How do I get my brother off CS?

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Howard

Lifer
Oct 14, 1999
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Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Originally posted by: wizboy11
4 years old????? Thats what the ESRB is for, M=18 or older ;) (but don't let it get to ya, I'm 16 and play M games...duh!)

And let me guess, they let him play GTA too right? And then blame the company that made it cause "the parents LET THE KID play it"?!?!?!
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Well, I was playing CS one day and he kept bothering the fvck out of me and crying, so I let him play for a while...

Oops.
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Good job. He's off to a great start to being spoiled.
 
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TheRyuu

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Dec 3, 2005
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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Originally posted by: wizboy11
4 years old????? Thats what the ESRB is for, M=18 or older ;) (but don't let it get to ya, I'm 16 and play M games...duh!)

And let me guess, they let him play GTA too right? And then blame the company that made it cause "the parents LET THE KID play it"?!?!?!
Click to expand...

Well, I was playing CS one day and he kept bothering the fvck out of me and crying, so I let him play for a while...

Oops.
Click to expand...
Good job. He's off to a great start to being spoiled.
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Like me :p

*hugs SLI rig*

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MercenaryForHire

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Jan 31, 2002
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Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Let's see. 13 years apart? I'm going to College next year and he's going to Kindergarten.
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Make that your year's assignment ... before you leave for college, break him of his CS habit and make him a sociable little kidlet.

- M4H
 
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bonkers325

Lifer
Mar 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Originally posted by: wizboy11
4 years old????? Thats what the ESRB is for, M=18 or older ;) (but don't let it get to ya, I'm 16 and play M games...duh!)

And let me guess, they let him play GTA too right? And then blame the company that made it cause "the parents LET THE KID play it"?!?!?!
Click to expand...

Well, I was playing CS one day and he kept bothering the fvck out of me and crying, so I let him play for a while...

Oops.
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How about you play with your little brother? And no, I don't mean build him another PC and have a LAN - I mean build a snowman, play catch, build LEGOs, read a book. Mind expanding stuff.

I agree that pwning no0bs is a valuable skill ... but the kid hardly needs to be playing CS at the age of four.

Though this is definitely the pot calling the kettle black, as I was coding at that age. :p

- M4H
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1. No snow
2. He rarely wants to do something other than play CS. From the moment he wakes up, he just sits on his own PC and plays it. Parents take him outside almost everyday, but you know that wont kill the CS addiction.
3. BTW, he builds lego GUNS and he only reads books about SOLDIERS / POLICEMEN
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just because he thinks about guns/death doesnt mean he is completely obsessed with CS. try harder to pull him away from it...

studies show that boys need a destructive outlet. on PBS, there was this program about a study that showed that kids who had their "destructive creativity" stifled often became very frustrated. how about you go out and chuck water balloons at each other or somethin?
 
AznAnarchy99

AznAnarchy99

Lifer
Dec 6, 2004
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get him a girl, that helped me stop playing cs completely. hes already playing M games and normally people get a girl at 12
 
Fenixgoon

Fenixgoon

Lifer
Jun 30, 2003
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keep the computer away from him. no way sohuld he be using it at 4, he should be OUTSIDE
 
ViRGE

ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
2. He rarely wants to do something other than play CS. From the moment he wakes up, he just sits on his own PC and plays it. Parents take him outside almost everyday, but you know that wont kill the CS addiction.
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His own PC? I'm not one to normally meddle in parental affairs, but please for the love of Mike tell me there isn't a PC in his room.
 
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thelanx

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Jul 3, 2000
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I think the problem is that you or your parents keep reinstalling steam for him. You've got parenting/big bro issues if you don't follow the rules you set for him. If you tell him no more cs until he changes, then don't renege on your rules. Otherwise he won't respect you, your parents or the rules you set for him.
 
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Rip the Jacker

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Dec 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
2. He rarely wants to do something other than play CS. From the moment he wakes up, he just sits on his own PC and plays it. Parents take him outside almost everyday, but you know that wont kill the CS addiction.
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His own PC? I'm not one to normally meddle in parental affairs, but please for the love of Mike tell me there isn't a PC in his room.
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No. It's in the living room, in front of the TV.
 
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