re: Anyone else not allow video games in their house?

I got a new Xbox S and Xbox X.
I cannot get my 12yo daughter to play….quite disappointing.

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in general...grown man should not be playing video games. the exception is maybe an hour or 2 per week playing a game with your kids or if your wife likes to go to bed early and you have very young kids and you play while laying in bed.

but even then....pretty douche.

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This board and thread is full of people that spend way more time than that watching a bunch of 18 to 22 year olds tackle each other over a fricking ball during a week
If not that, then replace it with another hobby that you burn time on. End result is the same.

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This board and thread is full of people that spend way more time than that watching a bunch of 18 to 22 year olds tackle each other over a fricking ball during a week
If not that, then replace it with another hobby that you burn time on. End result is the same.

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i have three young sons and i like to stay in shape and lift so....yea i dont have time to really watch tv nor play video games except for some on saturdays.

for example this is our schedule this week

Monday- track meet and baseball game for oldest, pitching lessons and team practice with middle kid

Tuesday- tball game

Wednesday- tball game, baseball practice for middle kid, birthday party for oldest

Thursday- track practice and baseball for oldest, pitching lessons for middle

Friday- tball

Saturday- middle kid plays in Lafayette all weekend. Oldest has last track meet of the year and youngest has soccer

Sunday- games in Lafayette



so yea i dont have time for shite. this doesnt even include extra work they may do during the week like lifting themselves, the homework, or me lifting 3-4 times a week.

i still stand by my statement grown man with kids....shouldnt be playing video games unless its with their own kids. but a grown arse man with kids shouldnt be watching a bunch of tv either.

grown man playing video games is a fricking douche and i grew up playing video games until i got married and really until i had kids.

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grown man playing video games is a fricking douche and i grew up playing video games until i got married and really until i had kids.

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So you have 0 hobbies you spend time on? It's just, wife, kids, gym, and work all week every week? Nothing else?
No sports teams you like?
No books?
No fishing?
No anything else whatsoever?
If so, that sounds fricking miserable if I'm going to be honest My bro has 2 kids, wife, works roughly 50 a week, hits the gym, and still finds some time to play weekly.

There is nothing inherently wrong with video games. Why disallow your kid something that could bring them joy instead of being an actual adult that instills balance and discipline? It seems insecure.

What do you think is worse? Tigerdroppings or Video Games? I already know your answer.

There are many different types of video games. Many can be educational or at least provide some intellectual benefit. Many include puzzles and problem solving skills.

Kids absolutely play way too much video games. Human interaction and physical activity is always the preferable form of entertainment for children.

But abolishment isn’t the answer.

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Do games on your phone count?

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does it interfere with spending quality time with your kids and wife?

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Grown men also don’t get on the internet during the work day to tell other men what they should or shouldn’t be doing with their time. You sound like you never matured past the age of 16.

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i didnt tell anyone what they should or should be doing with their time.....thats their fricking business.....if gaming is what you like...do your thing. ive enjoyed my share of madden, tom clancy games and flight simulators in my day.....personal opinion though is if you are doign it all the time to the detrimine of your marriage and spending time with your kids....yea you are a douche.

i specifically said if a guy that has kids and married wants to play after they all go to bed and he is handling everything else....go ahead.

but dont sit there and act like we dont have a epidemic of frickign douchebags that would rather play video games than spend time with thier wife or kids. because we do.

Are you a homosexual? The way you want to gossip about how other men choose to spend their free time and how they raise their children makes me think you’re gay or are taking estrogen in preparation for your transition.