simsconfessions:

I get really mad when adults with wives/husbands and kids spend thier time playing sims. Like shouldnt you be somewhere being a parent or spouse?

Okay, as a gamer mom and future wife, this kind of infuriates me.

I understand that there are stories of people playing games and neglecting everything else.  Gaming addictions are real.  But not all parents/spouses who play games are like this.  I have a 2-year-old.  Sometimes she’ll watch me play games, and there have been times where she has played with me.  She’s fed and clothed and taken care of very well.  My fiance, who is also a gamer, gets laid pretty damn often.  He’s responsible for the cooking most the time so that his daughter can eat.  

The thing is, if we just gave up everything that we did before having kids, we’d live pretty boring lives.  Kids gotta go to sleep/go to school/etc.  And as for jobs, working burns adults out quickly.  I’m going to assume that this person who did this confession is someone who is childless and single.  Because if they were anything else, they’d know that gaming, whether through Sims or otherwise, is a way to wind down and keep our fucking asses sane.  

As long as it’s done in moderation and nothing is being neglected, then why not?