- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Ok I'll admit now that I am 13, going to be 14 when Halo 3 comes out. I do play Halo and will get Halo 3 when it comes out, assuredly. Anyways the point isn't their tone of voice necessarily that makes people dislike the young kids, it's that they shouldn't be playing Halo at all. I know you probably think that I'm a hypocrite and that I do the same thing as these kids, but I know the consequences of cussing at an early age, or playing these kind of video games. Such as growing up to be a complete jerk and being disrespectful to your elders. If the kid hears the cussing then he will most likely say those things to his little kid friends. The parenting in this country is for the most part incredibly poor. They shouldn't allow their kids to play these games or XBL period. I totally agree with you on everything you just said. And CABOOSETA, it IS the parents fault if they play it anywhere else. Like if I Go to a friends or something like that, my dad investigates everything that he can to make sure that I am not exposed to certain things that could influence me to do something bad. Like if I went to a friends house and he wanted me to watch Jack*** with him then my dad would say NO and I couldn't go. That is one of many ways to keep the kid from indecent exposure, by just saying NO. Now I can't blame him for letting me play Halo because I believe that I would learn to make better decisions later in life if i knew which ones could lead to destruction and stay away from then then to go along and let him make the decisions for me.
Posted by: B3OWULF
Posted by: caboosebeta
it's not fair to blame just the parents, the kids could play it somewhere else.
I have to disagree with this statement. IMHO, it IS the parent's fault. When I was a kid, my parents not only developed a fear of consequences if I disobeyed or otherwise disappointed them, but also a strong RESPECT for their rules and requests. If I had asked if I could have a certain game, and they told me, "No", I wouldn't have then thought, well, they didn't tell me I couldn't go over to a friend's house and play it. Their command of "No" meant "No...whatsoever!" I knew this, and wouldn't try sneaky ways of circumventing that by obeying the "letter" of the law but not the spirit.
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