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sweetie · 28-10-2010, 11:01

we are due our first progeny in december and as a lover of my wii, 360 and ps3 I have been told by many that this will be the end of my 'childhood' (tskk

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anyways, have any of ye in the same boat managed to keep up with your hobby?

cheers

*Tallon* · 28-10-2010, 11:13

Think about growing up with your parents into games!

Keep playing them if you can

**Rev Hellfire** · 28-10-2010, 11:22

Like everything else in life your gaming has to simply adjust itself to your new found responsibilities. But you have the added bonus that in a few years you'll be able to write off games bought as 'presents' for the nipper

Agricola · 28-10-2010, 11:27

Well Id imagine the common story for gamer parents is that you can keep it up, but the amount of time you can devote to it will be severely affected. Not because you feel you have to slacken off on it, but because there simply wont be much time for anything else!

Speaking as someone with no commitments of any kind in this department, all i can say is ................Ha Ha!

I friend of mine who is a big gamer knows all about it though. Now whenever I meet him and tell him about the latest and greatest games Im playing, he looks at me with a mixture of sadness and jealously!

thebull09 · 28-10-2010, 11:35

Ah the baby will love to watch all the weird and wonderful graphic on the telly it will kep him/her quite so its a win win you get to play your games and the child is quite lol

BTW congrats

**Hellrazer** · 28-10-2010, 11:44

I think I actually gamed a bit more when our lot were born.

I used to play 1942/Desert combat/BF2 online and used to wait up until the 2.00 am / 3.00am feed and just keep playing till that was due.

So do yourself a favour and "volunteer" to do that feed and you wont miss out too much

ElBarco · 28-10-2010, 11:48

In my experience (10 month old wrecking the house now) you get less time but you enjoy what you get even more.

The first couple of months I didn't touch a game but once the sleeping pattern settles down you'll be flying. The house is our own again after 7.30 so that's when you can fire ahead.

Canis Lupus · 28-10-2010, 12:35

Keep gaming and let the girlfriend/wife take care of the baby. That's what they're there for silly.

Grumpypants · 28-10-2010, 13:12

You may find time to game when your getting up for the late night feeds when you cant get back to sleep, but you will then find jam on your controller and a slice of toast in the disk drive.

Cuddlesworth · 28-10-2010, 13:21

Don't expect to be good at them after a while.

Jet Black · 28-10-2010, 13:23

When we had our first child I barely had time to play any more. I was wrecked tired from working 12 hours shifts and night feeding. It was only after about 4 years I got back into gaming. With her starting school I could put her to bed at 8 and have the rest of the night to play. One good thing was after 4 years I picked up a lot of good games cheap. Try and keep your consoles, I just sold mine as I was told the same thing by my gf, that games are for children and foolishly listened:-(

senordingdong · 28-10-2010, 13:26

Parenting is like a game.

Or just get the kid into it.
This way you will always win at Street Fighter

DARK-KNIGHT · 28-10-2010, 14:18

we had our baby last november our first....

i play daddy during the day and evening and i OWN THE SITTING ROOM BETWEEN 10 AND 1 AT NIGHT LOL..

i dont game less in fact i game more as dont go to the pub at all now so say goodbye to drink and hello to gaming my friend....

*Tallon* · 28-10-2010, 14:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by DARK-KNIGHT

we had our baby last november our first....

i play daddy during the day and fight crime in the evening .

fyp

Branoic · 28-10-2010, 14:27

My father didn't give up watching Telly when I was born, and his father didn't stop listening to the wireless when he was born. I doubt my child will stop using the VR Simulator whenever his / her child is born in a few decades.

Anybody who says in this day and age that gaming is for children needs to stfu and be reminded that the average age of gamers today is 30-something. It's a perfectly legitimate past time and should not be affected by the arrival of a child more than any other past time. That's obviously not to say that it won't be affected - because everything will, but it shouldn't be singled out as "childish" because thats simply not true.

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sweetie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: dublin Posts: 3,731 Adverts \| Friends	gaming after the arrival of your first child we are due our first progeny in december and as a lover of my wii, 360 and ps3 I have been told by many that this will be the end of my 'childhood' (tskk ) anyways, have any of ye in the same boat managed to keep up with your hobby? cheers

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28-10-2010, 11:13	#2
Tallon Extinct Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 22,040 Adverts \| Friends	Think about growing up with your parents into games! Keep playing them if you can

28-10-2010, 11:22	#3
Rev Hellfire Moderator Join Date: Feb 1998 Posts: 6,941 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Roleplaying, Strategy, Toys & Boardgames	Like everything else in life your gaming has to simply adjust itself to your new found responsibilities. But you have the added bonus that in a few years you'll be able to write off games bought as 'presents' for the nipper

28-10-2010, 11:27	#4
Agricola Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gobbler's Knob Posts: 3,701 Adverts \| Friends	Well Id imagine the common story for gamer parents is that you can keep it up, but the amount of time you can devote to it will be severely affected. Not because you feel you have to slacken off on it, but because there simply wont be much time for anything else! Speaking as someone with no commitments of any kind in this department, all i can say is ................Ha Ha! I friend of mine who is a big gamer knows all about it though. Now whenever I meet him and tell him about the latest and greatest games Im playing, he looks at me with a mixture of sadness and jealously!

28-10-2010, 11:35	#5
thebull09 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 64 Adverts \| Friends	Ah the baby will love to watch all the weird and wonderful graphic on the telly it will kep him/her quite so its a win win you get to play your games and the child is quite lol BTW congrats

28-10-2010, 11:44	#6
Hellrazer Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,557 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Animals & Pet Issues, Tattoos & Piercings	I think I actually gamed a bit more when our lot were born. I used to play 1942/Desert combat/BF2 online and used to wait up until the 2.00 am / 3.00am feed and just keep playing till that was due. So do yourself a favour and "volunteer" to do that feed and you wont miss out too much

28-10-2010, 11:48	#7
ElBarco Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 344 Adverts \| Friends	In my experience (10 month old wrecking the house now) you get less time but you enjoy what you get even more. The first couple of months I didn't touch a game but once the sleeping pattern settles down you'll be flying. The house is our own again after 7.30 so that's when you can fire ahead.

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Canis Lupus Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bunny land Posts: 5,256 Adverts \| Friends	Keep gaming and let the girlfriend/wife take care of the baby. That's what they're there for silly.

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Grumpypants Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,551 Adverts \| Friends	You may find time to game when your getting up for the late night feeds when you cant get back to sleep, but you will then find jam on your controller and a slice of toast in the disk drive.

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Cuddlesworth Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 8,590 Adverts \| Friends	Don't expect to be good at them after a while.

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Jet Black Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ganymede Posts: 2,780 Adverts \| Friends	When we had our first child I barely had time to play any more. I was wrecked tired from working 12 hours shifts and night feeding. It was only after about 4 years I got back into gaming. With her starting school I could put her to bed at 8 and have the rest of the night to play. One good thing was after 4 years I picked up a lot of good games cheap. Try and keep your consoles, I just sold mine as I was told the same thing by my gf, that games are for children and foolishly listened:-(

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senordingdong Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Homer Posts: 8,943 Adverts \| Friends	Parenting is like a game. Or just get the kid into it. This way you will always win at Street Fighter

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DARK-KNIGHT Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: CILL DARA Posts: 4,917 Adverts \| Friends	we had our baby last november our first.... i play daddy during the day and evening and i OWN THE SITTING ROOM BETWEEN 10 AND 1 AT NIGHT LOL.. i dont game less in fact i game more as dont go to the pub at all now so say goodbye to drink and hello to gaming my friend....

28-10-2010, 14:27	#15
Branoic Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,430 Adverts \| Friends	My father didn't give up watching Telly when I was born, and his father didn't stop listening to the wireless when he was born. I doubt my child will stop using the VR Simulator whenever his / her child is born in a few decades. Anybody who says in this day and age that gaming is for children needs to stfu and be reminded that the average age of gamers today is 30-something. It's a perfectly legitimate past time and should not be affected by the arrival of a child more than any other past time. That's obviously not to say that it won't be affected - because everything will, but it shouldn't be singled out as "childish" because thats simply not true.