The big day is slowly creeping up. Four more months and I will be a married man. To my surprise, I suddenly realized this week that I haven't dwelt too heavily on the impending destruction of my bachelorhood. Honestly, I have been too busy having a great time with Kotomi to worry about things like when I can go out drinking with the boys, drink milk from the carton, or sleep in till 2 pm.
But I had to seriously STOP and think about, lament even, the end of my swinging days when Kotomi asked me, in all seriousness, when I planned to stop playing video games. ME? STOP? I am almost thirty and almost a husband. Is it time to hang up the controllers, worn and weathered and grimy from all of the days, months, and years of furious, sweaty competition on over half a dozen gaming systems? I grew up with video games!! I was weaned on a daily diet of video games!! My very existence is documented with the help of video games (remember that hole I kicked in the wall after my cheap brother kept kicking my butt with Dhalsim?). Fellas c'mon, help me out here.... Honestly, what do you remember from Junior and Senior High, cuz all I remember is the 1000+ hours of STREET FIGHTER II we put in after school at my house!!!
Is this kind of thing common? Is this a frequent affliction for maturing Gen-Xers? Are other men approaching a similar crossroad? Is there a support group I can call? What about MY Dad? He was even younger than me when he married my Mom. Did he go through a similar crisis saying good bye to his bachelorhood??!!
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I doubt it. If I remember right, at around my age, my Dad was booting around in his BMW convertible, busy with plans to build my Mom and me a new house. Kinda puts my ALT salary to shame, and my life into perspective... but I think I understand now. Problem solved.
So, although I accept my passing from this former care-free, debt-free, beer filled world into a higher plane of blissful existence, I do lament the comrades I leave behind. Sorry boys, its getting dark and my wife's calling. I gotta go home. I know it won't be the same without me, but I have a feeling you guys will be ok. Just look at all the cool stuff you get to play with! A DVD player in a mini beer-fridge??!! Maybe I can put this wedding off just a little longer?
1 comment:
Dear Scott,
Giving up video games is like playing with your balls when you're wearing pajamas. It’s a habit that you know you should grow out of, but some things are just there to be played with.
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