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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Just a question, why did you let your kids get a PS3 or xbox or whatever? I am the "young generation" but I don't own a PS3 or wii or xbox or anything. I don't play any video games at all, I don't watch TV or anything. Not because I was poor or anything, just cause my parents didn't want me to be a zombie, so I was always doing something. Now I'm mid-20's, and I'm used to the lifestyle of always being outside, and you'll never find me sitting at home for more than a few hours... I'm outside every weekend, or if I'm not playing sports, I'll take my motorcycle out. If I have a full day, I want to go to the mountains or the beach. Much like "the good old days" I play pickup soccer a few times a week, and I used to play pickup hockey till I moved out of Canada. I think if you are brought up in a sheltered lifestyle, you get used to it. I grew up with my parents taking me out to Banff or Kananaskis every other weekend, so it was a natural progression for me to carry that kind of lifestyle and go bigger and more adventerous.
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My kid is still in-utero, so I haven't screwed them up too badly yet.
I was more lamenting that I think it'll just be a completely different upbringing for them than mine was! It's really tough for me to fathom right now, to be honest.