• eightpix
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    202 months ago

    That my parents knew what they were doing, made good choices, and were reasonable people.

    No, no, … and no.

    That I’d grow up to eat candy, collect baseball cards, play video games, and read comic books.

    No (type II diabetes runs in my family), no (wtf is a baseball card anyway), no (video games were replaced with homework permanently), and — well, actually — yes.

    I love a good comic book, graphic novel, and/or animated series.

    • geogle
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      92 months ago

      I’m in my 50s and playing plenty of videogames… There’s a path forward

      • eightpix
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        62 months ago

        Does the work you do, if you still work for a living, follow you home? And, if you have children, are any of them still in need of your assistance for feeding, bathing, and/or toileting?

        I’m really looking forward to being in my mid-50s. My youngest will be approaching 10. By then, I should be able to reintroduce video games to my life at that point.

        • geogle
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          52 months ago

          My work never ends and always demands more. I’ve just learned to shut it off and ignore it nights and weekends unless I have an ever critical deadline. Yes my child is an early tween and pretty self sufficient…that and a tough opponent in Super SmashBros. I’m in a pretty happy place

    • @BrianTheeBiscuiteer
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      22 months ago

      Yeah, I’m starting to ween my son off of video games. Everything that isn’t video games is “boring” for the mere fact it’s not a video game.