Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Ah, the loving parent. One who is willing to understand their child's fascination with elements of the world, supporting independence and exploration, rather than caging them within set societal constraints. It's very touching. ^^

My mother was the one who gave me my first gaming console: an Atari 2600 and near on fifty games. She also taught me how games can be taken to excess, when she would play Donkey Kong Jr till one in the morning on the NES, and managed to complete all of the Cups in Mario Kart a week after I bought the game for my (read MY) N64. Now she dominates my DS for Brain Training. :P

If more parents could take in the idea that video games are, for a child, like any other hobby. A child who builds model airplanes, spending time away from friends assembling a pre-made kit alone in the room, pouring money and time into their projects, would be more acceptable than a child who engages in social gaming. It's odd. :/