Okay, this story is a week or so old, but it still amazes me. The parents of 16 year old Blake Peebles of North Carolina took him out of private school so that he would have more time to practice Guitar Hero!
"We couldn't take the complaining anymore," says mother Hunter Peebles. "He always told me that he thought school was a waste of time."
Now they have hired tutors to come to their home instead of sending him to school.
The article goes on: "Gaming for him is serious business. It's his job.
Among the prizes he's won playing "Guitar Hero" tournaments: gift certificates, gaming equipment and chicken sandwiches."
Wow, what a budding career! It bothers me that parents would be so indulgent that they would cave in to the complaining of a 16 year old who wants to make a career out of video games. No wonder some of today's young people are so demanding.
Parents: you need to remember who is boss, and quit giving in to every child's demands.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2766/story/1155589.html
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