Saturday, July 23, 2016

The Gamer Kids

     I love my kids.  My little gamers or the gamer kids is what I call them because well it's the truth.   Don't get me wrong they play outside too my daughter Kori plays on a soccer team and loves it.  My son Julein plays drums and takes weekly lessons and wants to join the swim team when he gets older.  They both love to play in the backyard or swim in our pool, but really their lives revolve around video games.  Either the Xbox 360, Wii, PC, or on their tablets they love video games when they are not playing video games they watch other people play video games on YouTube.  Their goal in life is to design and develop video games together when they grow up.  Which I think is great for two reasons.
   
     1. Because that was my dream while I grew up playing my NES.  I have made games for on the PC that I drew the artwork and programmed myself that they played and really enjoyed.  I would like to see them follow in my footsteps and go farther than I ever could.

     2. Because that shows how much they mean to each other.  They want to be working on projects together even as adults.  They love spending time together so much that they can't picture their adult lives without the other one there also.

     Don't get me wrong they fight like cats and dogs their brother and sister for heaven's sake they're going to fight.  When ever they do fight it doesn't last very long and 9 times outta 10 it's about something stupid.  They're also pretty young Julein is 10 years old and Kori is 7 years old so they could still change their minds on what they want to do some day.



     However, if they do change their minds it is going to be of their own accord.  Because I believe a person should follow their dream no matter what other people tell them.  My gamer kids are going to face enough negativity and hardship from the rest of the world it is my job to be positive and believe in them.  To make sure they believe in themselves so they have the courage to do whatever it is they want to do.

     On leaving I thought I would share a couple old pictures of the gamer kids.  Above is Kori in my gryffindor snuggie playing Lego Harry Potter.  On the left is Julein playing Star Wars Clone Wars on the laptop while Daddy and sister watched.  This happens a lot even now.

     Now to be completely honest both my husband and I are gamers also.  I guess being a gamer is a hereditary trait now.  That's ok we have fun together and all it takes is a trip to Gamestop and we're set for winter actives.