Q. My husband and 12-year-old son are completely addicted to an online computer game. They play it from the moment they get home until well past my son's bedtime - literally 4-5 hours a night, and much longer on weekends. The only thing they'll stop playing for is if my son has baseball or soccer. This game has totally consumed their lives.
Now, my son is doing fine in school, is in great physical shape, and has tons of friends (who also play this stupid game, although not nearly as much). But I still feel this is very unhealthy! But my husband insists there's nothing wrong with it - it's their way of relaxing, bonding and spending "quality time" together. And he points out that he spends a lot more time with our son than most fathers do - which is probably true.
My argument is: wouldn't it be better to spend some of that "quality time" doing something else? Going fishing, building a doghouse, making model airplanes? Even some good old-fashioned TV watching?? But my husband counters with: how is any of that better? What's it matter what we're doing, as long as we're together having fun?
I don't know how to reply to that! Does he have a point? Is it really okay to spend 10 hours straight on a Saturday playing a computer game? I just can't see how that's healthy - but I can't come up with anything else to prove my point!
HELP!!
Now, my son is doing fine in school, is in great physical shape, and has tons of friends (who also play this stupid game, although not nearly as much). But I still feel this is very unhealthy! But my husband insists there's nothing wrong with it - it's their way of relaxing, bonding and spending "quality time" together. And he points out that he spends a lot more time with our son than most fathers do - which is probably true.
My argument is: wouldn't it be better to spend some of that "quality time" doing something else? Going fishing, building a doghouse, making model airplanes? Even some good old-fashioned TV watching?? But my husband counters with: how is any of that better? What's it matter what we're doing, as long as we're together having fun?
I don't know how to reply to that! Does he have a point? Is it really okay to spend 10 hours straight on a Saturday playing a computer game? I just can't see how that's healthy - but I can't come up with anything else to prove my point!
HELP!!
A. Some computer games are extremely addicting and can seriously ruin peoples lives if not taken care of. Some games even clearly warn you about possible addiction on the back. Let me tell you a little about my personal experiences with games like this.
It all started four years ago when i bought a game called World of Warcraft. The most addicting game that exists. There are millions of people around the world that play this famouse game and get addicted to it and sad to say i was one of them. Me and my friends would play this game every singal possible moment we could. Though i wasnt as addicted as my friends i still would play the game well over ten hours if i could. My friends would skip school to stay home and play the game, they would stay up days playing it for days! After 4 years i finally realised that what i was doing was wrong and if i keept going on like that i would seriously mess up my life. I found the power to quit that stupid game after 4 years! Sadly i cant say the same for a lot of my close friends who to this day are still addicted. They hardly ever leave their house! It is really hard to get over the addiction if your really get into it, it has been described worst than drugs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3338422/Video-game-addiction-'like-being-on-drugs'.html
http://www.ggl.com/?controller=News&id=3675&method=article
This has not just happend to myself and my friends, this game has been on the news sevral times for causing deaths and putting people in the ER. Some kid stayed awake for 3 days playing the game without eating or anything and ended up in ER because of a computer game!
Just visit these links to see the true storys and what games like this can do to people.
http://www.blackentertainmentblog.com/2008/11/world-of-warcraft-or-dad-cause-of-boys.html
http://www.networkliquidators.com/article-world-of-warcraft-could-it-be-killing-our-teens.asp
http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-of-Warcraft-Reason-for-Divorce-78896.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8hfK3RQs2g
Wish you best of luck, please dont let the situation get out of control.
It all started four years ago when i bought a game called World of Warcraft. The most addicting game that exists. There are millions of people around the world that play this famouse game and get addicted to it and sad to say i was one of them. Me and my friends would play this game every singal possible moment we could. Though i wasnt as addicted as my friends i still would play the game well over ten hours if i could. My friends would skip school to stay home and play the game, they would stay up days playing it for days! After 4 years i finally realised that what i was doing was wrong and if i keept going on like that i would seriously mess up my life. I found the power to quit that stupid game after 4 years! Sadly i cant say the same for a lot of my close friends who to this day are still addicted. They hardly ever leave their house! It is really hard to get over the addiction if your really get into it, it has been described worst than drugs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3338422/Video-game-addiction-'like-being-on-drugs'.html
http://www.ggl.com/?controller=News&id=3675&method=article
This has not just happend to myself and my friends, this game has been on the news sevral times for causing deaths and putting people in the ER. Some kid stayed awake for 3 days playing the game without eating or anything and ended up in ER because of a computer game!
Just visit these links to see the true storys and what games like this can do to people.
http://www.blackentertainmentblog.com/2008/11/world-of-warcraft-or-dad-cause-of-boys.html
http://www.networkliquidators.com/article-world-of-warcraft-could-it-be-killing-our-teens.asp
http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-of-Warcraft-Reason-for-Divorce-78896.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8hfK3RQs2g
Wish you best of luck, please dont let the situation get out of control.
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Full specs can be found here:
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