Games Second

Welcome to Games Second where family, friends, and real life (RL) come first.

You will notice right off the bat that this site is not (repeat not) anti-gaming in any way. I love games. And Unless your spouse/child loves them a bit too much in which case you think computer games should burn in heck for all eternity chances are you love them too. Who knows you might even see a game review from time to time!

Whether we like games or hate them it is impossible to deny that more people both young and old (those wiizers), male and female, are playing them. This has led to more and more cases of what some have called “gaming addiction”. It isn’t just little Johnny Bob’O playing Grand Theft Auto when he should be out dating or little Suzy Creamcheese playing a bit to much with her peakachu anymore. It is fathers playing online poker a bit too much, mothers leaving husbands (and families) for Second Life online partners, and yes, little Johnny Bob’O is still playing a bit too much Grand Theft Auto -and now failing out of college.

This site seeks to help people find help for gaming addiction. Caution, though, as help can take many forms. Some say a gaming addiction is like any addiction, you need to quit it. Go Cold Turkey, attend a Ten Step program, sign up for a Meetup group, whatever, just stop. Others say that families that play together - stay together and encourage spouses to join one another in Second Life, World of Warcraft, or even just for a little Thursday night Counter-Strike Ownage. I encourage that we explore all options to counter any of gamings “addictive” tendencies. That is, so long as we remember to put real life first and keep Games Second.