This has to be a troll
I see why he was given the total choice of when he wants to be around yāall. First off we didnāt need to know anything about his moms relationship with your now husband, it still doesnāt make you look better IMO. Let kids be kids if they come to you and complain that itās giving them nightmares then I would understand but you doing too much
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Little kids should not play violence games they canāt separate reality versus fantasy however your step son is old enough . Tell him not to be letting them play those games however I donāt see anything wrong with horror movies if it makes you feel better have them watch them during the day. With all this said though kids will learn one way or another you canāt shield them for life. Boys will play with guns and pretend to shoot just let them know no in school and explain why. Get some nervous guns and play guns.
Why are people so hell bent on raising whimps?
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Children will play that way regardless if they have exposure to horror and gore movies/games. Theyāre becoming their own person and like to learn about the what ifs, which you usually see in their play.
Just talk to them about it not being appropriate at school or when around younger children.
My 12yr old has been watching āscaryā movies since 8 or 9 yrs old. My 8&6yr old get spooked easily so I wonāt try with them yet 
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This boys will be boys nonsense is just bullshit! These boys are young impressionable little people. I would be livid if this happened to my 6 and 7 year old. The world is messed up enough so wanting them to stay innocent and not exposed to such violence is your job as mom. Do what you need to do to keep your kids safe. If the 17 year old is refusing to come over then so be it. He is old enough to know that he was wrong. You protect your young kids.
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Iām going to take wild guess, are you Bible thumper? Cause it sounds like you are religious person. 
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Bruhā¦ 
mines almost 8 and plays battle royal with me. Itās literally not that deep. I mean she donāt go around telling people she loves to kill people in games thatās a little weird. But too each their own. I wonāt be putting my child in counseling over a game period. But what ever floats your controlling heart. 
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Youāve entered them into counseling for this?!? 
. You canāt just have a calm conversation with your kids? Might want to sign yourself up tooā¦.
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So you are mad because your BOYS have active imaginations, and know that the movies and games are fake? Oh the horror!!! You would hate me as a motherā¦ My 9 year old Loves everything spooky/creepy/Gorey/horror related. She knows itās all fake but loves it anyway.
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Let kids be kids never we all played games like that at that age they will be fine.
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I grew up watching horror movies, those are the best movies! And theyāre video gamesā¦ā¦ VIDEO GAMES! Itās them connecting with their older brother and having fun. The only one who needs counseling is you and learn how to drop being so over controlling. Also good job on potentially destroying your husbands relationship with his eldest son, hope youāre proud of yourself.
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as someone who has teens and a 9yr old! I donāt bubble wrap them j allow them to watch horror movies play violent games because they are taught whatās real and whatās fake!! I also grew up playing mortal kombat I havenāt killed anyone and I use to love playing with toy guns
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Whatās really the issue because I donāt see what the ex wifeās infidelity has to do with anything? Hope weāre not playing good mom bad mom game here.
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Your over reacting.
Boys are so different to girls.
Your boys as much as you hate to admit are boysā¦ and you my have been trying to keep them in a bubble and their outlet has been their older brother.
Your scared Your going to raise a terrorist??? Let me tell you sonethingā¦ you either allow your kids to be kids at their maturity level or when they get a chance they will still do they things they they wanted to do without your consent. This comes from me a only child whose mother overprotected me and Iām 48v years old now and I no relationship with her at all.
I got one have 3c kids and they are great kids, hard working and I have given them the ability to make their own choices sometimes with my direction.
That God we have a great relationship.
You can only manipulate your kids doings, thoughts, and curiosity for so long. But good luck.
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How is he waking them up? Do they all share a room and they hear it qnd wake up? It sounds kinda weird that heād actually wake them up purposely to do thatā¦
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I think you should seek counseling. These are all normal childhood things. Maybe some parenting classes too. Sounds like you are the one with the issues,not EVERYONE around you. Why does it matter how your husband and his ex split upā:rofl:
happens all the time. People make mistakes. Move on. Get help for yourself before you destroy everyone around you.
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how did u not notice them watching these thinfs if it haopened so often
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Grow up theyāre just kids,and all family.jmo.I also think youāre the one that should seek counseling,boys will be boys,again jmo.
yes and think u r over reacting
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As a mother who watches horror movies and plays video games as a career, I guarantee those things will not affect your child.
They are bonding with their brother and as said in multiple comments, boys will be boys.
Video games are normal for children, especially younger males, you shouldnāt control what your child likes or wants to watch so strictly. Instead teach them that those things arenāt real and itās okay to enjoy them!
My oldest is 8 and started playing Apex Legends with me when he was just 5, heās simply amazing at the game and one of his favorite shows is the walking dead and heās a straight A student who gets rewards in class!
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Omg I just realized I may be a bad parent 
, I mean I be playing call of duty and pubg and evil within with my kids. Must I say my kids love it especially my 7yo
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All because they play violent video games does not mean they will grow up to be violent I play violent video games watch horror movie of blood and gore but yet Iām not violent neither is my ex-husband who plays nothing but violent video games and watch a horror movie quit blaming video games for bad parenting
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Man I watched the ring when I was 6 years old, and guess whatā¦ Iām a functional somewhat normal ā healthy adult with no night mares lol. I also grew up playing GTA, Call of duty zombies etc ā¦. Do what you want with your kids but I think getting them into counseling is a bit much.
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Thatās how boys are seriously. Get over it. FYI hope you know whatās going on in the world right now you canāt shelter your kids forever sorry. And you badtalking your husbands ex wife might be the problem why his son doesnāt want to really be around also cause if youāre willing to badtalk her on the internet who knows how you talk about her in person. Get over yourself honestly
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Boys do that, I hate to break it to u. Boys are Boys and be glad the older boy isnāt showing them porn
Youāre overreacting. And Iām not sure what her infidelity has to do with this post at all but you had to throw that out there 
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Girlā¦ Relax. Your poor stepson canāt even enjoy his time with his brothers smh. And counseling for what?? It sounds like you need the counseling hereā¦ and what does his exes fidelity have to do with ANYTHINGā¦ you sound bitter. Im pretty sure your step son isnāt waking up your kids to play games, Iām sure they are very intrigued and want to play with him just like boys doā¦ smh.
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It isnāt good for anyone to watch gore or to play violent video games. There has been plenty of studies, ppl. Get real. It does traumatize ppl and changes their logical mind. I donāt let my kids mess with the shit either. Itās band in other countries. This is y they say Americans r hostile and depressed.
Really need to calm down. My son is 14 and at 7 wanted to be a bank robber when he grew up.
He has been playing 17+ games because of his āhalf brothersā. Again, he is 14 and not one single pet has been tortured or mutilated.
It is a part of todayās society with a plethora of ways to access things that we couldnāt at their age. I can understand your anguish, but donāt isolate your stepson because of it. This is their world today. We canāt prevent them seeing things all of the time no matter the restrictions. Just let them know that it isnāt real. It is a game. Act it out, but also tell them what can happen in real life.
In my opinion, you are overreacting.
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My boy is 7 he plays shooting games with us he knows its just a game, I was playing street fighting, grand theft auto and other stuff on consoles when younger, kids can buy toy guns and stuff 
its about teaching them whats real and what is just a game, same as kids play fighting you teach them its just playing. You cant shield them from it, I feel its better to teach kids when they are younger instead of not exposing them too it at all but everyone parents differently, my boy is one of the mist kindest and loving boys
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i think you need to get over it, to be blunt lol.
my mom let me watch the halloween movies when i was like 6 or 7 (with her of course), now i have a love for horror movies. video games & horror movies arenāt bad things lmao
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How did you NOT know he was bringing a computer over and playing games at night? How about be a parent and pay attention to your children. Just because heās 17 doesnāt mean he doesnāt need parental supervision. Sounds like he needs a lot!
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The reason for the divorce is irrelevant 
Kids will be just fine, the more you shelter at a young age the more theyāll do these things as they get older. The biggest problem is that now theyāve lost the presence of their brother and will no longer be able to bond.
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Lock it up! Bed time for everyone, it gets shut down!
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I grew up playing GTA. Your kids are gonna be just fineā¦lol
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My cousin would do this with me lol
So much wrong with this post. Counseling because they watched movies and video games that are violent? Noā¦ your precious babies are bad asses and you are blaming the 17 year old son who delt with your kid invading his evenings because obviously you were not even aware they were up and out of bed.
I mean really theyāre going to get into it eventually. I was raised super strict and still by the age of 9 and 10 was sneaking scary stuff at friends houses. I have a 6 year old who loves horror and scary stuff, he has since he was 4. If he ever gets scared we talk about whatās real and whatās fake in movies or games. Thatās usually good enough to calm him down. Heās not watching actual murder and stuff but if you have a YouTube kid you probably know about scps and such lol.
I donāt think heās waking them up to play video games, no teen will do thatā¦ that is their time and their time onlyā¦ itās probably during the day when you arenāt paying any attention 
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Wellā¦. I guess I need to put my 9 month old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 10 year old, and 15 year old in counseling. 
Darn those horror movies and graphic video games. 
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Is he going in their room at night and purposefully waking them? Or are they hearing him get up and play and they wake up and want to join in? If itās the latter, then youāre definitely overreacting. But if heās actively waking up and choosing to go into the room and wake them up just so they can play something theyāre not supposed to play, then I think youāre not over reacting and need to find out the reason why. Is it an act of defiance because he knows you donāt want them to play it? Is he just trying to bond with his younger siblings and this is his way? It might be very innocent, or it might be vindictive in someway. ļæ¼
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So your lack of supervision is your stepchildās fault 
Maāam. Youāre literally ridiculous. And if this is all you have to worry about count your blessings.
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Far out life with you sounds so much harder than it has to beā¦
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As a mom of 6 kids. 5 girls and a sonā¦ I think youāre overreacting. I play violent video games(call of duty, fortnite, left for deadā¦) with my kids and watch horror movies ( without nudity ) with them also. I grew up watching worse and I grew up just fine.
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While Iād be concerned about them potentially copying violence or having nightmares if they havenāt shown any signs of being bothered by it Iād just say you donāt want it to happen again and draw a line under it.
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I think you need one on one counseling. I sense a tone in regards to your step son. Just the plain simple fact that you happen to mention how half brother came to beā¦you got issues
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I have to say is this the most cringeworthy post Iāve seen on hereā¦. Ur stepson is developing a fun and harmless relationship with his little brothers and you had to find something wrong with it? (By your choice in bringing the exās story in I can tell you resent your husband and clearly this child for being a family prior to you)Iām sure the only reason an assembly was held was due to the fit you threw, and the Karenās that followed suit, thereās always a handful of you Debbie downers in every school. Get over yourself and let the boys have their bond.
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I donāt know why so many people are coming for you. If you donāt want your kids to watch horror movies/play those games then yeah thatās completely fine and your feelings about it are valid. To me, that type of stuff is inappropriate for those ages. And for the older kid to interrupt the kidās sleep schedule for that crap, yeah Iād be pissed too. Iām sure theyāll be fine though. Just explain thatās its fantasy and not real and all that jazz
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Sounds like you need to supervise all the children better.
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My 5 year old doesnāt watch anything violentā¦ he still āmurdered a bad guy and his brains went everywhereā today. 
yet heāll come in the next breath and thank me for being the greatest mom ever, because I remembered to cut his pb&j into triangles. 
Its just how some boys play I think. 
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Uhmā¦this canāt be real. Donāt blame your step son. Kids will be kids and I promise you in a few years YOUR kids will be doing this without their brothers help with their friends.
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I think theyāre too young for such graphic stuff. My kids didnāt even get to watch rated R movies till they were pre teens. We just live in a time where kids have a hard time separating reality from social media, movies and games. So many ppl think this is ok & I honestly feel like thats why we live in a world full of desensitized nut balls!
Yeah they are too young to be watching that kind of stuff. If ur step son can not respect ur rules in ur house then he doesnāt need to be coming over at all
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I think she has a feeling of dislike toward the step son because honestly itās really not deep to basically punish your children for being expose to something that does not hurt them and allowing them to be imaginative? Especially putting them in counseling for something they are going to get expose to eventually. I wouldnāt be surprise if the therapist starts seeing you. And what do you plan on doing when they hit highschool? Put them on medication to stop the normal interactions with other kids some of which you wonāt like? Please, couldnāt be me doing some conventional thinking BS like this to my children.
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Oh man . They are boys . Itās going to happen . Instead of trying to act like they wonāt ever play those games - teach them !. Itās up to you to TEACH THEM . They are going to get ahold of it whether you like it or not . Yāall are soooooo weird .
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My brother started. Playing gta games. And boxing games at 7.
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My sister would let me watch shows in her room when I was grounded from tv or whatever. Boys will enjoy violent games, killing and pretending to shoot is normal, as long as they know the difference in real life, which isnāt hard to teach them. You should probably tell your stepson to knock it off or supervise your kids better.
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Iāve let my sons play video games most of their life . They also played cowboy and Indians and it never hurt mine or they have never went out and killed anyone .but kids react differently from other kids .I think youāre over reacting but itās comes down to you and what you want them to play.your choice
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It seems strange that the kids went that long with out doing it, for that long, but since the Secert is out they start acting up??? You can try busting their butt, but they were going to find out about all that stuff anyways, Iām sure they all ready know cuss words, maybe even a little bit about the birds and the 
. Kids find out a lot of things from other kids from school. Itās just the way it is now.
Why donāt you just speak to your step son and explain you donāt feel these things are age appropriate for his little brothers like most adults would do. I think putting your kids in to counselling over it is a bit extreme, sheesh!
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Put a lock on where the TV plugs in , unplug , lock before bedtime. I had to do this when my sons were younger kids to keep them off XBOX at night. Or completely take away all electronic games or things they have, your now really grounded , read a book. From the sound of it you should also keep them separated and hopefully your husband is aware of all of it and backs your decisions . Best wishes !
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Youāre putting them in counseling for video games? Honestly youāre overreacting, try to redirect them to less violent video games and it might help distract them, but punishing them wonāt help
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When my boys were younger. They would make guns out of legos they will learn things at school also. I would instead teach them, show them when itād appropriate and not appropriate. Remind them itās a game.
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Idk. Iām going to be honest. I had a baby when I was 17. A kid in my class was in jail and atleast six classmates actively partook in coke and adderall habits. I bet our moms wished video games were their largest issues.
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Everyone of these stores are ridiculous. Bye
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Oh my hell arenāt there more important things to be griping about. You are over reaction.
And the whole half brother thing is annoying as hell. He is their brother.
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You sound like a horrible stepmother omg
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The better thing to do is teach your children the difference between fantasy and reality. And between good things and evil things. Developing your childās own sense of moral right and wrong is often over looked these days. You wonāt always be there to censor their intakes.
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Counseling because of video games? Do they not play with toy guns? My sons 5 and knows about all of those thingsā¦ guess Iām a bad mom lol
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I was 5 years old watching scary movies. If they like it and know itās fake who cares
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Problem to say the least. Good luck
Counselling after video game ? ā¦ I use love kick us of my siblings in Mortal Combat
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What do the circumstances of the breakup of your current husband and the stepsonās mother have to do with any of this???
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There is a lot of yall coming at her about the step son and missing the point!!! He is old enough to know right from wrong and introducing her very young boys to inappropriate violence. I would be pissed too. He is being sneaky about it as well so it tells me that the 17 yr old knows better.
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This isā¦ this is real?
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My sons favorite movie at 3 was childs play. He loves horror movies. And kids rough house. Its being a kid. As long as they know the difference between movies and rl their movie viewing and playing isnt a big deal.
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Seeing a shrink for violent video games are you okš
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I know people are going to come for my throat but violent games and movies donāt always lead to the kid being violent and evil ā¦. The more you make a big deal of it the more your going to make them want to be that imo of course .
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Really I feel like all little boys are into guns and killing. Zombies??? Killing bad guys ISNT A BAD THING. Maybe one will want to be in the army to protect the people he loves. Really donāt see an issue. Putting then in therapy just sounds so dumb. Talk to them. Tell them itās okay to pretend but nothing in real life. Get over it there BOYS
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Wait listed for counseling??? Seriously?
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Change your wifi password so that the stepson canāt play the game while visiting your home?
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Youāre actually ridiculous. You sound like an evil step mother thatās all. 
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Evil step mom alert smh when your husbands relationship with his son is trashed and he cuts his dad out blame yourself, there are so many more things to be concerned about smh
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All the neighborhood kids would play cops and robbers when I was a kid, with toy guns, itās just kids being kids in my opinionā¦.Iām an adult now and have never committed a robbery or shot someone I think counseling is a lil extreme, I would be happy they are forming a bond with their older bro. My older brothers and I would wait til mom went to bed when we were kids and sneak downstairs to watch Married With Children sibling bonds are a good thing. If they were having nightmares from it I could understand, but I loved horror movies when I was a kid and still do, nightmares and all.
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First issue- HE IS THEIR BROTHERā¦ why put a label?? You chose to marry that childās father and therefore he should be treated the same ā¦
Secondly- Youāre overreactingā¦ counseling over this is unnecessary and could do more harm then good but you do youā¦
I canāt imagine how living in your household is for these children if this is how you act ā¦. I dunno ā¦ but I feel thereās definitely better solutions and a long talk with ALL of the children and the father would be my first step.
Good luck 
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My boys all play video games, they age from 28, 22, 21, 14, and 7 they all play together and solo and I donāt limit the age thing unless thereās nudity and thatās only for the runt, they are amazing kids and grown men that donāt have a violent bone in their body, not one of them think pew pew on the tv translate to bam bam in real life, video games donāt make people violent, violent people create violent people
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I foresee these kids rebeling in the worst way in the futureā¦ counseling ffs
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Sonny Lee Gill we must be the worst lol COD at 7 & 9 !!
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Ummm your kids dont need counselingā¦and your step son is old enough to play whatever he wants too
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My 6 year old plays gta and probably trys COD zombies at her dads and watched horror movies with her grandparents since she was born and she doesnāt need counseling
2 boys talking about blood and guts? Thatās pretty normal.
I highly found a 17 year old is going and waking 2 kids up to play his games. They are likely playing the games before bed and your not paying attention.
Youāve been with your husband for Atleast 8 years and still make it a point in making sure everyone knows that the 17 year old isnāt your and is only a āhalf siblingā. (Which is gross in my opinion) And the mention on his mothers action that āendedā his parents marriage is/was unnecessary. Youāre puting all the blame on the ex wife and the older kid rather then owning up to the fact that you werenāt paying much attention to your kids to know what they have been doing for the last 6 months.
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My 5 and 7 year old girls have been into horror and gore for a couple of years now itās never influenced the way they act or talk so I havenāt not let them. Why do some act as if kids canāt like these kinds of things too?
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Itās an easy fix! Have a family meeting with all involved. Step son is old enough to play the game, little brothers are not! End of discussion
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I think just sit and talk to themā¦ and lett them discuss boundries
Well I wouldnāt wanna come back eitherā¦ look at how dramatic you sound. poor kid.
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So whatās the problem ?counseling-seriously
Maybe you should get some
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Sooo I shouldnāt be letting my 5 yr old play games with killing etc?
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Hes not a step brother hes their half brother he and they have same father. Like someone has said.
Hes their big brother. And the 10/11 year age gap at this age is so hard on the older brother. And because he was allowed to play he really didnt think or see the reasons not to share and tried to be the cool brother making connections.
Blood guts and gore is typical boys.
But you as mum need explain that theres a time and place to play this sort game. And explain that not all mums including yourself are happy and comfortable them playing all the time with killing and all that. Teach them that they can do it at home away from school.
They are using their imagination. They are exploring and doing something they would do anyways very soon. And making your oldest boy in the family feel wrong and bad isnt fair on him either. Yes it wasnt right but he didnt mean it to harm anyone. Invite him out for a family meal somewhere they can play like lazer tag. And explain that you werent happy and perhaps they need time to bond and play.
No harm no blood no deaths. Healthy chaze and tag.
Remember he lost out too when his dad had your sons. And now they are older he wants be a part of their world and trys to include them in his. Via games on pc.
Dont push him away.
Teach them the difference between games and real life. Getting shot on a game and die to return after regen is diff in real life. That in games its ok to do this. But in real life its wrong and why it is.
Make it right so the boys dont lose that bond.
As a step mum its not easy. But dont make it any harder. Your children might come to hate you due to fact their brothers not about
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Look those are your kids so if you donāt want them exposed to adult content you donāt have to let them. I donāt allow my son to be exposed to adult content either,he is 5ā¦I want him to be a kid as long as he can. And I donāt care who has an issue with that. 
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Counseling for what? Why are you taking away services from kids who actually need it.
And why did you even mention anything sexual? Why are the two things connected??
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