ROSEMOND: Country kid longs for city life  Question: We live in
the country and my 7-year-old son is bored out of his mind. He
desperately wants to move to the city where he can have
neighbors and play with other kids. From the time he gets home
from school to the time he goes to bed he complains of having
nothing to do. He has never really been interested in playing
with toys so I can kind of sympathize with him because I grew up
in the city and was constantly outside playing with my friends.
The problem is my husband refuses to move out of the country.
Any thoughts?  Answer: If your husband refuses to move to the
city (I don't blame him), then your son is going to have to make
the most of living in the country. After all, lots of kids grow
up in rural areas and aren't bored.  I suspect that your well-
intentioned sympathy for his "plight" is causing him to complain
all the more, and the more he complains the more he convinces
himself that there's nothing for him to do (which isn't true).
My first suggestion,