So said my ex- to our son. Specifically, she was referring to Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Evidently, they’re satanic or something.
My 11-year old son used $10 of his own money to buy a starter deck of those cards. His mother says he can’t keep them in the house.
Yet, she allows him to watch the cartoon every day.
Hypocrite.
Oh, yeah… Lord of the Rings is OK (even encouraged), Pokemon cards are fine, Digimon is OK, but Harry Potter is bad!
My son knows that magic is “pretend.” He doesn’t believe in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus, either. What makes her think that Yu-Gi-Oh is going to turn him into Damien?
Cecil has a tough job, and my ex-wife is one of the reasons “it’s taking longer than we thought.”
Sounds like my mum… made me throw out all my D&D stuff when i was a kid… refuses to read or see Harry Potter… but was first in line for Lord of the Rings movie… uh? can you say ‘double standard’
When my aunt went through her big religious thing years ago she destroyed her entire Elvis record collection saying it was an “engraven image” and thus breaking a commandment.
Why did I add this? Dunno. There’s wackos everywhere.
Yeah I remember the golden age of D&D and how many religious types thought we were practicing satanic rituals and becoming suicidal. When magic cards and Harry Potter came about, a new evil was born for the religious types to rebel against.
What amazes me is how these religious types can be so hypocritical in regards to their fervor against the powers of “evil”. Harry Potter is evil, but Lord of the Rings is good? Abortion is evil, but the death penalty is good? Homosexuality is a evil, but it’s OK to shelter pedophile priests?
It seems to me that they feel a need to point in a particular direction and prove that evil exists. They need to blame games like Doom for the slaughter in a Colorado high school. They need to blame D&D for their child’s severe emotional problems that caused him to commit suicide. They need to find blame in anything but the fact that they are shitty parents who believe that television and the public school system can adequately raise their children for them.
The only defense against your ex is to continue to play an active role in your son’s life. That doesn’t mean turning him against his mother and her wishes. However it is important that your son realize that his father is there for him, and ready to listen. Believe me, trading cards and such are passing fads, a bond between a father and his son lasts a lifetime.
One of the funny things about my ex- is that I don’t think she’s had an original idea in her life. Her opinions are all given to her. She’s also capable of believing two completely contradictory viewpoints at the same time, depending on which way the wind is blowing, I guess.
My son is getting to the age where he doesn’t automatically believe everything he’s told. (Hallelujah!) I’d guess it won’t be too long before he begins saying, “Wait a minute. You just said…”
I can see why you divorced her. I would advise against badmouthing your ex in front of your son, though. My parents didn’t talk about the details of their divorce to me until fairly recently, and I think it was a good idea. Now that I’m 25 I can weigh the words and figure out for myself what the deal is with my parents. At 11, a kid is just going to be confused and upset over that sort of knowledge. Do teach your son how to think. Sounds like your succeeding with that.
