I need help convincing my parents.
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He is your parent. No matter what he is right. Even if he's wrong, he is right.
Listen, you could come up with a perfect argument. You could strategically place points based on how you think he will respond. He is your father. He has one thing he could say that will disprove everything you've said when it makes no sense whatsoever.
"You don't get it because you're not old enough."
Trust me, I've gotten this from my mother, who thinks my uncle is too old for video games, many times. You simply CANNOT win.
Listen, you could come up with a perfect argument. You could strategically place points based on how you think he will respond. He is your father. He has one thing he could say that will disprove everything you've said when it makes no sense whatsoever.
"You don't get it because you're not old enough."
Trust me, I've gotten this from my mother, who thinks my uncle is too old for video games, many times. You simply CANNOT win.
From his perspective, so you are interesting to the people on messenger. How are you interesting to him?Oh That Dude said:
His concern is probably that you depend on your interactions on the computer to define yourself.
Participate in things off-screen with him, or just in general. Don't let on-screen interactions be the topic of off-screen conversations all the time.
*shrug* I don't have much experience in such matters as my parents are generally pretty good about my gaming. I overheard my dad saying that he recognized my games involve complex thinking. Maybe you could encourage him to play with you?
Point out that books are passive and require no activity while games force you to be constantly alert.Oh That Dude said:
It is sad that Planescape did not become the bestseller it should have been. When people say that games can not be art or games can not tell you a compelling story i always say go and play Planescape: Torment.MisterShine said:
It is the only game that have left a big mark on my life. Sometimes i still think about that question what can really change the nature of a man.
Hmmm that is a tough one. I would suggest reading wikipedia now and again, mabye pop a few facts in their direction once in a while. Another approach you might to take is read something like "1984" or "Animal Farm", just something semi-logical. Not sure thats any use to you but you never know 
Textfiles.com Contains everything from the Anarchist's cookbook to a brief History of Time. But you can't use it right now, it's reformatting for some reason.
ok pick a game that has a good story (IE a bioware game) ask him to sit down and play it i got my dad to play call of duty with me (hes retired millitary)he left me alone after that he saw that it was fun compelling and kept me out of trouble. Try it you might accualy end up playing games with him from time to time.Oh That Dude said:
Parents have always thought that their children's brains are being rotted by something, before the internet it was television, and before that it was Rock 'n Roll. He's just being a parent.
However, if he's being really pushy, the above advice really does work. My parents nag me less when I go to friends houses more. I go and play dnd most of the time, so you can combine stopping your dad nagging you about playing too many games, with playing more games
The perfect solution methinks ;P
However, if he's being really pushy, the above advice really does work. My parents nag me less when I go to friends houses more. I go and play dnd most of the time, so you can combine stopping your dad nagging you about playing too many games, with playing more games
The perfect solution methinks ;P