06/13/2007: "PARENTS: stop being retarded"

mood: angry

"I played from 12 to 12," said 14-year-old Dallas Nichols, who let News 8 tape him over a 24-hour period while he played online. "So, that's 12 hours, [and] 12 to 5, that's 17 hours. [I] probably spent an hour, maybe two, off the computer, so probably a total of 15 to 16 hours."

Dallas' mom, Deborah Nichols, said her son's obsession with Warcraft has hurt his grades and the family's dynamic.

"He didn't want to leave," she said. "He didn't want to leave to eat. He didn't want to leave to be with us.

Hey here's an idea: how about you be a parent and TAKE THE COMPUTER AWAY?

Oh no no no, that just won't do, right? Wouldn't want to hurt pwecious wuvvie-kinses self esteem!

But guess what? As the parent, YOU'RE the boss. Being the boss means that you (gasp!) have to actually know what your kids are doing (!). You have to (gasp!) set rules and (gasp!) discipline your kids.

You have to teach them how to function in society. YOU. The PARENT.