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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No you are not the only parents who make your kids' life miserable. Signed, someone who grew up in a no screens household, and whose brother nearly dropped out of college because of videogame addiction[/quote]

So your brother couldn't play video games at home so once he went to college he went crazy playing. Maybe if he learned to play in moderation at home it wouldn't have been a problem. [/quote]

This was exactly my point![/quote]

Your anecdote was obviously fabricated to rationalize why your kids have a system. How do I know? You are on a parent forum, so you're at least 30 years old, likely at least 40. So your family was "no screens" in the 90s, when cell phones didn't exist? Did the term "no screens" even exist in our lexicon prior to 2010 or so? And your brother went from zero video games age 0 to 18 to getting to college, immediately going to Best Buy to buy a Nintendo and or gaming computer and became addicted in his dorm? Sure.  :roll: [/quote]
I am not sure I follow?
We had no TV, then when we got a TV set we watched it maybe once a month. When he went to college he got himself his first PC and that’s how it started. 
My point is that even kids who grow up without videogames like my brother did can get addicted. 
I am not sure what your point is? [/quote]

Her point is she’s a moron. At least that’s what I got out of it. [/quote]

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