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Today I’m answering questions sent in by you, my listeners. I’ll be answering the following questions:
- How do I teach this to my kids?
- What do I do if people think I’m the difficult one in the family?
- How do you learn to hold yourself accountable and follow through?
- Where is the line between though work and changing up something that isn’t serving you in your life?
- What advice would you give to a classroom of 11 and 12-year-olds?
- How do I find my passion and purpose after being a stay-at-home mom for a long time?
- How do I slow down my thoughts enough to stop yelling at my kids?
- How can I stop being annoyed at my husband when he plays video games?”
You’ll also hear why I’m not a fan of love languages. Thanks to everyone who sent in a question for today’s episode.
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First time listener here.
I don’t know where the comparison to playing video games and it being a buffer to escape emotions comes from or how one’s life would be improved if it were cut out comes from but I was a little taken aback by how negative that rhetoric is. I’m hoping that I’m missing something due to this being the first time I’ve listened but can something not be solely recreational because it’s enjoyable?
Are board games demonized in the same way? How about getting caught up in a good book? Or watching a movie? What if someone plays games as a way to connect with friends they don’t get to see that often? Kids who live across the country, going to school? Obviously people who let any hobby get in the way of their lives or responsibilities needs to take a step back and reevaluate how they should interact with said hobby and everyone needs to decide how to live their own lives but the stigmatizing of video games and people who play them is such an unhealthy way of looking something that is not a bad way to spend your time.
Video games are actually neutral. They are not good or bad, until we have thoughts about them. When I coach women in this scenario they have a lot of negative thoughts about them. In this Q/A I’m offering that woman some different thoughts about video games that might help her be less irritated and more compassionate. They are only thoughts in the end. I happen to love video games and love watching my husband play them with my kids. But those are only my thoughts.