Don’t Hate The Game, Hate The Player(‘s Parents)

A woman comes into our video game store with her son, and he begins to play a first-person shooter we have going on our Xbox display. He’s a rowdy little guy, shouting as he plays, rocking back and forth, and shaking the controller around like a maniac.

Customer’s Son: “I LOVE WAR!”

Customer: “I need you to recommend some games for my son.”

I tell her about the game he is playing and games that are similar.

Me: “…however, ma’am, that game is rated M for ‘Mature’.”

Customer: “That’s fine, as long as there’s not a lot of reading involved. I don’t want him to have to read.”