my dad, as he says, can't understand why somebody would sit in front of a TV all day when there are other things to do, believes games are a big part of why i swear now and thinks i'll be more open to violence. on all counts he's wrong, i started gaming because there was nothing else i could do (i sucked at everything else i tried to do) i started swearing because i figured why the fuck not, i look like a pussy, may as well disarm them with words the bullies understand, and sometimes releasing an expletive laden shit storm can be therapeutic, especially after years of mental anguish, as for violence, i have a weak punch and blood still makes me weak in the knees.
as for my mom, she thinks the graphics are pretty, some of the jokes in my games amuse her, and she plays casual browser games from time to time, but seeing as she can barely work the TV and fails to grasp the concept of tabbed browsing, i know she's not going to master a controller, or WASD movement systems even if you tell her how to do it.
as a gamer in a family of non gamers it's frustrating to be excited about things like LA Noire, explaining the interesting story, the cool tech behind the game, and how the experience feels like it's helping the medium grow and mature, only to be met with blank stares or the standard "mhm" or "yeah" or my personal favorites "don't you have enough games?" and "you want to spend money on another one?" god that last one pisses me off, my money, my hobby, not your problem.
