Suspended from college

ucsd_ucla_dad
Sat, 22 May 2010 21:10:17 +0000

Yes, but living without them for a bit might help him get over them and grow out of it. If I knew my kid wasted my money and his time and future potential by being derailed by the games (along with the underlying isues) I’d certainly not enable that kid any further by supporting his gaming habit which is what’s happening when the kid’s living at home rent free spending most of his time in his room playing the silly games instead of pursuing something reasonable and leading a balanced life. Do you think it should be left status quo - just let him keep his games and sit in his room playing them to his own detriment while being financially supported and enabled to do so by the parents - all because ‘someday’ he’ll have to learn to control his habits? I think a boost at this point by the parents in getting rid of the games would be helpful.

Note - I don’t know enough about the OP’s situation to know if all the above even applies in their situation but it seems to be something that happens and that we hear about on CC every year.