# Mom Sells PS2 on eBay as Punishment **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 8, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320 "2004-06-08T19:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/101 "2004-06-13T20:04:13Z")
> [@Mr2001](#): > > Well, one of us must be taking **Bad News Baboon** ’s statement in the wrong context. Note that I was responding to this part of his post, not to the OP:That doesn’t look like a punishment to me; it looks like a general statement that if a child values a video game too much, it should be taken away. Hopefully he will clarify the remark and set one of us straight. Clarification number 1: I am not a he. Not the last time I checked, anyway! 🙂 Clarification number 2: If my child did nothing all day but play playstation and that (the game) entailed every aspect of her life (as I have seen it do with other children), yes I would get rid of it. If the PS2 is all my child ever does, to the point of not reading books, not playing with other toys, not going outside, not really interacting with others (other than “dude it’s your turn”) and basically is on par with a crack addiction, yes I would get rid of it. Nothing should be so overwhelming at such a young age. Yeah, so I’m a ‘mean’ mom for it. I will, however, ‘nip it in the bid’ in that I won’t let my kid get to that point. Least you think I exagerate, my friend’s kid is just like the kid I describe above. I think he’s missing out on a lot in life, especially in those fun carefree years. Maybe you think that it’s cool to spend your childhood as such, but I don’t, and _you_ are more than free to raise your child how you see fit. I must ask you, though, **Mr 2001** , do you have kids? ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/102 "2004-06-13T20:08:56Z")
I wanted to add one more thing. Don’t think I am some anti-playstation person. I’m not. We have a ps2 and a gamecube (cause, c’mon, ZELDA!). It is a fun thing to play with every now and then. It is just as fun as a lot of other toys and I see nothing wrong with it in that regard. I just have a problem with the obsessiveness some kids have in that it ecclipses everything else in life. Crimeny, it’s \* just a toy\*, in the end, not a lifestyle! -Babs, who took over a year (with a cheat book) to finish Wind Waker. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/103 "2004-06-13T22:36:17Z")
> [@Bad News Baboon](#): > > Clarification number 1: > I am not a he. Not the last time I checked, anyway! Heh, sorry. :o > [@](#): > > If my child did nothing all day but play playstation and that (the game) entailed every aspect of her life (as I have seen it do with other children), yes I would get rid of it. If the PS2 is all my child ever does, to the point of not reading books, not playing with other toys, not going outside, not really interacting with others (other than “dude it’s your turn”) and basically is on par with a crack addiction, yes I would get rid of it. I still think getting rid of it entirely is too harsh, but in that scenario it’s definitely time to severely limit video games, and perhaps look into some therapy. > [@](#): > > I must ask you, though, Mr 2001, do you have kids? No, I just have a 13 year old brother and plenty of childhood memories. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/104 "2004-06-14T20:11:46Z")
Also throw me in the camp where if you are addicted to your Xbox like crack, it’s time for it to go. That will certainly be the case, when and if I have kids. ---
**Author:** ![robertliguori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/105 "2004-06-14T21:16:37Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Also throw me in the camp where if you are addicted to your Xbox like crack, it’s time for it to go. That will certainly be the case, when and if I have kids. World Eater Charter Member Join Date: Sep 2001 **Posts: 8,276** Location: Brooklyn U.S.A. Physician, heal thyself. ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/106 "2004-06-14T22:31:59Z")
While I don’t have anything to particularly add to this, I would like to make a correction: kelswanson3 is the buyer, not the seller. The seller is [tribleheart](http://members.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=tribleheart). She clearly states her children’s ages. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320/107 "2004-06-14T22:55:16Z")
> [@robertliguori](#): > > World Eater > Charter Member > Join Date: Sep 2001 > **Posts: 8,276** > Location: Brooklyn U.S.A. > > Physician, heal thyself. Yes, 8.5 posts _over the course of a 10 hour workday_ is surely an indication that I do nothing else with my time. :rolleyes: :wally fuck thyself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-sells-ps2-on-ebay-as-punishment/249320.md?page=5)