NPR: Wii offers “a false sense of what it’s like to compete in the world”
Posted by: Shadus in Shadus Ramblings, General StuffJust wow. This is a real winner of a parent… you can find her actual commentary on the npr site. Not happy that her kids are being active playing a video game, this over achiever parent who wants to live vicariously through her kids lambastes the Wii for having sports games that actually interest her kids and make them want to do something active… because it’s not *REAL* and if they go out in the *REAL* world they won’t be able to play the *REAL* game as well as the virtual one… and that will discourage them and make them quit. First, if you have a 8+ year old who can’t distinguish between reality and a video game… you’ve failed, get them to psychological help before you screw them up worse. Second, do you think they wouldn’t be discouraged if they picked up a tennis racket and couldn’t hit the ball anytime it was returned? Overcoming the beginning of any sport where you absolutely SUCK is part of learning the sport. First time I went rollerskating I ate more dirt off the floor than your average flower pot contains, I hated it. I never wanted to skate again. However, my mother wanted me to at least learn and she went with me for a month or two till I could at least get around… once it got to that point I *loved it*… however, even without Wii sports to “disillusion” me, I still hated it when I started. Shit like this is exactly what is wrong with society… rather than take her kids out to play real sports or do something with her kids that involve real sports to get them interested she lets them sit around and do nothing… then when they get interested in sports because its a fun video game she laments how the Wii is ruining her kids… newsflash, your lack of involvement is why your kids don’t play real life sports… nothing to do with the Wii. It’s also great how she degrades her kids. Cute… real cute lady.