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Mother Calls 911 to Stop Son Playing Video Game

Posted by samzenpus on from the wait-until-the-police-get-home dept.

Angela Mejia had to call the police on her 14-year-old son to get him to stop playing Grand Theft Auto. Police managed to convince the teen that 2:30 am was too late, and there would be plenty of hookers to beat in the morning. Mrs. Mejia said, “Sometimes I want to run away, too. I have support from my church, but I’m alone. I want to help my son, but I can’t find a way.” I guess it is illegal to throw away game consoles in the land of parental irresponsibility where the Meijias live.

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  1. Don't bother arguing with the kid by Locke2005 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Calmly and quietly walk into the room and yank the power plug for the console out of the wall. Continue doing this every time he starts playing the game. Eventually he will get the message -- he can't kill hookers and protect the power source at the same time. (There is also the tactic of pulling out the fuse or flipping the circuit breaker to avoid a direct confrontation.)

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    1. Re:Don't bother arguing with the kid by v1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Physically large and has access to weapons.

      If your kid has that, has attitude, and doesn't respect your authority as their parent, video games are the least of your problems.

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  2. How many complaint responses would there be ... by DutchUncle · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... if she HAD discarded or hidden the game system? By the time I was 14, I was bigger than my mom; by the time my son was, he was bigger than his mom. As others have noted, the time to instill a balance between independence and control/discipline/whatever is when kids are smaller. Also as noted, I just hope all the readers who don't have kids yet realize that (a) maybe their parents had a point, and (b) all the things you swore you'd never do with your kids look a lot different from the other side.