Thanks to ALL our members.
Posted: 10 Mar 2009, 01:29
I just felt that I needed to say this after reading the poll:Gypsy Joe thread.
I have worked with children for six years now. Most of the kids I have worked with are younger teens from various backgrounds that include; drug abuse, sexual abuse, gangs, abusive parents, and a whole bunch of stuff you don't want to know about. These kids have been a handful and sometimes I just down right hate them, but most of the time I can't help but find love and compassion for them in my heart. I would like to say to some of the younger players that play on the cC server that I have mostly enjoyed the time we have spent playing this video game together. I would never expect from you the same that I would expect from an adult, but some of you have at times acted far better than some adults. It is great to interact with what I hope are normal children outside of my work. My best friend (we are both 31) has two kids and I love the time I get to spend with them. I will always try to respect you as human beings, as I believe that while I cannot have the same relationship with you that I would have with an adult I will always respect you the same. Yes, sometimes you annoy me with your kid crap, but I have seen and heard it all at this point and understand it. And I know that as adults we sometimes annoy you with our adult crap too. However I think that when we can put that stuff aside and just have fun together in a video game then we are all the better for it. As an adult I think I have learned more about life from working with kids than I ever learned as a kid from adults.
I know that I might get a little obsessive about winning sometimes, and I can get pissed off when people are just goofing around and not playing the game seriously ( I mean shit it's just a video game I should chill out sometimes). But I could make a list of complaints a mile long describing the things that piss me off. I will do my best not to take it out on you guys, and if I do please feel free to call me out on it. I think that others have been unfair to our younger players, and I think that as adults we should work more to help them and perhaps act a little more adult when they are around (our character applies even when playing video games). I have always thought that how we treat the most vulnerable and weak among us, especially when we have power over them, says the most about our character.
Once again, I think that we should always try to respect people no matter their race, age, ethniciy, religion, disability or sexual orientation (except for people that play FPSs on consoles, they are teh suck).
peace
I have worked with children for six years now. Most of the kids I have worked with are younger teens from various backgrounds that include; drug abuse, sexual abuse, gangs, abusive parents, and a whole bunch of stuff you don't want to know about. These kids have been a handful and sometimes I just down right hate them, but most of the time I can't help but find love and compassion for them in my heart. I would like to say to some of the younger players that play on the cC server that I have mostly enjoyed the time we have spent playing this video game together. I would never expect from you the same that I would expect from an adult, but some of you have at times acted far better than some adults. It is great to interact with what I hope are normal children outside of my work. My best friend (we are both 31) has two kids and I love the time I get to spend with them. I will always try to respect you as human beings, as I believe that while I cannot have the same relationship with you that I would have with an adult I will always respect you the same. Yes, sometimes you annoy me with your kid crap, but I have seen and heard it all at this point and understand it. And I know that as adults we sometimes annoy you with our adult crap too. However I think that when we can put that stuff aside and just have fun together in a video game then we are all the better for it. As an adult I think I have learned more about life from working with kids than I ever learned as a kid from adults.
I know that I might get a little obsessive about winning sometimes, and I can get pissed off when people are just goofing around and not playing the game seriously ( I mean shit it's just a video game I should chill out sometimes). But I could make a list of complaints a mile long describing the things that piss me off. I will do my best not to take it out on you guys, and if I do please feel free to call me out on it. I think that others have been unfair to our younger players, and I think that as adults we should work more to help them and perhaps act a little more adult when they are around (our character applies even when playing video games). I have always thought that how we treat the most vulnerable and weak among us, especially when we have power over them, says the most about our character.
Once again, I think that we should always try to respect people no matter their race, age, ethniciy, religion, disability or sexual orientation (except for people that play FPSs on consoles, they are teh suck).
peace