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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He is awfully old for not being allowed to llay minecraft.

At the very least go to Target and get him a few creeper tshirts so he fits in.

Seriously. Every single 6-12 year old boy and a lot of the girls too are playing and talking about minecraft.

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Who cares what other kids do? If they all jumped off the end of the pier -- or when they start smoking, drinking and getting high -- would you want your kid to follow, or do you make your own decisions for them?
Minecraft is disgusting. I wish I had never let my 10 year old play it. It is not the creative, intellectual game it's made out to be. It seems to be about killing -- killing animals, creepers, etc. Yuck.

If someone came up with a game that was ACTUALLY as Minecraft is described, they could make a fortune. Anyone?[/quote]

I think your problem with minecraft might be kid specific.

Anyone can take something innocent and make it evil.  It is all in the approach.  Too bad that is how your kid plays.

My kids, their cousins and friends all play together on a server.

They built a town, complete with a museum and childrens hospital.  They assigned each other jobs like museum curator, city planner, chief of police, architects, interior designers, town geologist, farmer, etc.

It was quite elaborate really and kept them busy for weeks.

Yes, they killed some zombies but it was not any more gruesome or violent than Pacman or Asteroids was back in the day.

Maybe work with your kid if all he wanted to do in Minecarft was the violent stuff. You will have this issue with all video games if you have that kind of kid.[/quote]

[b]Pacman and Asteroids did not involve killing or blood. Eating animals is part of life -- but it doesn't have to be part of video games for children. My son doesn't have an obsession with violence. I don't care for the sound of pigs squealing when they're being killed in the background, even if it's only occasional. I think it's sick, even once. That you find it a normal part of life for kids playing computer games is troubling[/b].[/quote]

You killed at ate ghosts in Pacman.  Far more violent than killing zombies.  At least you don't eat the zombies in Minecraft.

They are not killing pigs for pleasure.  They are killing for food.  They raise them, nurture them and butcher them at the end.  A good lesson for kids that food does not just magically appear on a grocery store shelf or restaurant table.

You have serious issues lady.[/quote]

Yes, because I don't want to teach my kids to enjoy killing.  :roll:   I don't want them to grow up to work for a slaughter house either, although i know someone has to do it.[/quote]

I really don't think it's that deep. Besides, Mr. Minecraft doesn't have a smile on his face while he's killing chickens.They kill animals to eat- not for the pleasure.[/quote]

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