Well it happen.
While playing another game on my Laptop, my nine year old grandson found VV3, the Secret City. The title got his attention. So, as any good Grannie, I asked his mum if he:
1. Had THE TALK (mum said yes) This means, does he know where babies come from.
2. After explaining the object of the game, could he play?
To both the answer was yes.
So, I started the game for my grandson.
First, he was quite upset that the sharks didn't eat people. I had to explain that this was a 'nice game.' He pointed out that in the 'real world, if people go into the water, sharks eat them.' So I had to explain that while this game was in real time, the sharks don't eat people, but he had to play the game to find out how to get rid of the sharks.
When he notice that no one wash their hands when 'nature calls or when they eat.' Again I had to explain on this island we make believe they wash their hands afterwards and before eating.
The 'kiss' really upset him. "that's not how babies are made, grannie! That mean when I kissed you, you should now have a baby in your arms. Babie grow in the mummies tummy and then are born."
"These people are so dumb! You have to keep telling what to do. Don't the kids go to school? Why don't the mummies and daddies hug their kids? Why don't the daddies kiss the mummies or bring them flowers? Why don't Grannies and Popas play with their grandbabies? Why don't they read or draw? Why don't the boys have boats and the girls dolls?"
Smart kid.
"All they eat is fruit and mushrooms until they get rid of the sharks? Grannie! crabs aren't kosher! No wonder they stay sick and skinny! They don't even have wheat for bread or an oven to bake in? What is wrong with these people!"
"My mummie carried my little brother in a pouch when he was nursing, why can't the mummie in the game carry their babie the same way?"
And where are the monkeys? They could raise sheep or goats. Where are the coconuts? And only people who are married to each other should go about kissing and having babies....
I took two headache tablets and gave him the address to LDW.
In the meantime, the next time my grandson comes over and wishes to play VV3, I am leaving him with Popa and going shopping.
Edited by MochaJew (11/17/08 09:28 PM)
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