"Wii" broke down

When I met Paul he lived in a 5 bedroom house with Ryan and 4 computers.  He and his little friends would sit in a room for hours playing computer games until their eyes fell out.  I knew that video games were going to be a problem.  I can't stand video games!

So, I decided to make a preemptive strike prior to marriage.  I got him to promise that we wouldn't buy a gaming system for our children until they were good readers.  The idea of my children becoming brain dead from hours of gaming made me cringe.  He reluctantly agreed considering Ryan was only 2 years old at the time.  

Well, I have held him off for nearly 5 years.  I have heard time after time that our kids are the lame ones on the block because their stingy, unrealistic mother won't let them get a gaming system.  He even got sneaky and starting buying them games for the computer.  Therefore, we had to set up settings on the computer that blocked them from playing more than an hour a day.  Stingy old mom strikes again!

Today, I picked up the phone and found a Nintendo Wii for my childrens' birthdays.  I never thought I would cave, but the wicked witch is dead.  I'm sure the kids will say, "Wii couldn't be happier!"

Why did I cave?  Well, Paul helped me see that this is something I can totally hold over the kids' head.  Ha, Ha, Ha!  The wicked witch lives, my pretty!

P.S. Don't tell Brook and Ryan :)