I think some people are more predisposed to addiction than others. While I have been fortunate to avoid addiction to any seriously harmful things, I know I have addictive tendancies. Right now, my addictions run to the fairly benign: Diet Dr. Pepper, American Idol, Pop Tarts, Facebook.
It appears that I have passed this trait on to at least one of my children. Ethan is OBSESSED with Mario Brothers. I cannot stress this enough. Anyone who has been around him for 5 minutes can testify that I am not exaggerating. We have the new Super Mario Bros. for Wii, and the boy lives and dies by it. The first words out of his mouth every morning are "Can I play Mario?" The last words out of his mouth every night are "Can I play Mario in the morning?" If we are out somewhere, all we have to do is get in the car to begin the trip home and he starts up. If you are with him and need to occupy him for 20 minutes or so, just say "So Ethan, what happened in your last Mario game?" You will get a blow by blow account, punctuated every 10 seconds with "N'd'you know what?"
Abby likes it too, though her interest is not nearly at the level of Ethan's. We can't let them play together because they fight constantly. One day when it was her turn, I made the colossal mistake of going on YouTube and pulling up a video someone posted of their Mario game. I showed Ethan, and now if he can't PLAY Mario he wants to WATCH Mario.
It could be worse. He could be obsessed with toy guns or SpongeBob or something. And while Matt and I are careful to limit his Mario time, I think we're both a little prouder than we'd like to admit when he gets a 1Up or uses his Yoshi to eat a turtle. I can tell by Matt's face that even though his mouth is saying "Only 5 more minutes, Ethan!" his heart is saying, "That's my boy!"
5 comments:
I used to be really addicted to Super Mario Brothers too. I played the video game too much over and over that I memorized where all the hidden 1ups are and the hidden money dungeons.I even watched that Super Mario tv show and memorized the tune.Its the only game I ever mastered.
I used to play Mario on the Gameboy. I was very proud that I could make it through the whole game, then they would repeat the entire game with more obstacles and then I could beat that one. This took quite a bit of time out of my life in 6th grade. Don't know why my parents thought this was fine!
His cousins are so obsessed with Mario that they asked why they weren't named Mario and Luigi...And they'd rather play N64 than Wii (but I imagine its because they always have a W11 and rarely get to play N64).
A gamer at 4 years old! He and Matt should enter a father and son tourney somewhere! They could win some prizes! And have tons of fun! Like father, like son!!
That's my boy is EXACTLY what I am thinking. And when I get a chance to play with him, I am in....
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