Multiplayer Online Games

Yes! When my older boys were young I was able to control video games pretty well. But once games went hand-held and wifi everywhere I feel it's controlling me. Kids no longer know how to play. We have killed imagination.

@Me8848 My daughter Claudia had to give in with Vicente. The boy had no friends at school.

@Me8848 I'm thinking of something else entirely. If something important is coming up like what you said, I will never play any games. I like to be on time. I know some people like to play for a few minutes while waiting for someone to get ready or just to have something to fiddle with to kill time but as a serious gamer I like to have plenty of time not just a nitpick. I also hate it when a date or a friend starts to play a game when we go out. And games could be helpful sometimes. When you need to de-stress. Some people might not understand it. Some might just think its just a game. But people who get addicted to it and let their lives be controlled of a game is a different matter. They let themselves be controlled by it. I'm a gamer because some how its my outlet to let lose of my anxiety. No, I will be never be pick by this. You just have to be open to all sorts of things because its not always the same situation.

@diosabella I'm glad to know some people out there are able to keep things in balance! Most of what I see is discouraging. Always great to hear from someone with a different perspective! Much respect to you!

You are right, it's important to not let the game consume everything. I'm concerned though, when you say you finish the strategy, save and THEN do what you need to do. To me that says Real-Life still has to wait while you finish up your strategy and save. I'm not trying to pick on you. I just have a different perspective.. An example, family is getting ready to go to a birthday party. Dad has to finish up and save/protect whatever he has going on his game. Mom, gets kids ready, gets self ready, gets gift ready. Dad of course absolutely intends to go with the family...he is not going to "let his game consume everything". He's just got to get to a place he can save. Respectable right? Now 10....15... minutes after Mom announced they are ready, still waiting on Dad. Kids are starting to fight, getting restless. Now they are late to the party. Dad is thinking his game has not consumed him, but notice Mom did everything while he sat with his game. Also because he wasn't quite set up yet to save, they were all late. He was totally disconnected from what was going on. Where he did not allow the game to keep him from where they were going, he did Allow it to come FIRST. it's really easy to think we're doing the right thing, but not see how it affects others. Like I said I'm not trying to pick on you. This is my life. I don't see these games as harmless at all.