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I Need To Stop Reading the “News”….Holy Crow.

Maybe an alien abduction would be a rescue mission at this point. 😳 Suing Roblox because the kid can’t stop playing/thinking about the game. Apparently, his stellar parents had him online at 5 or 6; could this have been the problem?

Gaming is a fact of life. It has been a fact of life since the late ’80’s; personally, I’ve been gaming since the days of Leisure Suit Larry, Goldrush etc. We have owned computers, Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Gameboy was in the home as well although according to my sons – it sucked. I never played it, bothered my eyes. Why aren’t my kids addicted? There were limits. Yes, SHOCK AND AWE, the kids had limits.

I have a grandson, he plays Roblox but his parents have set strict limits on electronic engagement. I was so proud of his folks; grandson came here, I asked him if he wanted to play on my PS5 and he declined, telling me that he had reached his daily limit. I could have cried with joy!

Parental responsibility folks. Not a hard concept but it appears it is easier to blame outside forces for parental failure and make no mistake, no establishing limits is a gross failure.

Kid throws a tantrum? Tough. Throw it. The prohibition is extended. Parents work? Either change the password or bring the connectors with you, if you can trust your child. Parental controls – learn how to use them. Worse case scenario? Sell the console.

This is not rocket science. I sincerely hope this ridiculous lawsuit is tossed in the bin and parents are ordered to attend parenting classes. Jesus in handcart….