I have been told by a very good friend that babies born now a days come hardwired. They already know how to use the vast amounts of technology before them. I think she is right. Billy has always been a computer geek. When he was not quite two he amazed fellow diners at a Thanksgiving Day dinner with his expertise on the computer and how well he can use a mouse. Now at the age of four, he is, I am afraid, addicted to Wii. I am totally at fault here. I always say I am going to set a timer and sometimes I do, but a lot of times I let him play and I get a lot of stuff done. It also entertains Baden which is a bonus. But now I think that I am going to have to cut Billy off. He is going to have to go cold turkey. Lately his favorite game has been Super Mario Galaxy. This is a fun game, but Billy is in overload. Every morning he wakes up and talks about how he needs to get to a galaxy and defeat the bad guys. When he is tucked in at night and we are about to leave the room, he says wait I have to tell you something. His something is about the galaxy that he needs to get to and how he might need our help. His choice for a book at night is the Super Mario Galaxy instruction manual. Now that is some compelling reading. I will be doing my own reading in the Yellow Pages under Addiction Recovery Centers — Wii Addiction, that is.
This addiction isn’t just tongue and cheek . . . . ask me about it when you see me in person if you remember . . . . . I’ve been doing a lot of rethinking about video games in my own home, tough one. . . .
That is hilarious! I wish you the best of luck with breaking it, let me know how it goes.
I think this is a common problem. Isaac would play 24 hours a day if I let him. We just have one day set aside for them to play, occasionally they can earn extra time. This has worked pretty well for us, but boy do they love Fridays!
Addicted to the WII??? Never heard of such a ridiculous thing. My kids are addicted to cleaning their rooms and cooking dinners…it’s horrible.
Then one day they grow up and are gone from the house and you find your husband staying up all hours of the night on Fridays playing Halo online with his son in NC. Could that be chalked up to parental bonding time since they are playing and talking to each other?