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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My middle schoolers don't play it and never have. They're very involved in real (not virtual) activities, get great grades, and have lots of good friends.

Sadly, it sounds like we're in the minority.[/quote]

I'm the PP from above who said my kids want to be Amish.  Yes, I think we are totally in the minority.  However, I remember growing up in the era of pacman and atari, and we were pretty much the only family who didn't have it or play video games at home.  As I got older, I realized that the boys/men who played video games all day were[b] pathetic[/b] - ultimately it helped me weed out the kind of man I wanted to marry.  I think that experience (dating guys [b]who wasted tons of time[/b] on games) shaped how I wanted my own kids to be raised.  These kids today who use screens to entertain themselves for hours a day are probably going to turn into adults who need/want screens to entertain themselves for hours a day.  Screen time in all its various forms is extremely addictive; I think we all know that!  So it's a crappy thing to do to your kid, but I get it.  In many cases it is easier to parent if you let your kids use video games and other electronics.  Anyway, as I said in my other post, we don't actually flat out forbid the use of minecraft or other games; it's just that we would never provide it at home and in general don't spend time with families or other kids who have electronic games.[/quote]

Why are you spending so much time in front of screen on DCUM? It seems a bit hypocritical that you are "wasting tons of time" on this? Are you a pathetic loser too? Even worse, a hypocritical pathetic loser?[/quote]

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