Ask them why they're a slave to the tv screen? It's just how different generations seek their entertainment.
But outside is BORING! Anything exiting outside offers (Like taking a grizzly down with your fists) would most likely have you end up in the infirmiry for several months if you scew up.SoxFan96 said:I would recomend going outside. Meeting up with some friends, hanging out somewere for a few hours doing something physical and not game related.
Or if all your friends are lazy, at least go to a movie. Maybe get a girlfriend too. I haven't been told I was anti-social since I have been in a relationship.
Honestly, nothing computer related will show you are not dulled. Do something in real life, outside. Have fun. Take pictures. Show your parents.
Like CSS, TF2, L4D, HL2, GTA, SSB, SMB, APB, DAH!, or MOH?Necator15 said:Don't bother? A little time away from a glowing screen is good for you.
What I imagine he was trying to say that is if you were to take some nice girl out someday, you wouldn't have a hell of a lot to talk about that has occurred in the real world as opposed to WoW, or CoD, or any other three letter acronym for a game.
That's something only people like Duke Nukem, Sgt. Cortez, or Captain Price can do!Lord Mountbatten Reborn said:At the same time, preferably.ottenni said:Do a back-flip? Juggle chainsaws? Wrestle a bear? Bring home a nice girl?
Do those and he will never question you again.
That's so true... I don't think I've ever convinced my parents of one thing.Omikron009 said:Prove something like that to your parents? Impossible. I've tried for years, and it's not happening. You have to live with it.
Also, This.Circleseer said:... You see the irony of asking that question to strangers on the internet, right?
This, or just laugh at what he says because, by the sounds of it, his argument sounds retarded, my parents have retarded arguments against video games too. Ignorance is bliss, rofl in his face. Fun stuff.CORRODED SIN said:Tell your dad to fuck off. That's what I do.
I resent that statement. Tell me, is a date with your girlfriend boring? I don't find it boring in the slightest. Or take a "safe risk" as those school posters call them. Go skydiving, white water rafting. Hell go to the amusement park with a group of friends. I find those all fun.Axzarious said:SoxFan96 said:I would recomend going outside. Meeting up with some friends, hanging out somewere for a few hours doing something physical and not game related.
Or if all your friends are lazy, at least go to a movie. Maybe get a girlfriend too. I haven't been told I was anti-social since I have been in a relationship.
Honestly, nothing computer related will show you are not dulled. Do something in real life, outside. Have fun. Take pictures. Show your parents.
But outside is BORING! Anything exiting outside offers (Like taking a grizzly down with your fists) would most likely have you end up in the infirmiry for several months if you scew up.
Your first hint that he's right? Instead of asking real people for advice, you turn to forums. Go outside and listen to your dad. Go make friends.Oh That Dude said:So basically my Dad and I have just had a somewhat one sided discussion about the amount of time I spend on the laptop and on the Xbox. Apparently I'm dulled by technology and not interesting because of it. I could simply show him my msn conversations and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't dare deny the fact that I'm interesting, but the flaw with that is that I'd have to show him my msn conversations. Not safe for parental eyes. So:
How can I prove to him that gaming and the internet are not dulling my brain and making me a slave to a screen?
EDIT: I feel I should mention at this point that I do have an active social life and I don't spend all my time on here.