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Fucking hell am I disturbed...

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 16:29

DS13 likes to play this game named Fnaf, usually with his friend from online school who lives like 3 streets away.

Today I didn't have anything better to do so I read up a bit on it.

Fucking hell I need to bleach my brain after reading the backstory.

Basically there was a pizzeria chain with these moving characters as mascots, and the co owner was a murderer, who abducted 5 kids, murdered them in very gruesome methods, and put them into the moving characters, which crushed their bodies, and then he went on to display (!!!) the mascots and let them run loose in the pizzeria.

One of the sentient mascots bit a child visiting the pizzeria, and cut away his skull and frontal lobe.

When the now-sentient mascots turned on him and tried to kill him, he tried to jump into one of the non-sentient mascot's robot suit, but something happened and it crushed him into pieces, he then became a sentient mascot (?)

Another pizzeria was open at the same time, and he used it as a front to kidnap and torture, and crush more children...
until his child visited it and one of the sentient mascots murdered her...

I haven't been so disturbed since watching A clockwork orange.

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:27

AllThePotatoesAreSinging · 08/07/2024 18:23

Is he able to crack not having access to a console?

edit - never mind, saw your update about his dad undermining you.

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WDYM by undermining me?

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Mumoftwochildrenand6furkids · 08/07/2024 18:27

Not really much help but they have made an film classed as an 15 horror movie about that same game as me and my partner watched it an few weeks ago, did not let my daughter though as shes only 9 and the film is pretty grusome so Im guessing the game is too.

ohyesido · 08/07/2024 18:25

Don’t worry, I let my 8 year old watch Family Guy after school thinking it was just an animated kids’ show.

although that was in 2008, tame by today’s standards. And I’m shocked to discover the background of FNAF 😳

AllThePotatoesAreSinging · 08/07/2024 18:23

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 16:36

DS is able to crack any filters and will play it regardless unfortunately...

DS's friend's parents are really lax and won't do anything about it.

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Is he able to crack not having access to a console?

edit - never mind, saw your update about his dad undermining you.

Nanny0gg · 08/07/2024 18:20

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 16:56

Ah alright Smile

Does the backstory bother you?

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The character toys were marketed at much younger kids

JoshLymanIsHotterThanSam · 08/07/2024 18:19

My teens play GTA 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Have you ever heard of the story of the forbidden fruit.

YourWildAmberSloth · 08/07/2024 18:18

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:08

No, they're lax because they let him watch Hazbin hotel a very inappropriate 18, play GTA, and do a lot more stuff.

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But so are you. When a parent says that they cannot stop their 13 year old child from doing something, or that their husband will undermine and overrule their decision, that is lax parenting. The end result is the same - they are all playing the game. The difference is that at least the other parents have made a decision to let them play. You, as his mother, appear to have no power or voice when it comes to parenting your own son. That's a bigger problem than the other parents letting their children play it.

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:15

MassiveOvaryaction · 08/07/2024 18:12

I'm confused why you're suggesting other parents are lax whereas it's ok that your dc will "just get around any blocks" you put on, so therefore you don't bother? Hmm

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No, he has got around them in the past, often with DH who is a massive cybergeek too who thinks controlling his internet usage is not OK.

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AquaLeader · 08/07/2024 18:14

Lax parent calls out other lax parents who also cannot be bothered.

Hankunamatata · 08/07/2024 18:13

My youngest (last yr primary) came home talking about it last year. Saw the movie was going to be a 15 and read the story and we said nope. I'm lucky mine prefer fifa

Shan5474 · 08/07/2024 18:13

I wouldn’t underestimate something rated 12. At sleepovers aged 13/14 we would watch all the big horror movies of the previous years but the one that scared me the most… Signs 😂

MassiveOvaryaction · 08/07/2024 18:12

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 16:35

They know. They're really lax with parenting.

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I'm confused why you're suggesting other parents are lax whereas it's ok that your dc will "just get around any blocks" you put on, so therefore you don't bother? Hmm

housethatbuiltme · 08/07/2024 18:12

How on earth do some people still not know Five nights at Freddys?

It has a horror film and has been massive since my teen was young. I remember thinking it was nuts that 6 year old where having themed parties for a game about a peadophilic child murderer way back then.

At least your kid is a teen though, to be fair the Nicholas Cage film that ripped of the premise is pretty fun for teens.

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:08

YourWildAmberSloth · 08/07/2024 18:07

My point was that you describe the other parents as lax for allowing their kids to play the game, even though you are going to continue to allow your son to play because apparently you can't stop him.

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No, they're lax because they let him watch Hazbin hotel a very inappropriate 18, play GTA, and do a lot more stuff.

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YourWildAmberSloth · 08/07/2024 18:07

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 17:51

I was asking a genuine question...

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My point was that you describe the other parents as lax for allowing their kids to play the game, even though you are going to continue to allow your son to play because apparently you can't stop him.

KezzaMucklowe · 08/07/2024 18:07

My dts (just turned 14) used to play this. They've got bored of it now and play other games/ do other stuff.
They never found it too scary or disturbing I used to hear lots of giggling when they played it online with their mates.
I'm not necessarily lax I think most dc their age have played it at some point.
Personally, I wanted to make sure that dc can come to me or turn something off if they're scared or worried about a game/ book / film. Rather than banning it all together.

Not that they ever had to really, I've suggested watching a horror film with them and they both say no because they don't like being scared.

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 08/07/2024 18:06

Well if letting a 13 year old play a 12 game is lax I must come under absolutely terrible

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:05

ManchesterLu · 08/07/2024 18:04

If he doesn't have devices, there's no controls to crack.

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DH will not let me.

He'll give DS his old laptop or give his devices back. DH is of the opinion that a 13 year old can absolutely play a 12.

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:04

stayathomer · 08/07/2024 18:03

We used to sell the books and had to turn down under15s. The games used to be 18s but apparently they tweaked them and lowered the age rating hence the awful backstory but not quite as bad (but still not great game). Age ratings today do my head in, constant arguments with 14 and 16 year old as to why things are properly inappropriate (think films that used to be banned and are not 13/15/16). Solidarity op

Just curious - would you let a 14 year old watch Monty python's jesus parody?

It was banned and it's a 15 now.

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ManchesterLu · 08/07/2024 18:04

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:03

How am I meant to not let him?

You seem to think I'll snap my fingers and he'll stop cracking Parental controls.

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If he doesn't have devices, there's no controls to crack.

ManchesterLu · 08/07/2024 18:03

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 16:36

DS is able to crack any filters and will play it regardless unfortunately...

DS's friend's parents are really lax and won't do anything about it.

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Well he doesn't get screen time if that's the case.

Sorry but you have to be better than just saying oh well, he'll do it anyway.

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disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 18:03

combinationpadlock · 08/07/2024 17:59

don't let him - you are the boss, you make the rules, not him

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How am I meant to not let him?

You seem to think I'll snap my fingers and he'll stop cracking Parental controls.

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stayathomer · 08/07/2024 18:03

We used to sell the books and had to turn down under15s. The games used to be 18s but apparently they tweaked them and lowered the age rating hence the awful backstory but not quite as bad (but still not great game). Age ratings today do my head in, constant arguments with 14 and 16 year old as to why things are properly inappropriate (think films that used to be banned and are not 13/15/16). Solidarity op

Opinionwontchangeluv · 08/07/2024 18:01

Sounds like the horror film, house of wax, haven't watched that in ages

combinationpadlock · 08/07/2024 17:59

disturbedfnafnamechange · 08/07/2024 17:47

He will get around them.

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don't let him - you are the boss, you make the rules, not him