Kids and Caching

I have come to recognize that caching for kids is much like when a husband enjoys caching while the wife does not. It is hit or miss somewhat compared to that. Sometimes kids will enjoy caching and always want to tag along as much as possible. However, there are also other instances when they absolutely hate the idea and will do anything to avoid it. I have two little sisters and I can tell you that they each display the opposite characteristic. My youngest sister, Jill, would love nothing more than to cache everyday as long as my dad is going. She is always his little helper whenever they go caching. In fact, she gets angry when my dad will occasionally go and grab a cache on lunch while at work. She feels left out and therefore lets my dad hear about it when he gets home and she has already inevitably checked his profile to notice that his cache count went up. I personally get a kick out of it. I must give her credit though because last year she got a tick on her and I thought my dad was doomed. I was positive that he had lost his geocaching partner all because of some stupid little bug. To my surprise she was back out in the field the next time he went out. My dad is now beginning to fear that Jill will “grow out” of this phase and want to forget about geocaching. Colleen, my other sister quite possibly has done this. She enjoyed the idea a few years back when my dad first joined the site but now she has moved on to bigger and better things. My dad and Jill will ask her to go with every time and every time she will say no. I am not sure what caused her to dislike geocaching, but I know my dad wishes that the urge to quit does not hit Jill. I hope so to because there is no way he will ever be able to get my mom out in the woods.