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April 17, 2008
Hello, my name is Mom and I think my child is an addict...
...a video game addict. Karsten will wake up early to boot up a computer to fire up video games. The first thing he says when he comes home from school is "can I play on the computer?"
As someone who never got past level 1 on Donkey Kong, I don't get it.
One thing I have learned is to use it to my advantage. Homework not done? Can't play on the computer. See those toys on the floor? Sorry, no computer. I found the best parenting carrot in the world.
We still don't have any video game consoles besides the Leapster (which I can highly recommend BTW). But I think we'll be caving in the next few years... Wii tennis anyone?
Posted by jana at April 17, 2008 4:14 PM
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You guys should come over to our house to play it first. You want to be sure you know what you are buying:)
Posted by: Alex O at April 18, 2008 6:42 PM
DON'T get the Wii. I can't get Andy or Robert away long enough to even change the batteries on the remotes. They are addicted to the Lego Star Wars. You know its bad when the neighbor kids come over when they can't complete a chapter and Robert is happy to help.
Posted by: Janet at April 21, 2008 3:45 PM