I refuse to let my child be a gamer

I think it's exactly as you've said and everything in moderation.
I won't mind much if my kiddo wants to play a videogame, but I want her to be well-rounded.

I understand everything in moderation but at the same time if it is something my child enjoys, I wouldn't want to tell them they couldn't.

Totally agree personally. Good news, here no one plays videogames so at least my kids won't be influenced by their dad to be players... Hope it helps me ahahah

I haaaaaaate video games and I do think they’ve replaced better hobbies for a lot of people, but I also won’t just outright ban them if my kids show interest. Just limit them a lot and keep your kids engaged in other activities as much as possible

Gamers can have more than one hobby, i play games and love walking at the park sowing cooking. My husband also plays video games and he enjoyed playing football golf and basketball in high school and still plays when he get the chance now. A healthy balance is good. I love playing video games its such a great way to pass the time. Especially when you enjoy multiple types of games like puzzle adventure shooter platform. There is a huge range to choose from and it can help your imagination grow and express yourself in so many ways.

I never played video games and neither did my spouse so I think it’ll be pretty easy/natural to avoid the video game thing. Which I strongly prefer lol
I just never got the appeal of playing them and honestly I don’t want to buy anything video game related ever either if I can help it 😂

My husband plays, and it's pretty much his only hobby. He says he'd love to have a 3D printer, but other expenses have come up, so we just haven't been able to invest in one yet. He just finished "Satisfactory" and it's been his destresser during our chaotic and difficult year. He's also pretty good at knowing when he's playing a game too often, which I appreciate. I'm glad it's not his whole identity.

Yeah that’s a no go for our kids too, too dopamine frying, too easy to get addicted, too easy to become isolated, not a hobby you can get fresh air and be outside with. There’s just way too many other cool more valuable hobbies imo for me to be fostering one like video games

And my husband was a gamer, he had a hard time self policing when he was going overboard and we had one too many arguments about how selfish and annoying it was and how it just ruins the vibe of the whole house and long story short we no longer have any gaming systems in our home 😅 sorry not sorry

I think saying no too adamantly leads to the opposite of what you want. Thats what happened to my husband. His mom was anti video games and he would sneak them at his friends house and then in college got WAY too into them. Now he does it as just a hobby, but it was a major point of contention between them for years.