by Marc West

Created on: July 16, 2009

There are a few things that i have been so addicted to in the past and still may be a slight bit. No, it isn't any drug nor is it any alcohol. What I am talking about are certain video games. Ever since I was a kid, I have always been playing video games and always made sure to use my allowance for the latest games. For those of you who have ever played video games when you were kids...have you noticed how much time you may have spent on them? My Super Nintendo alone has done more babysitting than my parents have! Sure, it may sound like a bad thing, but in my case, both parents were in college full time to get there degrees and careers on the way... so they had an excuse....well, most of the time. Though this addiction didn't really have an effect on my schooling, it did get to the point where it got me in trouble at home. Nothing extreme, just little things that I shouldn't have done.

My brothers and I were currently working on the game called Secret of Mana, a great real-time role-playing game for the Super Nintendo. I still have fond memories of that game, slaying monsters to gain levels and power up weapons, while eating most of the Halloween candy my brother and I have earned that year. When it was time for bed, it was like pulling teeth getting us to come up the stairs from our video game lair, the basement.

"C'mon, kids, you have school in the morning!", my mother yelled. "Uh, Mom? Our whole city is stuck in two feet of snow, remember? Can't we just play a little longer?", my brothers and I pleaded.

As we headed up the stairs, my mother noticed I had chocolate on my face. I knew I was introuble as soon as my mother inspected my face. I couldn't help it, I was a kid and had unlimited access to Halloween candy while getting to play videos games all weekend. It was a child's perfect day! Though, I WAS specifically told not to even touch the candy.

"Have you ben eating the Halloween candy?" my mother calmly asked me. Oh crap, how do i answer this. My mother somehow always knew anything and everything that we did, whether she was there or not. I had to think of an answer quick. Keep in mind, I had chocolate still on my face.

"No, I didn't. I don't even like chocolate.", I answered. I knew I was in trouble and should've known not to lie to my mother. I swear, she knew EVERYTHING that we did! She gave me a disappointed look and sent me up to my room. I thought I had gotten away with it smoothly that night and was satisfied

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