<story><title>Playing Video Games with My Son Isn’t What I Thought It Would Be</title><url>https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/playing-minecraft-with-my-son.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hluska</author><text>This article reminds me of playing Minecraft with my stepdaughter. When we got her a PS4, I have to admit that I had a bit of a fuddy duddy moment. Games weren&amp;#x27;t like they were when I was young, blah blah blah, NES, blah blah blah, the damned princess is in a different castle. And, when I firstlooked at Minecraft, I couldn&amp;#x27;t for the life of me, figure out what I was supposed to do.&lt;p&gt;Then, my stepdaughter took over and taught me the game. I was amazed by what an incredible teacher she was! And, I was more amazed by how much I learned about her playing Minecraft with her. That&amp;#x27;s still one of my peak experiences in step-parenting and I hope  that&amp;#x27;s a memory that I will hold onto until the end of my days.&lt;p&gt;One particular moment still makes me laugh. As I mentioned, she was an incredible teacher with an ability to teach through stories and an incredible amount of patience with me. So, I said, &amp;quot;You know, you should become a teacher.&amp;quot; She gave me a look that can best (and only) be described as her stinkeye and said, &amp;quot;I don&amp;#x27;t want to be a teacher. I want to be normal.&amp;quot;</text></comment>
<story><title>Playing Video Games with My Son Isn’t What I Thought It Would Be</title><url>https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/playing-minecraft-with-my-son.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>proaralyst</author><text>This points out a possibility I never thought of: archiving your children&amp;#x27;s play! I suppose we already keep art that our children produce but something so complexly imagined &amp;amp; constructed over hours was previously fairly ephemeral.&lt;p&gt;I recently had the pleasure of reviving a game world my brother &amp;amp; I had built three years ago. Wandering around that was a nice trip through nostalgia. These kids will be able to do that for their ten year old selves, all the way up.</text></comment>