Mini-me....

I think I'm starting her out right......

Its funny to watch her get fully absorbed into her games and see her competitive nature come out.  (I wouldn't know who she gets that from ).  She knows I play video games but doesn't witness much of it.  Mostly because she is in bed when I settle down to play.  Whats even funnier is to see the difference between her and her brother.  I don't know if it is an innate thing with boys but he likes fast paced action games.  The few times he has seen me play he is usually yelling, "Oh there's a guy mommy....over there!!!!"  She tends to prefer the lower key casual games. (Except for the Wii...she has a mean arm in tennis and man does she get mad when doesn't win!)   Whenever we've played the Wii we have been unable to entice him into the games....he'd rather watch or go off and play.  Its funny because I come from a sort of "stereotypical" household.  My mother was never really fond of me playing with whatever gaming system my brother had at the time.  I remember him getting the Super Ninetendo for Christmas one year and asking if I could have his old nintendo.  The answer was "No, girls don't play video games."  I guess she thought she could deter me into something more feminine....hump...fat chance.  Not that I'm not a "girly girl", in the since that I like to get dressed to the nines but I've always had a love of gaming.  So from then on I was allowed "limited time" with big brother's game when he was working or just out.  I can remember quite a few times sneaking in there and turning the sound as low as possible, but still loud enough for me to hear.  After all...my brother didn't care...so why should mom?  I've had to learn at kind of a late age what "timmys" are and what creeps they can be...so here's to hoping that one day...she will play along side of me and tear them to shreds.  So, although there are some games I'm not ready for her to witness (GOW for example - simply for the blood and stuff - she has a bit of a weak constitution....Jurassic Park scared the daylights out of her) I will continure to encourage her to play games.  Even though my mom whispers in me ear "Isn't she too young for video games? Why waste your money....just buy her some  Barbies."  Well mom, because I didn't have this chance and I want to see how far she will go with it.   Who knows maybe one day she'll become a great game developer?