"Ma, it's not as if I'm forgetting my studies already," she, as well, repeatedly retorted. "I'm finished with my homework, and I have nothing else to do."
Finished homework. That basically was the time-tested signal for me to stop insisting she stayed away from the darn game that was taking too much of her time. As it was, arguing with a tweener took more energy than explaining the concept of gravity to a rat. (That's an overstatement, of course.)
And then Saturday night, curiosity got the better of me. I thought to see for myself what it was about Tetris Battle that got my daughter hooked. Lo and behold, for reasons unknown, I got hooked, too.
I found myself competitively seeking to annihilate competition that made my daughter laugh out loud and say, "I told you, Ma. It's a darn good game."
Now this cannot go on. Plain and simple. No ifs, no buts. I recognize that playing games once in a while is healthy stuff.
Now this cannot go on. Plain and simple. No ifs, no buts. I recognize that playing games once in a while is healthy stuff.
But then, once upon a time, I also got so enamored by Facebook game apps (read: Farmville, Cityville, Farmtown, Pet Society, Sorority Life, Mafia Wars, etc.) making most of my waking hours away from the computer miserable.
Why?
Because I hardly had enough sleep.
So yes, from now on, I'm leaving Tetris Battle alone. Or better, I'm blocking it from my Facebook account.
So yes, from now on, I'm leaving Tetris Battle alone. Or better, I'm blocking it from my Facebook account.
