tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post413674466261949422..comments2023-08-07T03:48:26.520-07:00Comments on Dave's Buttoned-Up Mind: Xbox Live game may have prevented a Texas high school shootingDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722667383694168074noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post-53972742309789360452010-02-18T13:41:53.972-08:002010-02-18T13:41:53.972-08:00And that's where your parenting comes in. I&#...And that's where your parenting comes in. I'm sure you will have given them an excellent moral basis to help them make decisions.<br /><br />Letting your kids out into the wild has to be one of the more nerve-wracking feelings out there, but if you've given them a good foundation, they will be fine.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722667383694168074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post-10834042449251658702010-02-18T13:38:42.305-08:002010-02-18T13:38:42.305-08:00Well, don't admire me too much; the kids are s...Well, don't admire me too much; the kids are still young. It's when they start getting out more on their own that it becomes more problematic. Obviously I can't control what they do when they go to friends' houses... that's the scary part. And not just about what video games they might play; more about what else they might get into! <br /><br />I try to teach and role model as much as I can, but at some point I'm just going to have to trust that they can start making good decisions for themselves. (I hope...)SaraRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643767110645375904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post-19785180517304720492010-02-16T12:40:51.022-08:002010-02-16T12:40:51.022-08:00In a perfect world, that would certainly be the ca...In a perfect world, that would certainly be the case.<br /><br />But it does start with conscientious parents like you. So I admire you for that.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722667383694168074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post-44964482149783110232010-02-16T12:23:28.612-08:002010-02-16T12:23:28.612-08:00Glad it got reported. Personally I have no quarre...Glad it got reported. Personally I have no quarrel with any of the games out there, but definitely keep my kids away from anything rated "M for Mature!" Good heavens. Sadly, there are probably adults out there who shouldn't have access to these games, either, but it's a free society, and even people with psychopathologies have rights to violent/mature content.SaraRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643767110645375904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post-38528436540694698092010-02-16T06:49:08.883-08:002010-02-16T06:49:08.883-08:00Hi Lena
That's why these games are rated M fo...Hi Lena<br /><br />That's why these games are rated M for Mature. They are intended for those 18 and above. If parents would start enforcing that, and game stores started too, then that wouldn't be an issue.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722667383694168074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728697892979323999.post-86427680338395282762010-02-16T01:44:31.514-08:002010-02-16T01:44:31.514-08:00You know I feel that while this time a game was he...You know I feel that while this time a game was helpful to prevent a tragedy, such games can be found guilty of corrupting those kids' minds. While a mature person can play just for having fun and/or relieving their anger, frustration and/or getting positive emotions some emotionally unstable people can't tell reality from the game and it can lead to tragedies which we not always will be able to prevent.lenahttp://www.thecolorsmagazine.comnoreply@blogger.com