But mom, you just don’t understand!
April 3, 2011 in Uncategorized
Layla’s conversation with herself going on behind me:
“Piggie porkchops! Oh yeah! Ima gonna have me a piggie buffet! If I had a furnace, that is. Never mind, I got me thousands of porkchops anyway, boo-yah! That means I’ve killed a lot of pigs, shame poor piglets. Oh yeah, oh yeah, piggie buffet, boo-yah!
*silence*
“Oh, mommy I didn’t know you were still there”
She’s playing Minecraft, a weird computer game Conor introduced her to. It’s a world of blocky blocks and Creepers and square sheep and apparently, porkchops.
I’ve never been a gamer. I’ve just never gotten into it.
Conor’s been gaming since his first discovered Tomb Raider at 4 years old. He’s always trying to get me to try some new game; discreetly leaving CD’s next to my bed “Just try this one mom, you’ll like it.”
Except, trust me, I won’t.
Layla started off with the Barbies and Magic School Bus and has moved on to Tomb Raider, Minecraft etc. Neither of them like blood and guts, they prefer something with a bit of thought or challenge to it. So I’m fairly confident it’s not turning them into axe-murderers.
My mother is a rampant gamer, constantly trying out new stuff. The three of them are always chatting about some strategy or graphics thing or other such mystical things of which i have no knowledge.
I just don’t have the patience, the hand-eye coordination or the imagination for it. Makes me feel boring when I hear them all having such a good time.
Sigh.
Dull sad mother who JUST DOESN’T GET IT – that’s me.
Sigh. Again.
Piggie buffet sounds like such fun, if only I was interested.
parent24ed said on April 3, 2011
My sons have despaired of me, I just can’t get it and can’t be bothered to try for more than 3 minutes.
ludditelass said on April 4, 2011
Thanks for the heads-up on what awaits me when my boys are older. I also don’t “get” gaming.
newmom_oldmom said on April 4, 2011
Yup, I’m also not a gamer, can’t sit still so long.
But Tomb Raider is a family favourite…
‘you should try it
shazdart said on April 4, 2011
Jess loves the games, the latest popular one is Plants vs Zombies?!?! She is taking a bar of chocolate and a flashdrive to school after the holidays…the computer Sir has said he will copy it for her. Yay, it costs $7 to download off the internet. xx
nusha said on April 4, 2011
I LOVE gaming! My hubby was not a gamer until I introduced him to it
Of course I haven’t had the time to game since having the munchkin … but I miss it terribly … not the blood and guts type of thing either. Strategy and puzzle games like Metal Gear and Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia
deblet said on April 4, 2011
I also dont get games…Hubbie and kids are big gamers..PSP and computer
Sumanda said on April 4, 2011
I was hooked on Final Fantasy X. Me and hubby spend about 400 hours playing together. But this was before kids
AyDee said on April 8, 2011
Gaming noob here as well
youunlimited said on April 8, 2011
Am not a gamer per se but I do love puzzle games on my phone. No coordination, just brain gym
chanua said on April 12, 2011
I like those no brainer games you know shoot down the balls to complete a stage. the others like tombraider and the like use to scare me stuffless
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