To not want to have computer games outsourced to me.

[Poopatrolonthetoiletroll]

I was a gamer in my childhood and teenage years. But any games I've played may as well be in the bronze age for how much things have advanced.

Am I being unreasonable to not want to be incessantly rope-a-doped into doing all, the difficult levels my DC cannot do? Add to that having to find guides for how to find the super rare tropical pony poo power up or evening worse harvesting gems/coins or whatever nonsense for hours after they have gone to bed.

Maybe I just need a gin but I'm really flustered with it today and cba.

Just say no? Or busy yourself so you're not there. They then learn the skills or they switch it off, so either way this is a better outcome.

I mean this sounds like a really nice way to bond and spend time together to me but... of course I can see why it could be a lot! It's hot, get a gin!

If they're old enough to game, they're old enough to do that shit for themselves.

It’s annoying isn’t it? I have been a gamer for 30 years + and dd now likes gaming but I get roped into the “it’s too harrrdddd” bits. I don’t want to do it and you won’t learn how if I do it. Also having to look up what level bloody squirtle fucking evolves at or where to go now you’ve defeated this boss. Learn yourself like I did! 😂I get “I need to get level 20 to evolve, you do that whilst I go watch tv” WTF? I don’t want to!

Edit: Went through a period of picking dd up from school and first thing she’d ask “have you caught me a dragonite yet?” No! 😁

Embrace it!

When i was a teenager i used to read the walk through book out loud for tomb raider on the PS for my mum every evening so enemies wouldnt jump scare her and we used to have so much fun. Some of my fondest memories of time with just me and my mum were those nights. I now game with my kids too. Its great bonding over something they enjoy. Dont let it take over every day and night of course, but embrace their interest and have fun with them.

Are you kids old enough to find the answer on YouTube ?

There is absolutely no chance whatsoever of me doing my kids gaming for them. Frankly I think you’re unreasonable and a bit ridiculous to do it for them - if it’s “too hard” then it’s too difficult a game for them. If they don’t want to put in the hours to evolve or get points or whatever then that’s fine by me but I’m not smoothing every flipping obstacle in their gaming lives anymore than I’d chew their food for them.

Edit - I’ll game with them, but that’s not what the OP seems to be talking about.

Thanks for the sympathy, I don't mind being involved, it's the list of tasks I'm asked to do after bedtime.

The constant begging for gems/in game purchases. As for Mario games I swear that princess of theirs must secretly enjoy being kidnapped by that spiky guy!

My five year old built a replica of the Titanic on Minecraft. He went to bed leaving Daddy instructions to continue the fitting out of the First Class cabins. Husband was up until midnight

Even at 50 and having played games since I was 9/10? I still get stuck and most games I need to YouTube to get me past hard bits. Which are maybe hard or just not explained well!

This will pass really quickly! They will soon level up. And the period of time open to you to engage in this hobby is short. Don't be like my partner, he said no too much. Its the main hobby of our kids + they include me + not him. I have spent so much enjoyable time with my kids gaming. I'm not good but passable is a complement from them. I've taught them how to laugh at silly deaths, put in the work to get blocks to build + that bad situations aren't the end of the world. Even though my teenager has grown out of playing with me, he still chats about his progress with me + shares his accomplishments. Its like learning dinosaurs or thomas trains, get stuck in!

P.s. you aren't unreasonable to have a break, but say yes tomorrow!

@TheInterceptor I’m impressed 😁The only thing dd does with me on Minecraft is we both build houses, spawn around 100 cats, then she destroys my house whilst getting annoyed if I touch hers. I once stayed up making a giant cake on Minecraft. Next morning she destroyed it 😅