My moms used to let me game whenever, but after she saw how I was acting (really competitive) and how I was losing focus in school she would take that shyt away. I could only play on the weekends...Lived with my grandparents. No rules as far as games goes. Could play all day everyday. Didn't matter if it was a school night or not. Had permanent purple thumbs round the time Genesis was hot.
That said, I basically lived outside every weekend and summer. I never got in trouble and i was a straight A student. I realized at a young age that I HAD to be in school for 8 hours so i usually did my homework at school so i could fukk around all night (till 9 pm in kid time).
I probably won't be nearly as lenient with my kid. I realize that I'm an anomaly to the rule. I don't thnk too much gaming is good for you at all.
I remember she would lock up my consoles and I would go hunting for that shyt
I was also an active kid though, played baseball and basketball my entire life basically. When my grades dipped in elementary school, that's when she took action. I feel like today, if you give these kids too much leisure time with these games they'll start being anit-social and tech zombies. The games now are far more immersive, and with online features... grown men, let alone a child can get lost in it for hours on top of hours. It's all about balance, but I know how addicting games can be so I'll def monitor it when I have kids.
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