Teen collapses after 4 day Xbox Marathon

[TechMan]

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120808/NEWS01/120808009/Teen-collapses-after-four-day-Xbox-marathon

15 year old was playing Modern Warfare 3 for four (4) days straight.  Mom noticed that he would occasionally emerge from his bedroom for a quick shower or to pickup snacks.  The kid became severely dehydrated and collapsed.  He was taken to the hospital and was admitted.

The question is why did "Mom" allow this MW3 fest to go on for so long?

[Nick1911]

*shrugs*  I did some dumb stuff as a teen too (surprise!).  Adolescents make mistakes; I think giving them the leeway to do so while still in a semi-controlled environment is part of teaching them how to be a responsible adults.

[Fly320s]

MW3? That is where he went wrong. Should have been playing BF3.

[brimic]

Mom noticed that he would occasionally emerge from his bedroom for a quick shower or to pickup snacks.

The really strange part is in bold.

[BlueStarLizzard]

Summer vacation is typically a time when a teenager can go days in the same house as his/her parents and won't be seen the entire time.

I wouldn't chalk this up to truely horrid parenting, just mildly, and understandably neglectful. It's just not generally worth the attitude to intrude on a teens fortrace of solitude when they are in a hermit mood.
She probably figured he was emerging late at night and she just wasn't seeing all his foraging and shower breaks.

[Jamisjockey]

Parenting fail.

[Jamisjockey]

Parenting win:

[TechMan]

Parenting win:

Exactly!

[K Frame]

"parenting win"

Only if he fishes for 4 straight days and then is bitten by a gar.

[brimic]

Parenting win:

Those are the same reasons we bought my son a nice compound bow for Christmas instead of an Xbox.

[Jamisjockey]

"parenting win"

Only if he fishes for 4 straight days and then is bitten by a gar.

You never know with this boy!

[Boomhauer]

How the hell do you stay awake for 96 hrs? I feel worn out at 16 to 18 and punchy at 20 to 22 with hallucinations and bad bad headaches shortly thereafter.

[BlueStarLizzard]

How the hell do you stay awake for 96 hrs? I feel worn out at 16 to 18 and punchy at 20 to 22 with hallucinations and bad bad headaches shortly thereafter.

I bet he was occasionally napping. Or he had Monster. Lesson for the Mom, stock fridge with Gateraide, not Monster.

And Jamis, your youngen is still a kid. I find myself eagerly awaiting the day you come on here bitching about your teenage son and ensueing hijinks.
 

[erictank]

How the hell do you stay awake for 96 hrs? I feel worn out at 16 to 18 and punchy at 20 to 22 with hallucinations and bad bad headaches shortly thereafter.

If we'd let him, my stepson would likely give this a shot. He'd sleep for a full day afterwards, of course.

How, you say? He's a TEENAGE BOY. Don't you remember what that was like?

[BlueStarLizzard]

If we'd let him, my stepson would likely give this a shot. He'd sleep for a full day afterwards, of course.

How, you say? He's a TEENAGE BOY. Don't you remember what that was like?

I'm of the opinion that Avenger skipped that step and went stright from cute kid to grumpy old man. Occasionally he has bouts of 20 something, playing the game and going out on the town, but it's mostly a steady stream of grumpy old curmudgin.
 

Then again, being, at least in part, a grumpy old curmudgin seems to be a bit of a board requirment.... 

[Jamisjockey]

Liz, I expect hijinks. But I've actively parented my cretins from birth, and will until I set them loose upon society.  I promise you my spawn would have been better cared for.

[lee n. field]

? He's a TEENAGE BOY. Don't you remember what that was like?

Horny, all the time.

[seeker_two]

The really strange part is in bold.

Suspicious.....no gamer kid would stop just for hygiene.....call in Quincy....

Parenting win:

Liz, I expect hijinks. But I've actively parented my cretins from birth, and will until I set them loose upon society.  I promise you my spawn would have been better cared for.

We'll need a separate forum just to document all the hijinxs of both kids.....

[BlueStarLizzard]

We'll need a separate forum just to document all the hijinxs of both kids.....

Yep. I think he seriously underestimates his own genes or overestimates those of suger mama. 

[Jamisjockey]

Oh again I expect hijinks.  Just today I heard the phrase "goat butt" used in a sentence.....

[seeker_two]

Yep. I think he seriously underestimates his own genes or overestimates those of suger mama. 

Remember, he was the stay-at-home dad in their formative years....

Oh again I expect hijinks.  Just today I heard the phrase "goat butt" used in a sentence.....

There's the Marine influence showing.....

[BlueStarLizzard]

Remember, he was the stay-at-home dad in their formative years....


There's the Marine influence showing.....

Or just Jason. 

[seeker_two]

Or just Jason D. 

FIFY....& me.....

[brimic]

Horny, all the time.

When does that go away?

[Boomhauer]

I'm of the opinion that Avenger skipped that step and went stright from cute kid to grumpy old man. Occasionally he has bouts of 20 something, playing the game and going out on the town, but it's mostly a steady stream of grumpy old curmudgin.
 

Then again, being, at least in part, a grumpy old curmudgin seems to be a bit of a board requirment.... 

[shakes fist]Hey! You goddamn kids get off my lawn![/shakes fist]