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"I don't think it's healthy for you to be so addicted to that gamebox"
"You don't need any more games – you've got enough already"
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Above: What do you mean, 'too many games'? We can still see the carpet
It doesn't matter that the parentals sit through three or four hours of awful television most nights and couldn't tell you why if they tried. The fact is, you're spending time on something they don't understand and they don't like it. Human beings love to destroy things they don't understand, so don't think they won't throw out your stuff. We've had to retrieve cartridges from a bin bag before. One GR editor even found her parents had left her a leaflet called Top 10 signs you have a technological addiction on top of her PS2.
What you can say in your defence: "Games these days are connected - I'm socialising with my friends. Plus, I need to know about the latest games or I'll be the odd one out at school/work/the pub. Besides, I'm sharpening my reflexes and problem-solving skills, not to mention my critical evaluation skills for dissecting modern media. Did you know people have written thousands of words discussing the meaning of games like Assassin's Creed or Shadow of the Colossus? Look it up – you might learn something."
