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Italian teen stabs dad who turns of the PlayStation
Warning to all dads who turn off the TV to tell their kids it’s time to put down the video game controller. This dad in Rome did just that and found himself with a knife to the neck.
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian man who argued with his son over Sony PlayStation tactics was recovering in hospital on Monday after the teenager stabbed him in the neck with a 15-inch kitchen knife, police and hospital officials said.
[From Italian teen stabs father in PlayStation row | Reuters]
And I love these last lines:
The game had been given to Mario a few days earlier, as a birthday present.
“Mario is obsessed. He’s forever playing on his PlayStation, and we bought him FIFA 2009 because we didn’t want him playing violent games,” his mother told Il Corriere.
Best laid plans go astray.
When my son is playing Lego Indiana Jones Wii, he’s in a different world. He jumps up and down talking to the screen, sweating like a madman. I know enough to gently tell him we’re turning it off in a few minutes, otherwise it is like taking a bone away from a dining dog.
But if I ever get frustrated, I’ll think twice now before I threaten to pull the plug when it’s time for dinner.
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