I tend to have a gaming partner. My longest gaming partner was a man named Brent. I called him Cy. We met in EQ when he was in the Airforce stationed in Guam. He was married at the time, but no children. He worked 3 on, 3 off, 4 on, 4 off. He worked 3rd shift, so on his off days he needed to keep the same sleeping schedule. This corresponded to my game time. His wife was sleeping, and he and I were playing EQ. (I know it sounds like cheating, but we were really only playing video games). This was great for several years.
After the birth of his first child, his wife started protesting his gaming more. He was able to negotiate game time in exchange for chores. After the second child, the chores increased. She knew how much he loved to game, and she got a lot of work out of him. He started gaming less. It wasn't worth the chores and the arguing. She had a third child and now he plays Facebook games. He loves his family and he made the right choice. I miss him.
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08-19-2013, 04:56 PM
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