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?
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.
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.
No, I just have a 13 year old brother and plenty of childhood memories.
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.
