gaming

Gaming has been in my life one way or another for the past 20 years. I can't say that it's been all that positive, though I do have fond memories of time spent playing James Bond on Nintendo with my son. More recently gaming has caused real anxiety in my life...from listening to my son wander the house at 3 o'clock in the morning too hyped from too many hours spent gaming to be able to sleep; to consoling friends whose son quit college in part due to his addiction to World of Warcaft; he just couldn't fit attending classes around his game play. Then there's that false sense of self-esteem that comes from doing well in a fantasy environment. How does that help you in the real world?
At the same time, I know that my 74-year-old mother enjoys several online games nearly every day which seems like a good thing.
It's such a mixed bag, I'd like to think that it's all fun and games with no downside, but that's just not the case. If I had it to do over again, I'm not sure I would let gaming slide so easily into my life. It's a difficult dragon to get back into the box.