Gamers of the World, Unite

[Occhidiangela]

For the state to ban something, there should be a very high standard of evidence. I would hope parents would be the same, but then, it seems that most parents don't remember what it was like to be a child, and instead substitute Victorian literary tropes.

I can't stop parents from being irrational, but I'll argue until my voice is hoarse to prevent such things from getting state sponsorship.

-Jester
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Jester

Where you sit determines what you see. ;)

What seems to be to you is different from what is seen to be by a parent. Call me when you have kids. We'll talk, we'll laugh, we'll groan. We'll have a few pints of Guinness. It's a hell of a ride. Victorian is an overstatement, to say the least.

You appear in the follow on comment to set a zero defects standard for the generic parent, which is impractical, and which you'll understand when in those boots. Your subjective assessment of what is rational or irrational on this topic suffers from, so far, having seen one side of that coin. Not all parents, and not all kids, are interchangeable parts.

Shout your position from the rooftops all you like, and without shame. Some of what you are shouting about keeping the State out of this will find a rogue's voice added, hopefully in two part harmony. Just appreciate that you don't operate from a position of objective expertise, but from one of empirical bias. Not all youngn's are made alike.

I learned to tell my kids NO at an early age. I am less worried about what is out there than a lot of the Chicken Littles I have met. I also know my kids are exposed to some games we don't have, when at a friend's house. I don't wring my hands over that, I work through it. I sure as hell don't think the State can solve that for me. CPS needs to go, in its entirety.

I lower the boom when necessary. My kids get away with some things. So did I, as a young rapscallion.

My house is not a democracy. Castello di Occhi is an enlightened despotism, ruled by a benevolent King and Queen. The kids, both now teenagers, get an input but they don't get a vote. (Their input sometimes gets the nod, sometimes gets the axe.) The royal dog doesn't care so long as he is fed and scratched for at least his daily due. :D When he starts demanding GAT/SA, things could get dicey. :rolleyes:

Occhi