I need Wii therapy
Someone needs to smack me over the head. Hard. I seriously can not stop playing our Wii. It started innocently enough: A few months ago, I bought a Wii for the family. Friends had brought theirs over and after one night of playing, we were all hooked.
Since then, we've been playing various games. I discovered the whole GameStop/used games thing (you have 7 days to "test" out a used game and bring it back if you don't like it) and have found some great games that the kids, hubby and I love. At first it was great because it was a fun family activity. Nate (4) and hubby would play each other in tennis once in awhile. Then we got a Diego game and Nate started getting comfortable with the remote. We have various Mario and Spiderman games now, and we recently bought the latest Mario Kart Wheel game (the remote goes into a "wheel" and you drive).
And here's the thing - Nate loves to watch us play. So lately he's been asking me to play while he watches and I kind of like it! I have fun and he's always shouting out words of encouragement "you go, Mom!" (seriously) Or, "great one, Mom!" Even Cole (18 months) enjoys it - he makes excited noises when we turn the Wii on.
The latter of which was probably the wake up call I needed. Okay, is it really normal (and healthy) for my 18 month old to clap and get so excited over a game system turning on?
I'm definitely aware that we have to tone it down a little. It's a fun thing that we all love and bond over, but there's definitely a fine line between having a little fun and becoming a couch potato playing too many games. So when does it get to be too much? Am I a bad Mom for introducing my kids to a game system they otherwise would have known nothing about?