Okay, so yesterday I asked my mom to give back my copy of COD 5 because I had had a HORRIBLE day and needed to vent out. So she went throught the whole spiel about M rated games clogging the mind with mindless killing and garbage and they make kids kill the
selves- you name it. so I told her that the only time someone got hurt from a video game was a mentally disabled 6 year old who jumped off a house because he saw mario do it and that mario is rated E for everyone, and she retaliates by stating that all those kids in highschool that bring guns and shoot people were because of games so I told her that it was never games it was alsways acid and meth like the news people say on tv so, beaten on that particular reason, she decides to pull out the (not very) bad report card reason and i simply stated that the straight A card from last year is not a standard for me because grade 8 was extremely easy. So then she gets all mad and says maybe after christmas if your maturity and grades get better. so I then asked her to come and play the one M rated game that she allowed me to have, CSI hard evidence, so she then takes it away saying that this game is whats causing all of my built up anger.
and now, today, you know how I vented that anger?? I punched a hole in the wall. you know what she blames it on?? me playing M games. the last time I played an M game was yesterday for five minutes because my friend brought over halo 3 ODST.
so now I have a nearly broken hand, no xbox, and nothing but my Ipod with internet to post this.
any ideas on how to convince my parents that M games are a great way to vent anger?? Because currently I am giving them the silent treatment.
I think that maybe the best way to do this is beat her at her own game. Judging by the way she’s talking it sounds like there is something that is making her mad and i seriously doubt it was a M rated game. She also cares about you a lot as all mothers do so keep that in mind. You should start with trying to do more than you usually would and try to take some of the stress off of her. Try like taking the trash out and cleaning things when you can. Also try and keep your grades as high as possible. That’s the best advice I can give.
Find articles on the internet about the causes of violence in teens, and about videogames causing violence. Make sure they are from reputable sources, ie. .edu sites(mostly scholarly research) or at the very least, a well known news site. Print these off and deliver them to your parents.
As well, showing your parents that you can be calm around the house or even finding other violent activities which could be perceived as more dangerous than being allowed to play videogames.
At the same time, you must not make it seem as though you’re addicted to games at all, because addiction to games is another parent phobia that could keep you from an honest day’s gaming.