I can LOVE and PROTECT my kids as long as they let me. But control? No, I don’t do that. That’s why I said to love all the kids and make sure the entire community is healthy, not just your child. The child is going to be influenced by their peers. That becomes even more prevalent in their teens.

Thank you.

Thank you.

A loving parent who protects their children from the dangers of the world is NOT someone to hate. A domineering parent who makes control more important than their child’s feelings, that is a person to hate. I don’t know who you had, but statistically speaking, if you had either it was the domineering parent, not the…

There’s no harm in a public service announcement. You just don’t like it thrown in your face. You know what I don’t like thrown in my face? Vape smoke. Especially by an under 18 person. You know who vape smokes? People who play Flappy Bird on their Vaporizer.

I agree that all ages can ENJOY a T rated game but the ESRB is the starting age.

Do you honestly want to argue with a moralistic father online? Just ask yourself that before you reply to me. I do not play by your limited knowledge objective rules, my rules extend far into adulthood and fatherhood and the last thing I want to do is end up in another argument with a teen or young adult who has no…

Hidden Mother 3 Nintendo Nx announcement confirmed!!!

You were a child once, if your parents controlled who you were or were not friends with, would you listen to them when their backs were turned? Didn’t Romeo & Juliet teach you anything?

Do you think ANY armchair activism works? Yes. It does. Someone is going to read our online exchange and decide a “victor” of this thread. They are going to star you because you stand up for what they believe in, but they are going to read me and know the reality that this is BAD behavior. Not because authority…

Everyone needs internet, many people’s jobs or job duties are on the internet. Maybe the problem isn’t me, maybe the problem is what we tolerate as the norm on the internet. Ever think that just because it’s a norm it isn’t okay?

Just remember that everyone else’s child is going to grow up in the same environment as your child. And when your child is in school, they will be spending time with these children. Think about that for a moment, when you were a kid, were you more like your parent’s ideal for you or your friends?

The day that Kotaku ONLY covers M rated games is the day I will change my mind. But lately we’ve been covering Overwatch (13 and up), Mario Maker (all ages), World of Warcraft (13 and up), Stardew Valley (all ages), World of Final Fantasy (10 and up I’m guessing), and a bunch of other games that would attract the…

July 2002 when my son was born. That’s when I started to care about the children. And when your child is born, you will do the same thing.

You never quit smoking. You still smoke, you just smoke something different. There’s nothing self-righteous about this, I’m righteous in general. I have no shame in that. I believe strongly that smoking of all forms is BAD. I am not alone on that. Check ANY American Heart or Lung Association document about it.

I don’t understand your comment. There’s nothing wrong with me condemning the use of legal drugs.

Just how toxic are you? Look at the language you use! I don’t care how strong your feelings are, there’s nothing wrong with me condemning vaping and any other form of legal drug.

This comment is completely uncalled for. Are you saying that children or teenagers smoking is a normal part of life and that anyone who feels that this is WRONG are psychologically dysfunctional?

Totally agree with your closing paragraph.

In 3rd world countries they just need the bottom 2. In 2nd world countries they need everything but the top. In America, we need the entire hierarchy in order to be considered “healthy”. But vaping isn’t one of them.