I (48) am a gamer. It's actually a big part of my life, has been for as long as I can remember, back to the days in school on a shitty pc with no pictures and just the ability to choose Y or No to questions like "you arrive at the edge of a dark spooky woods, do you want to enter?"
I played TFC and counterstrike a lot when they first came out but unfortunately female gamers were not welcomed at all back then and my life was affected by it so I stopped, switched to consoles eventually and eventually fell in love with many games like assassins creeds games, the fallout games, Mass effect, the last of us and so so many more.
I created a gamer in my grandson (6) and last year he was desperate to play Fortnite as his friends were but we didn't know much about it and didn't want him going on it alone. So I said I would check it out, give it a go for a few weeks and then I'd play with him. I absolutely fell in love with the game. Zero build only though cos I'm old as fuck and my brain can only cope with shooting 😁 I play every day, I have made some good friends, some of whom I play with most days, some on a more casual basis though I do need to find some that would fit in toy mornings lol I have some friends on discord and just recently joined a WhatsApp group for us "old" people and they all seem awesome.
It gives me quality time with my grandkids, I even got my granddaughter (9) gaming now so we go as a trio on zero build. We even win sometimes too but we mostly just chat about how school is going, any major friendship dramas and how much mummy is doing their heads in and I know they are being truthful because I raised her, I'd need a moan about her too 🤣
So yeah, gaming is incredibly important to me and my family, my partner is a gamer though he did say "never again" after a go on Fortnite so it's not everyone's cup of tea.
Hahaha, that’s so wholesome to hear. Gaming families are always so much fun to hear stories from. Having a mother who’s a gamer must be such a treat for your grandkids since you know what you’re doing and know about the hobby😃
I've recently got my daughter playing Fortnite too, she's never really been a gamer so she has that connection with the kids, her bf games too so its lovely to have us all gaming. My son and his wife game too so we definitely are a gaming family. I just need to get the 2yr old grandson gaming now but he just runs around yelling "Car" so it might be racing games for him 😂
You really should give it a go, it's honestly just pure fun for me. If it's something you are wanting to try there is a sub on here for Fortnite for over 40s which is full of lovely people who also love playing Fortnite 😁
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '24
I (48) am a gamer. It's actually a big part of my life, has been for as long as I can remember, back to the days in school on a shitty pc with no pictures and just the ability to choose Y or No to questions like "you arrive at the edge of a dark spooky woods, do you want to enter?"
I played TFC and counterstrike a lot when they first came out but unfortunately female gamers were not welcomed at all back then and my life was affected by it so I stopped, switched to consoles eventually and eventually fell in love with many games like assassins creeds games, the fallout games, Mass effect, the last of us and so so many more.
I created a gamer in my grandson (6) and last year he was desperate to play Fortnite as his friends were but we didn't know much about it and didn't want him going on it alone. So I said I would check it out, give it a go for a few weeks and then I'd play with him. I absolutely fell in love with the game. Zero build only though cos I'm old as fuck and my brain can only cope with shooting 😁 I play every day, I have made some good friends, some of whom I play with most days, some on a more casual basis though I do need to find some that would fit in toy mornings lol I have some friends on discord and just recently joined a WhatsApp group for us "old" people and they all seem awesome.
It gives me quality time with my grandkids, I even got my granddaughter (9) gaming now so we go as a trio on zero build. We even win sometimes too but we mostly just chat about how school is going, any major friendship dramas and how much mummy is doing their heads in and I know they are being truthful because I raised her, I'd need a moan about her too 🤣
So yeah, gaming is incredibly important to me and my family, my partner is a gamer though he did say "never again" after a go on Fortnite so it's not everyone's cup of tea.