Why are adults not allowed to play?
There are 2 versions of your question:As you mention, adults should not play or society will consider them childish. Society limits adults on what to wear, what to eat, drink, games they should play, etc. So, an adult that plays video games is childish, they should play poker and adult stuff. In this context society is the one not allowing them to play. To that I say FU. Adults can play whatever they want, video games and board games create a healthier environment (normally no alcohol, smoking, etc. Or at least less of them)Life stile and responsibilities is the other option. I have a gaming PC + VR headset. How often I play? few hours a week. Gaming takes alot of time. But time is something adults run out. 8hrs working, 8hrs sleeping, 3 to 6 hours eating or preparing meals. 24 hours parenting… You are lucky if you have extra time o play. And even when I do, as soon as I put the VR googles on one of my kids will jump in “I want to play”, Normal video games (at least the ones I like) are not suitable for children, so I can’t play DOOM on daylight because my children will pass by, forget their ADD and pay A LOT of attention to the monsters on the screen… and then have nightmares for weeks. Why not play with them? 5 and 9 year olds are really no match for an adult in almost every game or sport. So, we play games.. but it is more like doing homework than actually having fun.So, adults are technically allowed to play games, as long as you don’t care been called nerd or childish. We are also allowed to play games, after the kids are put down.. to sleep, and only if you don’t fall sleep before them.Society dictates a lot of our behavior, but I believe they are not limiting you in any way. Society will not physically hold you so you don’t have fun. It is yourself that allows them to get into you, it is yourself that won’t allow you to play, have fun, be childish. Most of the time society is not looking at you, and when they do they will be yellows of you having fun, I can assure you that.
Why do adults always play teenage roles in movies?
A few reasons: * Adults can pass for teens * They generally have more training,experience, and maturity * Professional adult actors tend to get that an acting career isn't all about becoming famous and can have a more serious approach to acting, whereas a lot of teens want to acting for fame. * They don't have the legal restrictions that minors have. (There are restrictions as to when and how long minors can work on set.) You may not have noticed but it's also a trend to have older kids play younger kids. So a small 7-year-old might play a 4-year-old or a small 10-year-old might play a 6-year-old. From "Why Hollywood is Reluctant to Cast Teens and Tweens" - http://www.backstage.com/news/why-hollyw... "“They (teens) all think it is about being the star,” adds Belli. “They don’t realize that they don’t get a job until they have an audition, and they don’t get an audition until they have an agent. And they don’t get an agent until they have knocked down the doors or they have presented themselves in a competent fashion that says I’m a serious actor that wants to work and has something that is marketable at this moment.”
What can I do for my lazy bum adult son?
At the end of the day, he is only like this because you (or your wife) are allowing him to be. If you give someone money and their own place to live and they have to do nothing in return, of course this is what they are going to do. I mean, if someone came up to you tomorrow and said I am going to pay off your mortgage and give you money so you never have to work and can do what you want when you want would you turn it down? No one would! Try and convince your wife, and if not go over her head. Tell your son that if he doesn't get a job and pay rent money himself that he will have to find somewhere else to live. Tell him you understand the job market at the moment, and so will only ask for a contribution to the rent until he is properly on his feet. Don't give him money, and tell him he can rent out a studio with this earnings if he wants to practise in his band. Give him a time limit (2/3 months maybe?) to get a job. Accept a portion of his pay (dependent on what it is) for rent, and tell him to keep looking for another job until he can pay for it in full. You will being doing him a favour because seriously no one is going to want to date that, the longer he is unemployed the harder it will be to get a job, he will become a lonely loser in an apartment he can't pay for and will never learn the value of money or even the value of life itself. It is sad really. I hope this helps x
If you’re an adult why do you still play video games and do you get frowned upon for it?
I’m in my mid-30’s. Video Games were considered for children when I was a child. As me and my generation grew up, we recieved some flak for growing up and still playing. But eventually, as the platform matured, gamers matured and video games became more and more part of the mainstream, much of that stigma melted away.I have all of the things considered “normal” for an adult to have. High responsibility job, spouse, bills, animals and other interests.But nothing relieve stress for me like playing a good game. They allow me to concentrate my mind on the task at hand and forget (for a short time) the things that are weighing heavily on me. It gives me a way to get out pent up energy and collect my thoughts.The only time it is an issue with my spouse is those times that I have other resposnibilites I should be doing. Generally speaking, so long as I am a responsible adult, no one has any issue with it.Some people watch TV, some go to the movies, some read, some watch sports, some go to concerts. I game to relax and unwind.
How do you find time to play video games when you have a job?
MAKE time for yourself.I work a minimum of 40 hours a week (between 48–56 most times) at work with between 30 and 45 minute commute each way. I have an 11 year old son and a fiance that works a full time job as well. We all have our own schedules and it’s sometimes stressful as hell trying to find time for all of us together but we manage.What that doesn’t do is leave a bunch of time for me to play games and destress. My fiance saw it happening and we sat down to talk. Now once or twice a week I take a couple hours and just deflate on whatever. Sometimes it’s video games, other times if they’re around, my son, my fiance, and myself all sit down and watch a movie, or binge-watch something on Netflix.IF you’re going to try and “make time” for yourself you have to follow some rules.Don’t bring work home with you, if you HAVE to work from home, set strict guidelines on when and what kind of work you do.I’m serious about this one. When you start making excuses to do just a little work here and there, you eventually open yourself up to more and more and poof, there goes the free time you were supposed to give yourself.Don’t get mad if your time to play video games, watch a movie, smoke a cigarette, or whatever your choice is gets cancelled/preempted.This is especially true if it’s family that preempts your free time. They are your family. Your games, movies, TV, and even addictions can be replaced. You can’t repair cracks in a relationship once you start breaking them open.Getting upset that your free time gets preempted is the exact opposite of what the time was intended for in the first place. You don’t have to enjoy whatever preempted you (eg: hospital visit, funeral, visiting mother-in-law) but don’t let it ruin your time.Consider getting a pick-up-and-play game app. Something you can open up, play 5 minutes, and close.Ironically enough, even if you don’t really enjoy a lot of these games, there’s enough variety in them that there should be at least 1 game that you enjoy.Much like chewing gum or toothpicks for smokers, the chemical dependency of endorphins from playing games can be substituted with small games (instead of the larger more immersive games.)The basic gist of the whole thing is you have to MAKE time. If everyone around you is trying to occupy your time, then you need to put your foot down and take it back. It’s your time, not theirs.