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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a mom of a 13 yo who once loved videogames I can tell you that they grow out of it - at least they realize that one has to have other interests and abilities to be able to fit in. Nobody wants to be a videogame dork. They start paying attention to the outside world and become more or less normal teens. [/quote]

Many don’t outgrow it though. I know childhood friends who as adults quit good careers because they liked video games more.

Learning how to deal with boredom without the need to be constantly stimulated or seeking escape is an incredibly valuable skill growing up.  [/quote]

I need to know more about quitting “good careers”. What did they do instead? Everyone needs money to eat and pay for housing? [/quote]

They quit a good career with lots of promotion potential for a bare minimum show up and get paid job which supplied rent and money for basic food and video games. [/quote]

I am sorry but since they are paying their way and not freeloading I can’t really judge them.
And yes I will be ok with my son living like that - not super happy but as long as he doesn’t ask me for money he is free to do what he wants within the legal limits [/quote]

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