jagula_sector said:
I'm going to do what most of the tools in here won't do and what your mother can't do: Take you seriously. Ignore everyone who posted YOU'RE 13 DON'T PLAY M RATED GAMES END THREAD. They are afraid, and so is your mother.
Assuming everything you said is true:
You have a bigger problem than an M rated game. I can fully understand where your mother is coming from. Violence is ugly nasty stuff, and modern games have worked hard at making it look more realistic. Your mother is desperately afraid of what effect violent games will have on you. I can understand her concerns,
sort of.
I have a 13 year old adopted son. We gamed together because he was mature about games and his life. He still acted like a 13 year old at times but I expected that. Mostly we played Soul Caliber, and I used it to teach him patience (waiting his turn), good gamesmanship (gaming days with friends over, no abusing a single move because I would find the move breaker and he would lose quickly) and moderation (I may be a video game junkie but he wasn't allowed to become one). We also had Turok in the house. Not MW or MW2, but hyper-violent on it's own. Nothing like watching a few hundred dinos go down with exploding head effects followed by a cerebral bore tearing through a mountain of flesh to get one's blood, guts and gore ya ya's out.
Parents are afraid of what such scenes do to a child. We do have to admit here that you are still a child. Some parents remember ugly wars, others see todays real violence, and are certain the world is going to hell in a handbasket. They will do everything they can to keep their children closely protected, even when they can't explain what they're doing.
This is the heart of your problem: You and your mother can't fully communicate because she can't fully express herself to you. When she runs out of answers she goes with: Because I said so, and you know why.
Your mother loves you and is trying to do her best. Love her for that even though it sucks. More importantly, until you can move out on your own, work on your communication together. You don't want to be the guy at 20 or 21 living at home still having the same fights with your mom. Possibly the best way to accomplish this: Find games you and your mom can play together. I highly doubt she's a gamer, but if you can find even just ONE game she likes, play it with her
even if you hate the game. Give up MW2 for now. You are only 13 and a whole universe of games await
if you can make peace with your mother or get old enough and mature enough to move out and support yourself.
The long term goal? You and your mom game together, you keep talking to her about anything you can outside of games, and show her you really are a mature human being. Don't be afraid to ask her what she sees in you that isn't mature, and don't be afraid to make the most of her answer. She may never like mature games but she will develop more respect for you, eventually.
I wish you the best. I never tell my kids because I told you so until they're being total twits and that's the only answer I have left. I have found if I fully explain myself, even if they don't like my decisions they understand why they're stuck with my decisions. Don't blame your mom for not being able to do this. She's doing a tough job raising you alone and is desperately scared of not getting it right.
EDIT: Oh yeah, WELCOME TO THE ESCAPIST! Clean up your grammar and typing, there are a lot of elitist pigs here who will rip you a new one for not being able to type like a college professor.
