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[infinite monkey]

Also, I never said that you were somehow ruining your kid for life. tsk tsk, there be much protesting too much going on here.

Many children rise above, intuitively know better, and turn out lovely.

I just think it's an excuse to play the game you want to play while you're responsible for a five year old child. Which smacks of childish all by itself.

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Also, I never said that you were somehow ruining your kid for life. tsk tsk, there be much protesting too much going on here.

Many children rise above, intuitively know better, and turn out lovely.

I just think it's an excuse to play the game you want to play while you're responsible for a five year old child. Which smacks of childish all by itself.

yep.

don't get me wrong - i love doing creative stuff with him, i love playing ball in the park with him, i love finding every oppertunity to learn to read and write and basic calc', but i can't do it all day everyday without a break.

so i do sometimes do things that i enjoy with the kid. really how many kids follow their parents footsteps in likes and dislikes because of it? almost every body into sports got into it by watching matches with his dad. with both his parents being gamers, that kind of time with both me and her was usually playing games.

as long as its something you do on ocasions and isn't your main activitiy with the child, and as long as your considerate about what he feels regarding it and still use its oppertunities positively, i dont see harm in it.

edit: as for violent games, read my previous posts here. you really should think twice before you send out your kids to play violent video games with their play dates.

[infinite monkey]

Fair enough.

Please to ignore my judging.

Originally Posted by traceur

yep.

don't get me wrong - i love doing creative stuff with him, i love playing ball in the park with him, i love finding every oppertunity to learn to read and write and basic calc', but i can't do it all day everyday without a break.

so i do sometimes do things that i enjoy with the kid. really how many kids follow their parents footsteps in likes and dislikes because of it? almost every body into sports got into it by watching matches with his dad. with both his parents being gamers, that kind of time with both me and her was usually playing games.

as long as its something you do on ocasions and isn't your main activitiy with the child, and as long as your considerate about what he feels regarding it and still use its oppertunities positively, i dont see harm in it.

edit: as for violent games, read my previous posts here. you really should think twice before you send out your kids to play violent video games with their play dates.