FFS grow up and learn to be a real fucking parent.
Hey didnt we all play Doom/Wolfenstein3d at around that age.. I did atleast And ive become a pretty nice human being if I may believe my closest friends and family that is.
I think it should be supported for parents to not raise kids by some sort of society standard. Anyway, Im not that bit skilled enough with my english grammar to get into discussions like this. So Ill end with this: Just my 2c. =)
Its not about society ... its about pyschology and sociology. Your surroundings and experiences develop who it is you are, and at too young an age it can cause severe developmental damage. As one example, children in poor neighborhoods begin to become desensitized to crime, and so they are much more likely to commit at a younger age.
I don't shelter him from anything. We listen to the same music. Watch the same movies. He went with me to watch Jackass 3 when he was eight.
He really is much more mature than other kids his age... who are still running around in fairy land talking about garfield, stickers and crayons. Parents these days really shelter their kids.
Don't think I'm a carefree and careLESS parent though. No games or tv until homework is done and 100% correct. Chores must be done. He eats his vegetables and he plays in a basketball league.
Surprisingly my wife doesn't like video games... but she also doesn't get mad that we play.
In my honest opinion letting a 9 year old play diablo IS careless parenting. There is a reason children at age 8/9 as you stated discuss garfield, and hannah montana, stickers, and crayons. They are exactly that... CHILDREN.
Do you really understand the reason why parents are expected to shelter their children? Have you ever even taken a developmental pyschology class? I'm assuming you haven't.
Children are maleable, their minds are sponges and they pick up on everything they see and do. The things you show and introduce your child to is what develops their personality/ psyche for life. If you let your son watch movies involving rape and murder you LITERALLY are desensitizing him, it develops in his subconcious as a part of life, as a normality. Yes, Diablo 3 is about splattering demons, and killing fake monsters... but you are introducing him to content that was deemed mature for a fucking reason.
I will never let my daughter play an M-Rated game until she is at least 15... at least at the point their subconcious/ personality is developed enough to handle it.
FFS grow up and learn to be a real fucking parent.
Go discuss parenting somewhere else. I don't care how you raise your kids or how you think others should raise theirs. This is about his child's thoughts on the game. Thank you.
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"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
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Personally, I will try to minimalize my kids video game time (that is, when i have kids). I will spend my time creating the ultimate human being teaching him/her/them;
Music
3d Graphics
Sports
Chemistry
Algebra
and, well, whatever the hell i can think of. I will encourage him/her/them to socialize instead of sitting home because when i think back, that's what i would have rather wanted me to have done.
FFS grow up and learn to be a real fucking parent.
LOL. Ok I'll respond to this once and that's all.
I've seen plenty of kids who were not even allowed to watch PG 13 movies until they were 13. Rated R until they were 18. Couldn't date until they graduated. What did they do as soon as they were allowed to go out and get 'exposed to it all'? They go ape shit crazy. Drugs. Drinking. Sex. Poor decisions.
Life hits them so hard at once they can't handle it and can't make sound decisions. This could explain the meteoric rise in teen pregnancy, the ever increasing teen suicide rate due to "bullies" and other "emo related" shit... which all boils down to the parents having zero involvement in their childs life, while at the same time sheltering them to anything and everything.
My son is emotionally more stable than some of the adults I work with. Cussing and Violence doesn't scare him. He doesn't have nightmares about boogymen. If there is a bully at school he doesn't go into depression over it. Everything we do together we actually discuss it all so he can evaluate and understand it.
Parent's just sheltering their kids is an easy way out of actually being a true parent. I see too many parents who are so detached from their kids its pathetic. I take my son to basketball practice and these fat, gross parents are just sitting back not even watching their kids practice while I'm one of the only parents participating.
Americans raised in today's society are WIMPS compared to 20 years ago, hell even 10 years ago. When I was in high school and there was a fist fight, you get over and and you are friends a week later and that was the end of it. Today there are parents wanting to SUE and press charges. You can go to jail and be tried as an adult for a fist fight at age 13. OMG little Billy got into a fight lets medicate him up and give him counseling and take away his Diablo.
We see a politician say a bad word or drink a beer and immediately 70% of America is online blogging and raising a fuss, demanding their resignations and apologies. That senator Weiner guy gets caught talking dirty to some girls and hes forced into resignation and exile by the very same people who would probably do the same thing if they knew they wouldn't get caught. News flash. He was a dude and he liked women. Go figure.
My son playing Diablo is the LEAST of my worries good sir.
Besides I was playing video games at that age and my parents let me do whatever I wanted as long as I had A's in school and I was not in trouble. I'm happily married at 28, got a house, stable job, great family. I feel confident in my ability to parent.
I just wanted to share my 9 year olds thoughts on a game that a bunch of GROWN MEN are waiting for like a child on Christmas Eve.
Again, this thread is not about parenting. Please keep it on topic.
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"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
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I have to say I am amazed by kids. My nephew is about to be 11 and completely owns people on just about every shooter and SC2. I guess I was alright at doom when it came out in 93 but it still amazes me how quickly the next generation takes to things I thought took me years to perfect. Anyways your 9 year old sounds like the kind of son I hope I end up with.
That is awesome. My son plays Wizard 101 and Monkey quest with his friends. I will also play Diablo 3 with him. Altho i think he will be the slightly less skilled one out of the two of us
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Its not about society ... its about pyschology and sociology. Your surroundings and experiences develop who it is you are, and at too young an age it can cause severe developmental damage. As one example, children in poor neighborhoods begin to become desensitized to crime, and so they are much more likely to commit at a younger age.
YOU SIR, are a tool.
Let me guess... you either A.) are too young to have kids B.) know nothing about human development or C.) Do not have kids?
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
Music
3d Graphics
Sports
Chemistry
Algebra
and, well, whatever the hell i can think of. I will encourage him/her/them to socialize instead of sitting home because when i think back, that's what i would have rather wanted me to have done.
But maybe that's just me =D
LOL. Ok I'll respond to this once and that's all.
I've seen plenty of kids who were not even allowed to watch PG 13 movies until they were 13. Rated R until they were 18. Couldn't date until they graduated. What did they do as soon as they were allowed to go out and get 'exposed to it all'? They go ape shit crazy. Drugs. Drinking. Sex. Poor decisions.
Life hits them so hard at once they can't handle it and can't make sound decisions. This could explain the meteoric rise in teen pregnancy, the ever increasing teen suicide rate due to "bullies" and other "emo related" shit... which all boils down to the parents having zero involvement in their childs life, while at the same time sheltering them to anything and everything.
My son is emotionally more stable than some of the adults I work with. Cussing and Violence doesn't scare him. He doesn't have nightmares about boogymen. If there is a bully at school he doesn't go into depression over it. Everything we do together we actually discuss it all so he can evaluate and understand it.
Parent's just sheltering their kids is an easy way out of actually being a true parent. I see too many parents who are so detached from their kids its pathetic. I take my son to basketball practice and these fat, gross parents are just sitting back not even watching their kids practice while I'm one of the only parents participating.
Americans raised in today's society are WIMPS compared to 20 years ago, hell even 10 years ago. When I was in high school and there was a fist fight, you get over and and you are friends a week later and that was the end of it. Today there are parents wanting to SUE and press charges. You can go to jail and be tried as an adult for a fist fight at age 13. OMG little Billy got into a fight lets medicate him up and give him counseling and take away his Diablo.
We see a politician say a bad word or drink a beer and immediately 70% of America is online blogging and raising a fuss, demanding their resignations and apologies. That senator Weiner guy gets caught talking dirty to some girls and hes forced into resignation and exile by the very same people who would probably do the same thing if they knew they wouldn't get caught. News flash. He was a dude and he liked women. Go figure.
My son playing Diablo is the LEAST of my worries good sir.
Besides I was playing video games at that age and my parents let me do whatever I wanted as long as I had A's in school and I was not in trouble. I'm happily married at 28, got a house, stable job, great family. I feel confident in my ability to parent.
I just wanted to share my 9 year olds thoughts on a game that a bunch of GROWN MEN are waiting for like a child on Christmas Eve.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
Exactly. This thread is about a 9 year old who is excited about Diablo 3.
I know people who are even more excited.... all of the GROWN MEN posting on these forums =)