.com/DQmcBvte2inhxGmTGRnwoFuWVUd4Wsrfng9RUrWJ5tiQG6H/20251215_181155.jpg Ten years later, we returned to the same place, but he didn't remember it, and his look of amazement was almost the same as when we were there for the first time. And whether it was a coincidence or not, this time the ride was undergoing maintenance and he couldn't use it either! https://images.ecency.com/DQme8bm1oAYh9rqGc6fpgZdsBBPhe3Sh8SXD65TpojHi9me/happy_thanksgiving_1_.png I found it very funny when he wanted to get on one of the rides, and since he couldn't fit, he did it his own way, leaving his legs hanging off the side, which made us laugh a lot when he got off, because he couldn't do it by himself. https://images.ecency.com/DQmR4i56XWM1eb7374czh3SPBNDsPBZAkvEJiCPgmXcoStZ/happy_thanksgiving_3_.png One of the new features of this arcade is the instant photo machine, which we left pending to use when we return in January, although in cahoots with my son, I didn't miss the opportunity to take a photo in it, in my best style. https://images.ecency.com/DQmWWVk3sTnu188ow6dSYjf3rcPrTkXVCiUqA9mBcbzj7YR/20251215_181748.jpg https://images.ecency.com/DQmQW1bpA5rB9f6kHdFSBCDBfhFeYpzAW72JgHrkAy4wFxA/happy_thanksgiving_4_.png We walked around the place, looking at the prices of the games, so we could make a decision, and after doing the math, the choice was between playing three games or getting some ice cream, and my son, without hesitation, decided on ice cream, because only he would enjoy the games, and to my delight, he always tries to include me in his plans, so he thought it was better to go for two ice creams. https://images.ecency.com/DQmPZfun551aKbq7Es8EMGy6nfzp51LKKyB53VedwaNNXaY/20251215_181439.jpg But since it's already common for him to go to the games and find ways to cheat the system by activating one by mistake, he didn't hesitate to try his strength with this mallet, while I did the same, trying to get a stuffed animal out of the machine. https://images.ecency.com/DQmYmjHa2xvztAy1tNQPZV5TFZugqVnKEzYRAtJAb2LrE9Y/happy_thanksgiving_5_.png https://images.ecency.com/DQmRytiJeVoYD6XWY9i1vrKUEw743seUC1PSY2a2mfphcG3/20251215_181610.jpg At the end of the day, it's those moments that are out of the ordinary that are most memorable, and that's exactly what I want him to remember about my outings, because just as he didn't remember his first visit, he might not remember the games either, unless he was lucky enough to win a prize. https://images.ecency.com/DQmdf3UQLJkQ9S2wLzNqcevW3jPz6ghQUjvio1NUF6AMN2x/20251215_181658.jpg * * * Foto/Photo by: @mamaemigrante Banner de portada: Cortesía de @palabras1 Edición/Edited by @mamaemigrante using canva Translated and formatted with [Deepl](https://www.deepl.com/es/translator) Posted Using [INLEO](https://inleo.io/@mamaemigrante/encontramos-un-barco-pirata-en-el-arcade-we-found-a-pirate-ship-in-the-arcade-jvj)

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