BourneJ

Name: BourneJ
Joined On: Jun 25, 2008
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Age: 31
Occupation: Teacher
Location: NH
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Last seen: 12/3/08

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Too Old to Play?

I love this place.  It is great to find a group of people that are not 12 playing Halo.  Apparently my thought that Halo was an adult game has been proven wrong since many parents allow their 11 year olds to play and use language even the harshest person on the earth wouldn't use.  (Was going to say sailor but that kinda gives sailors a bad image)

So besides being a girl I am also 31.  Not old by any standards (or so I like to think) but older than a lot that are "stereotypically" playing video games.  And yet if anyone somehow finds out my age it is always "Well...aren't you too old to play video games?" or "oh....you still enjoy that?"  Well YES I do.  Everyone has hobbies and why can't mine be videogames?  It isn't hurting anyone and it is far less expensive then some of the hobbies people have.  Plus there are other hobbies that follow people from childhood up into adult hood: riding bikes, building with legos, collection certain toys, models, etc.  And yet there isn't such a huge deal made with those.  Or at least I don't think so.

Either way....I don't think anyone is too old to do something they enjoy!  Dang it....if a 101 year old man wants to ride a roller coaster then let him! If a 110 year old woman wants to bungee jump...let her.  We have earned our way to where we are: we work and we work hard.  We have the right to some fun and if that means playing video games then PLAY ON!!

-steps off soap box-

This has been a public annoucement by me, approved by me.

Amy



Posted by BourneJ on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 6:25 pm EDT | 7 Comments
w00t! welcome!

Posted by J-Cat on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 6:26 pm EDT

I feel the same way, i have lots of people look at me funny when i tell them i play hours of video games a week. Like i should have a more adult hobby or something. But when i ask people what they do at night after work and i get answers like watch TV, play cards, Read .... W ell i don't like any of that stuff, i play video games. Deal with it.


Posted by TANK on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 6:32 pm EDT

Welcome Amy to the refined and sophisticated arena of 2o2p. Well, not very sophisticated. Or refined. But we like 1337-speak. w00ts and noobs and WTFs and FTWs and ZOMGs.

And the folks here are adults. At least our birth certificate says so.

Posted by SamuraiCoder on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 6:43 pm EDT

Here! Here!

Welcome to 2o2p!

Posted by NutmegeR on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 7:39 pm EDT

Hey welcome to 2o2p!

Posted by wilderz on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 7:42 pm EDT

Welcome. I am 40 and still game (when my arthritis isnt to bad LOL) Check out Low Rollers if your looking for a clan.

Posted by M13a77 on Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 11:56 pm EDT

glad to have you aboard Amy

Posted by Donk2o2p on Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 10:23 am EDT

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