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Honey, I’m Bored
September 23rd, 2010 | 
Author: By Michaela, Contributor, Mama Michie’s Musings, (@MamaMichie)
I coerced my husband to start playing a video game again after he had quit playing it almost two years ago. If you or any of your loved ones play World of Warcraft (also known as WoW or World of Warcrack), you know just how much of a life sucker time consuming this game is.
So why would I purposely talk my husband back into playing it?
Because he was bored, and constantly felt the need to tell me so.
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Ray had gotten me addicted to the crack that is WoW shortly after we met. He hesitantly showed me the game and the character he had. When I didn’t bolt out of his apartment, screaming, he figured it was safe and played while I watched. Eventually, he had me build a character on his account and that’s where my addiction to the game began. From there I got my own account and we would play together in the online world of the game. It was fun and entertaining, and although we were playing a game, we were spending time together.
Fast forward to two years ago. We had been playing the game on and off for a few years and decided to finally call it quits. I was about to give birth to Noah and knew that we wouldn’t have time for WoW once he was born. Ray found other video games to play that weren’t as time consuming, but he always seemed to finish them quickly. Too quickly.
And then a few months ago it began.
“Honey, I’m bored.”
“(Sigh)…there are no good games out, I’ve played them all. I’m bored!”
“Bored… so bored!”
And so it went… on and on and on and on. One day, I couldn’t take it any longer and talked him back into playing WoW. I knew exactly what his playing meant. It meant that he would get sucked back into the game and I would no longer hear those two words. Well at least not as often. 
(Oh yeah and I started playing again too… but not nearly as much as my husband… someone has to care for our children after all!)
Does your other half get bored quickly and what does he do to occupy his time?
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Bored? And you have children? Who has time for boredom?
Oh I know – I never get bored. I can always find something to occupy my time… whether its cleaning up after the kids, cooking or spending a few minutes of relaxing “me” time! I don’t understand how he can get bored!
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Ahhh, yes. WoW. Hub has not played WoW in a while. I played briefly & enjoyed it, but then I started school (on top of my usual wife, mother, & FT employee duties) & didn’t have enough time to dedicate to that. He’s rotated around to console play lately & just recently took up Lord of the Rings when it went free to play (he also did Dungeons & Dragons for a while when it went free to play).
Personally? I enjoy having some time where he is occupied & I can do other stuff. Otherwise? He will want for me to keep him occupied. And while I don’t mind that some of the time? All of the time gets difficult. I need some “me” time. Plus? The dishes don’t do themselves.
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I love that it occupied him for a while, so that I could get things done once the kids were asleep. I hated feeling like I needed to keep him occupied too… like you, I need some “me” time too!
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My hubs has never gotten in to gaming, but his motorcycle is both a blessing and a curse. He loves it and has made some great friends, but as soon as the snow hits I want to scream. Not from the snow- that I love- but from the incessant complaining that comes from him not being able to ride!
My husband throws himself full on into projects. He can become obsessed with them for days and I get to catch up on my blog reader! I never really have to worry about him being bored.
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