Child up all night playing Playstation!
@RawBill1 (8531)
Gold Coast, Australia
January 22, 2010 5:27pm CST
It is morning now as I write this and last night my 10 year old daughter had a friend stay the night with us. He is a male friend and as we also have my mother staying with us, he had to sleep in the lounge room.
We all went to bed last night at around the same time and left him to go to sleep in the middle of the lounge room floor on a mattress. My mother woke in the middle of the night at around 2 0r 3am to find this boy asleep with the light on. A Sony Playstation controller on his lap and the TV and Playstation on! 
It turns out he brought his own game as well as the game that was on the TV at the time, we do not even have! He went to some lengths to have this little late night play as the Playstation was not even connected to the TV at the time, so he had to set it all up! 
We are all awake now and he is still fast asleep amongst everyone in the lounge and I just received a call from his mother to say that she will be here soon to pick him up. I am just about to go and give him a kick and wake him up! 
Do you think this is rude of the boy to do this in our home or just funny. Should I be upset?
It turns out he brought his own game as well as the game that was on the TV at the time, we do not even have! He went to some lengths to have this little late night play as the Playstation was not even connected to the TV at the time, so he had to set it all up!
We are all awake now and he is still fast asleep amongst everyone in the lounge and I just received a call from his mother to say that she will be here soon to pick him up. I am just about to go and give him a kick and wake him up!
Do you think this is rude of the boy to do this in our home or just funny. Should I be upset?2 people like this
8 responses
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
22 Jan 10
No, you shouldn't be upset but maybe bill his Mum for the electric haha! It's amazing how kids can just set up games like that in the blink of an eye and we would be sat there for hours messing about with electronics that his generation take for granted. Very clever boy if you ask me!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Jan 10
Haha!! Awww the poor lamb, bless him! That's so sweet what your wife did for him, what a star. At least you know he doesn't suffer from insomnia now lol.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Jan 10
Well, actually he probably does suffer from insomnia...in strange houses. Haha!
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
24 Jan 10
After speaking to his parents when they picked him up, it seems like this is a fairly common thing for him to do. Stay up late and then sleep all morning. He will have to get out of the habit fast as the six week break from school is over in two days time. A new school year is just about to begin! 
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
24 Jan 10
It is rude but being a kid he can get away with it and it is easier to see the amusing side! This is the reason I feel reluctant to have a Playstation in the house although my husband has mentioned getting one often ‘for our daughter’ yeah...Sure! One of my friends barely sees her husband because he is almost always glued to the thing! As far as your young friend goes, I would mention it to his parents but I would not be too upset about it, he obviously knows what he’s doing to have everything set up like he did and let’s face it there are many adults out there asleep on their Playstation as we speak!
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
24 Jan 10
It's good to have rules with it, that's for sure. My sister has a Wii and my daughter is begging for one, I am tempted because it's great fun, we've been dancing, singing, playing tennis, bowling...You name it, when we've visited and the whole family loves it so we may get that instead of a PlayStation when we can afford it!
Looks like the poor kid was not being rude at all, of well, he would have got away with it anyway, I think...
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
27 Jan 10
He is a pretty good kid although a bit too much of a free spirit for my liking, he needs some boundaries in my opinion. The Wii is much more of a whole family console in my opinion. I like the playstation games better, but the console is more of a personal thing and not as social.
The Wii is much more of a whole family console in my opinion. I like the playstation games better, but the console is more of a personal thing and not as social. 1 person likes this
@thedailyclick (3017)
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2 Feb 10
Do you know when I was that age I would never have had the audacity to set up someone elses playstation and play on it till I dropped off without there permission. Well actually playstations weren't around when I was that age, although the old Atari games systems were, but likewise I wouldn't have just watched TV either without them saying it was okay first.
I suppose it's just a sign of the times where children no longer are taught to respect other people's possession or behave properly when staying over, or should I say some children are not taught these basic manners.
I don't blame you for feeling upset and I hope you mentioned the childs inappropriate behaviour to their parent when they picked them up and embarassed him in the process.
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
2 Feb 10
Thanks for commenting. I agree with what you are saying but it actually turned out that I was misinformed and it turned out that my wife put a DVD on for him to watch as he fell asleep as she got up after I went to sleep and found him scared. My mother thought it was a game as it was being played in the Playstation console and had stopped on the menu screen. 
Next time I will have to find out ALL the facts before posting a discussion about it!
Next time I will have to find out ALL the facts before posting a discussion about it! 
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Jan 10
LOL..it is kind of funny. Rude too but he either does that while he's at home on the weekend or he's taking advantage of the chance to get to. I remember being little and my cousin having the latest gaming stuff and since I didn't have it at home..i played it as long as I could while I had the chance..lol..He was living it up at your house huh? Take care.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
24 Jan 10
So I'm gathering he is about the same age as your daughter. So with that I don't think its funny I think it was quite rude of him especially leaving the equipment on all night. These kids today have no regard for others and no manners at all. That tells me his parents have not taught him how to act at other people houses.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
24 Jan 10
Oh poor thing that is a totally different story then. Oh so he is not a rude kid. Nice to hear that. Take care!
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
27 Jan 10
Thanks, no he is not rude, but could do with some boundaries.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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23 Jan 10
To me this sounds like a normal child as i have 6 children and at least two of them do not go to sleep at the right time as well as they are awake half the night.Even if another child was to stay here that child would also be awake and if there was a games console for them to play on then the child would no matter what.I think there is no need to think the child is rude or for you to be angry.I am sure that if your child was to stay at a friends house they would have also been awake until early hours of the morning as well.
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
24 Jan 10
It actually turned out that I was misinformed and it turned out that my wife put a DVD on for him to watch as he fell asleep as she got up after I went to sleep and found him scared. My mother thought it was a game as it was being played in the Playstation console and had stopped on the menu screen!
Next time I will have to find out ALL the facts before posting a discussion about it!
Next time I will have to find out ALL the facts before posting a discussion about it! 
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
23 Jan 10
I wouldn't take offense, it's actually quite funny. The poor kid was probably bored and it obviously helped him sleep so I wouldn't be too concerned. I'd probably mention it to his family though and see if they knew about it or have any ideas as to why he decided it would be a good idea to play at your house.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
i dont think you need to be upset, but next time check his bag if he needs to sleep pover again. for you can check if he brough something again that will make him sleep late. playing playstation in their own home... im sure is restricted also and has curfew so i guess he only did that there. why not ask his mom and that so his mom is also aware of what his son did.
