The Plus/Minus of Having a Checked-Out Dad: True Tale

Noon:  Dad buys video game for kids.

1 PM:  Kids play video game.

2 PM: Gameplay goes something like this:

6 PM:  Nightly news

6:08 PM:  Nightly news does story about the newest, horrifically violent and disturbing video game to hit the shelves.

6:09 PM:  Dad:  Hey…isn’t that the game you guys got today.

Son:  Uh…it sure looks like it, huh?

10 PM:  Dad passes out on couch in the middle of an episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation.