I stole money to play Mario when i was a kid

India
March 27, 2009 1:01pm CST
When i was a kid i used to steal money from home to play Mario.The video game shop used to charge 1 Rupee for a game.this is what addiction to a video game does to a kid
4 responses
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
13 Jun 09
Eeheeh..this is a real mario experience in life you have stole money to play it!!Weird!!!hheheh Ok i think when you were a little child you are impulsive so it can happen to make some mistakes!!I think childrena and teenagers can become mad from video games but i think you would be forgiven from this....Nowadays you should download mario on some peer to peer for free..you see how good in these cases can be the new trnd in tech..:)
@GAUCI123 (1042)
• Malta
4 Apr 09
Well it is true that Video games can make children addictive, and they spend lots of hours playing video games. It is good for children to make different things, like doing some sports or doing hobbies, not playing video games only. Regarding money, we have to teach children that to earn money is difficult so we have to be wise how to spend money. Spending too much money on video games is not good at all, so stealing money is not good.
@Marcola (2774)
• United States
27 Mar 09
One rupee a game? That's currency in the Legend of Zelda! I didn't know they had video game shops there...
@wolfen13 (33)
• United States
27 Mar 09
I disagree. Children tend to be more impulsive than adults. An adult my think through the consequences of stealing. They may even be more severe for an adult than a child. And while children can get addicted to video games that does not mean that stealing to play one would be evidence of that addiction nor evidence that the child was acting in that manner as a result of his addiction to the video games. Chances are, being that you were a child, your mind set was one that most children have: they want it, and find a way to get it. My nephew for instance Loves water. He goes out of his way to find a way to play with it. That doesn't mean that he's addicted to it. He just wants it and doesn't yet have the mindset to understand that you cannot always act on your impulsive desires.