So today the kiddos and I hit the library and walked in on a meeting of ...the chess club. I totally forgot that chess is a game I should force my children to play. Helen knew the rules, Ted didn't, but in the end it worked out because it went from beginners to experts.
After Da Club, we checked out some video games and had a discussion on killing games versus non killing games, rating and nonsense. So video games are rated a little differently than tv. Right now, H and T are only allowed to watch rated G, Y or Y-7. Video games can be rated E for everyone but then they have disclaimers: comic mischief mild violence, fantasy violence, mild cartoon violence, etc. It's sort of ridiculous.
SO I really do think that T can be playing a video game where swords are slashing people's heads off and if E happens to be pulling at his elbow for help with something, he will automatically punch her in the face till her nose bleeds. Now if he is playing a video game of butterflies farting rainbows, those chances are less likely. Ideally, he would be playing a video game where he eats cheeseburgers in his underoos and everyone throws trophies at him, but they haven't come up with one of those yet.
So I was saying okay how about we get one game that simply does not have the word VIOLENCE anywhere on the back. At that point your options are like Captain Marvel Watches a Snail Learn how to Read Braille, or Let's Untangle Grandma's Pantyhose. Nothing too riveting. (Golf, Crosswords, Simms, you get the idea).
So then I find myself saying and then you get a game that just has MILD violence in it. This falls under violence that wouldn't really happen like spaceships invade your dinnertime or the mailman gets leprosy.
SO it's totally redonk but its better then letting them get the videogames that are Teddy and Helly beat each other bloody and then scalp Eleanor.
These are our choices, folks.
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