I’d like to get on my soapbox.

The Games tag in my Google Reader has been full of headlines lately telling of the evils of video games. I think video games, like TV and the Internet, have gotten a bad rap because some folks think they are acceptable substitutes for, you know, actual parenting.

Growing up, my parents always knew what I was up to. (Hell, I’m sure they’d like to have that knowledge now.) They made sure we went out beyond the four walls of our house and interacted with other kids. We watched TV only after doing our homework and we were never  allowed to have our own TVs in our room. My parents made sure we got to bed at an appropriate time every night.

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