Over the Christmas holidays, Garrett was grounded for terribly bad grades (really, really bad), and he lost his X-box privileges. The rule was that in order to have time with his console, he had to bring all his classes up to a C or greater. I made an exception for Christmas day, but otherwise, Garrett hasn't had any time to game since the holidays.
This weekend he had a friend come over, and after he completed all his assignments, I gave Garrett 3 hours with his friend to play X-box. Of course, 3 hours came and went, and when I returned home from shopping, I found Garrett still playing.
I had him stop playing, but it was the aftermath that I find troubling. After playing X-box, Garrett is incredibly irritable. He is annoyed that we made him quit, annoyed that he can't watch what he wished, and generally mad at everyone. I truly have to say that the previous three weeks, we didn't see this behavior.
Is it the X-box? Is it 4+ hours on the X-box? Is the the war games Garrett plays on the X-box? Is it because it is Monday? Low blood sugar? Full moon? I have no idea. But I do think there is a very strong correlation between Garrett gaming and his mood.
We are back to no gaming and Lacrosse season has started. Garrett will get more exercise. But he continues to want to play X-box more than anything.
I wish I understood the connection, if there actually is one. What I do know is that with X-box use limited, our home is a bit more pleasant.
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