Too Old to Play?

BourneJ

Shared on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 17:25

I love this place.  It is great to find a group of people that are not 12 playing Halo.  Apparently my thought that Halo was an adult game has been proven wrong since many parents allow their 11 year olds to play and use language even the harshest person on the earth wouldn't use.  (Was going to say sailor but that kinda gives sailors a bad image)

So besides being a girl I am also 31.  Not old by any standards (or so I like to think) but older than a lot that are "stereotypically" playing video games.  And yet if anyone somehow finds out my age it is always "Well...aren't you too old to play video games?" or "oh....you still enjoy that?"  Well YES I do.  Everyone has hobbies and why can't mine be videogames?  It isn't hurting anyone and it is far less expensive then some of the hobbies people have.  Plus there are other hobbies that follow people from childhood up into adult hood: riding bikes, building with legos, collection certain toys, models, etc.  And yet there isn't such a huge deal made with those.  Or at least I don't think so.

Either way....I don't think anyone is too old to do something they enjoy!  Dang it....if a 101 year old man wants to ride a roller coaster then let him! If a 110 year old woman wants to bungee jump...let her.  We have earned our way to where we are: we work and we work hard.  We have the right to some fun and if that means playing video games then PLAY ON!!

-steps off soap box-

This has been a public annoucement by me, approved by me.

Amy

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Donk2o2p's picture
Submitted by Donk2o2p on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 09:23
glad to have you aboard Amy :D
J-Cat's picture
Submitted by J-Cat on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 17:26
w00t! welcome!
TANK's picture
Submitted by TANK on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 17:32
I feel the same way, i have lots of people look at me funny when i tell them i play hours of video games a week. Like i should have a more adult hobby or something. But when i ask people what they do at night after work and i get answers like watch TV, play cards, Read .... W ell i don't like any of that stuff, i play video games. Deal with it. :lol:
SamuraiCoder's picture
Submitted by SamuraiCoder on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 17:43
Welcome Amy to the refined and sophisticated arena of 2o2p. Well, not very sophisticated. Or refined. But we like 1337-speak. w00ts and noobs and WTFs and FTWs and ZOMGs. And the folks here are adults. At least our birth certificate says so.
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Submitted by NutmegeR on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 18:39
Here! Here! Welcome to 2o2p!
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Submitted by wilderz on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 18:42
Hey welcome to 2o2p!
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Submitted by M13a77 on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 22:56
Welcome. I am 40 and still game (when my arthritis isnt to bad LOL) Check out Low Rollers if your looking for a clan.

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