This is just evil

[013]

Me and my brother were never told to get off of the console. We'd play for hours and still wake up in time for school. (While passing our classes may I add.) So it never posed a real problem.

 

[wpstudart]

My parents actually never said 'get off the console' but like, I stopped when it was time to sleep. See the good kid I were? :lol:

 

[Romero]

Use a normal egg timer.
Why drop $30 on a glorified egg timer when you probably have a perfectly good egg timer sitting in your kitchen? Give the kids a five minute warning, set the timer, and just pull the plug yourself.

Play along!
Most kids just aren't going to respond well when you ruthlessly cut the power from their toys. Instead of forcing them to interact with timers, why not get involved and try playing games together? Spending time with your kids is never a bad idea. Who knows -- you might even have fun.

These two options makes more sense, and play along is what many parents should try to do a little more often.

Its just another case of people thinking that throwing money at the problem will make their bad parenting go away.

Methinks you hit the nail on its head there.

 

[013]

These two options makes more sense, and play along is what many parents should try to do a little more often.

Dude, if my mom played Resident Evil with me, that would be the coolest thing ever!

 

[Zombie Enclave]

I know I am speed posting all over but, someone in my family would play a game with me. Like on Psone me and my dad BOTH played Resident Evil. And Silent Hill. It was creepy to because the old complex I was in looked like one of the streets of Silent Hill.

 

[Romero]

Dude, if my mom played Resident Evil with me, that would be the coolest thing ever!

Sure! Haha, I can't even imagine MY mom play RE with me. But it would be cool.
Hmmm on second thought I'm not sure if I would let her, lol. She would not be of more help than Ahsley is in RE4.

 

[Hoady]

That would be fricken weird dude i would just leave the room if my mum tried to play resident evil with me.

I don't really like playing games around relatives unless its my brothers because none of them find interest in them so i assume they think i'm a big nerd.I just turn it off before they tell me to stop being antisocial lol.

 

[013]

Antisocial? Dude, how can you chat about family news and play a badass video game at the same time?

"Yeah I remember when grandma used to make us lemonade during the summer." *Dodges Nemesis*

I mean, what do they expect?

It's possible to talk of course, but im quite the quiet gamer, when im playing a game and im really into it I become a part of the game, im in the game, im Chris, im Leon, im Claire, and Claire doesn't really feel like talking about how your cousin's birthday party went when she's trying to escape from madness. Id rather pause the game and come back into my world for a moment so I can carry out the conversation without being irritated. (That's why I keep my gaming in my room.)

Not that im antisocial, it's just that im zoned out over the playstation and won't speak. Especially if it's my first time playing the game. Sorta like a steriotypical guy who ignores his girlfriend while he's "watchin the game."

 

[Hoady]

Well yeah any game i will just pause it or put on music because i can just plug an ipod to the xbox but when it involves me in a game of gears of war 2 i won't stop till the match is over haha its the only game i like to play competitively so i'm not keen on losing my k/d or rank, that game just warps me out.

But really thats only my cousin or if someones just randomly come over I kinda feel like a bastard when someones talking to me directly and i'm struggling to take my eyes off the screen from gears.They don't really use the word antisocial its more like"get off that game you loser!".My little brothers watch me play gears and they love it, sometimes my oldest watches me too but hes not really fond of games he only likes gears of war on horde.