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submitted 1 year ago by lemmyatom@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

I grew up an avid gamer. But now, among my 50-hour work week, helping my kids with their math homework, grocery shopping, and house chores, I’m no longer able to find enough free time to really dive into a game. I mostly play casual games that I can drop in and out of but forget about the 40hr+ games requiring commitment. Despite not having the free time to game like I used to, I do enjoy watching my kids play while I’m doing other things around the house and then listen to them telling me about their accomplishments afterwards. I would like to hear from community members with similar circumstance about how you manage your time.

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[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

My dad's a working gamer parent and he definitely struggles with it. He has a lot of time on weekends, but on weekdays he'll usually only game for about an hour or however long 2 or 3 levels in the game he's playing is. There's times where he's spent well over a month completing a game that me (a college student with way too much free time) completed in a week.

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