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#177649 - 11/17/08 11:23 PM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: halidog]
MochaJew Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 2016 Loc: Anywhere but here	[b] Originally Posted By: halidog I can see the point in what he's saying, but I don't think that he understands that the game is meant for all ages, and therefore, they have no religion, and if he knows how babies are really made, then kissing is just the start. My grandson and I had a very long talk as we played this game. I made him aware that Grannie doesn't share many of the values in this game. But the nice thing is you can find creatived ways to make the game fun. For exmaple, Grannie's villagers 'get married' before she lets anyone 'kiss.' Grannie keeps a family tree. Grannie makes sure that mummies and daddies tell stories to their children And whenever Grannie sees a villager with a crab, she has the villager throw it away. He has been taught that babies begin, not with a kiss, but with the slipping on of a wedding band. He also knows a woman doesn't just 'appear' with a baby in his arms. His father was very clear on that point. I have also explained to him that since this is an non-religious game, Grannie interjects our morals and values. It made for a nice conversation where I was able to renforce the beliefs and teachings we hold dear and yet realize that not everyone shares them. And that it not our place to judge theirs. Just as it is no one's place to judge ours. My grandson @ nine years old is a computer whiz and is now trying to find a way to work weddings ans parnets 'showing some love (his words)' into Grannie's villages. Pretty good for a nine year old 8I asked if he could throw birhtdays and Hanukkah in there too.b] Edited by MochaJew (11/18/08 02:17 AM) _________________________ Life is hard. So put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
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#177650 - 11/17/08 11:25 PM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: MochaJew]
halidog Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 01/24/08 Posts: 1718 Loc: One of the thirteen colonies	He sounds like a really good asset. _________________________ http://dragcave.net/user/senorboduke http://halidog.myminicity.com http://halidogg.miniville.fr/
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#177651 - 11/17/08 11:29 PM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: halidog]
MochaJew Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 2016 Loc: Anywhere but here	Originally Posted By: halidog He sounds like a really good asset. His daddy says he gets his computer skills from his mum (computer programer) and his creativity from his Grannie _________________________ Life is hard. So put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
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#177653 - 11/17/08 11:32 PM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: MochaJew]
halidog Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 01/24/08 Posts: 1718 Loc: One of the thirteen colonies	I can see that part . _________________________ http://dragcave.net/user/senorboduke http://halidog.myminicity.com http://halidogg.miniville.fr/
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#177658 - 11/18/08 12:27 AM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: halidog]
VVFanatic Guru Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 1195 Loc: Texas	lollllll I guess it would be difficult to explain to a nine year old _________________________ ~Joseph~ VF2 -80%
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#177659 - 11/18/08 12:29 AM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: VVFanatic]
Miss Monkey Girl Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 05/24/08 Posts: 546 Loc: Home	Wow Mocha, must've been real hard to explain everything to him.
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#177661 - 11/18/08 12:31 AM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: MochaJew]
elizabeths184 Expert Registered: 07/02/08 Posts: 153 Loc: england	Originally Posted By: MochaJew ...it made for a nice conversation where I was able to reenforce the beliefs and teachings we hold dear and yet realize that not everyone shares them... (I liked all of this post but just quoting a lil bit ) This sounds like a great way of bringing the family together, seeing as Villagers is a generational game it's most appropriate! That's the best thing about the LDW games (and it's been summed up in this thread), they ARE appropriate for all - doesn't matter about age, background, religion, other beliefs....somehow, the people behind the games have made them fit for all... So I'd just like to say Thank You to LDW!
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#177669 - 11/18/08 01:05 AM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: elizabeths184]
halidog Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 01/24/08 Posts: 1718 Loc: One of the thirteen colonies	Originally Posted By: elizabeths184 So I'd just like to say Thank You to LDW! I second that! Thank you LDW!!!!!!!!!! _________________________ http://dragcave.net/user/senorboduke http://halidog.myminicity.com http://halidogg.miniville.fr/
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#177682 - 11/18/08 02:15 AM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: Miss Monkey Girl]
MochaJew Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 2016 Loc: Anywhere but here	Originally Posted By: Miss Monkey Girl Wow Mocha, must've been real hard to explain everything to him. No, it wasn't. They were the same suggestions I made concerning VV and was thrilled that my grandson felt comfortable to talk to me. It brought us closer together. And for that I say: THANK YOU LDW! _________________________ Life is hard. So put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
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#177683 - 11/18/08 02:16 AM Re: My Nine Year Old Grandson Wants to Know..... [Re: halidog]
MochaJew Fan Fiction Enthusiast Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 2016 Loc: Anywhere but here	Originally Posted By: halidog I can see that part . Thank you _________________________ Life is hard. So put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
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