Unfortunately, my son got into Nintendo, Playstation, Supernintendo, Gameboy, HE HAD THEM ALL. He also bought them ALL with his birthday monies, Christmas monies. He actually bought his first computer (don't ask what he paid, it was ridiculous), because it had to have this memory, this size screen, etc. This was over 8 years ago. He had come into money from a lawsuit when he was 18.

Way back then, who thought it would be a terrible thing for a kid to be on the computer (instead of ourside drinking and drugging like all my friend's kids were doing). They actually said "oh my god, your son is on the Dean's List, and my son is out drinking till 4 a.m..

But that behavior only led him to do MORE stuff on the Internet, then when he moved away, he started going to Casinos, (god knows how much he did Internet Gambling, I will never know). He discovered Second Life years ago, and now he LIVES in it. He got himself an apartment. He has multiple accounts. I've seen his avatars, they are always robots. He has stopped interacting in actual life and lives only to do god knows what in Second Life. Up until a few months ago, he was into heavy gambling stuff on Second Life. They took that away. Know what he told me "we found a way to do gambling in Second Life".

I guess Where there's a will, there's a way!!!

Do you have any idea how many people I know that their marriages broke up because the wife (or husband) is on the computer in Second Life, and the kid hasn't had his diaper changed in two days. People have run away with other people that they met in Second Life.

Games are fun, sure they are, but there has to be a point where people know what is REAL, and what is FANTASY!!

This stuff can ruin lives if taken to too great a level.

Just my opinion.