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Working parents, how do you find time to game? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by lemmyatom@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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I grew up an avid gamer. But now, among my 50-hour work week, helping my kids with their math homework, grocery shopping, and house chores, I’m no longer able to find enough free time to really dive into a game. I mostly play casual games that I can drop in and out of but forget about the 40hr+ games requiring commitment. Despite not having the free time to game like I used to, I do enjoy watching my kids play while I’m doing other things around the house and then listen to them telling me about their accomplishments afterwards. I would like to hear from community members with similar circumstance about how you manage your time.

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[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My girls are still only 1 and 3, but so far I'm sneaking in an hour or two in the evening, after everyone else has gone to bed. I've started introducing the older one to Pokemon Go and Let's Go Pikachu, and she loves it so far despite not knowing much english. Hopefully I can get them into gaming so we can have that in comon 😄

[–] stritch@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I have never been into Pokémon before my kids started to play Pokémon GO a couple of years ago. It was really nice to have a pastime that we all enjoyed.

They still play occasionally but I became hooked on Pogo. So you might find new gamed when playing games together with the kids, be sure to give it a try if your kids are playing it.