Sounds like You need counseling not the boys.
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Thatâs it, thatâs all I got for this f*ckery
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Itâs fine to not like this behaviour. But theyâre boys wanting to be like their âcool older brotherâ. This is relatively normal. Unless theyâre having nightmares and stuff like that, Iâd leave it be.
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No idea why people are being so ignorant towards your concerns. People saying they can tell how you feel about this or that based on how you word things is bullsh*t. Totally unfair to make a complete judgment call based on a few lines on Facebook 
In my opinions based on the small bit of info above - Iâd be upset too. My 10 yo step son plays video games etc and I donât want my two children (when old enough since they are only 16 months and 4 months) being exposed at that age. Sorry not sorry. I think maybe youâve went a little far in terms of counselling but again I donât know the whole story. Iâd say if they are showing now violent tendencies counselling sounds appropriate but just being exposed to a violent game doesnât mean they will go out and kill people. Itâs all in balance and a personal parenting call. Hope things work out and you ignore the mean inconsiderate comments
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I notice you actively think of your kids and your step son as separate⌠Which is your perogative I guess, and beside the point.
Honestly⌠I think youâre making a mountain out of a mole hill. Your 17 year old step son took an active part in his brothersâ lives⌠At 17⌠Thatâs just so so so cool. As a mom and an oldest sibling, that by itself is noteworthy.
This went on for 6 months and you had no clue⌠How bad was it really for them? Yes, they were up past bedtime and certainly suffered from lack of sleep, and that definitely needed addressed⌠But counseling? Are they doing anything other than what kids have literally done without video games and movies for centuries? Are they tormenting animals or wetting the bed? (Both signals at their ages of things that need addresses pronto)
Take a moment and breathe. These are your babies, but if you think they werenât playing pretend in some other violent way before, they were probably hiding it.
You can take this and encourage them to just keep hiding things and push a kid you kinda oughta think of as your kid away and out of their lives, or you can address it in a number of other ways. Truly, there are soooo many ways to address this in a healthy, productive way.
My 6 year old daughter has had a fascinating with death since she was at least 3⌠Death and violence are things that exist and you canât shield your kids from either. What you can do is offer a safe place for them to explore those ideas and the morality and issues and questions and everything they have about them.
I hope everything works out, regardless! You sound like an honestly good, caring mom who is doing the best she knows!
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If you donât like your stepson just say that .
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They will out grow it the longer they arenât playing itâŚ.itâs sad when a step-child or any child does these type of things it was on purpose and no he canât come back acting like this! His mother is probably putting him up to it #toxicâŚlet him be where he is at because he knows he is wrong
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Also how many of yall are paying close attention to the video games these days? They cuss, they have sex, they kill cold blooded. They are not a good influence. They create addiction, desensitization, and laziness. Not appropriate for 6 and 7 year old at all!
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Guns guts and gory is what boys, for the most part, like. Whatâs more concerning is why heâs waking them up to do it.
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I grew up watching horror movies, I watched Yosemite Sam take shots at people and watched cartoons where characters got hit with chairs, pans, etc⌠Iâve played video games that were kinda violent and Guess what, Iâm a law abiding citizen. This is where parents need to explain the difference between right and wrong. You said yourself that theyâre PRETENDING to kill each other. Now if you see them physically trying to go after each other with weapons then I would be concerned. 
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We play PUBG, Fortnite, and call of duty, have watched scary movies and all that but i respect if another parent doesnât like it or want their kids introduced to it yet. Itâs hard for the son too because heâs so much older and if he has no other siblings closer to his age to play games with or friends close by when visiting dad, thatâs tough too for him cause itâs way more fun playing with people you know. Let him play of course, but just tell the boys not til theyâre older. As for her feelingâs towards the ex, thatâs another conversation. Lots of people talk shit about the ex. And we are the ex that gets talked about. Her husband might be the one who is holding the animosity and probably blames his ex for whatever problems come from there because she said " we have grounded them and we took toys away" etc⌠Oh well. Many people on here are probably hypocrites on here. Anyway, i hope everything gets sorted out, and your older son spends more time because family is family 
My boys watched and played all levels of violent and horror games and movies and have grown up to be exceptional human beings and never hurt anyone. Itâs all in how their raised. We canât blame the movies and games. Maybe have a talk about their views of these games and movies without punishing or hollering. Learning how they feel and think goes a long ways.
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This is why these kids started eating tide pods. Absolute freaks for parents
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I think the issues are probably:
- Breaking the rules
- Talking about it in public (school) where is not allowed
Idk why people are telling the mom to get counselingđ
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Iâd more worry about it scaring them. Just explain that that stuff is for movies and video games only, not real life
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If you pulled the stick out of your butt this wouldnât have went down this way. They wouldnât hide it, they wouldnât be acting it out non stop as it would have been just normal life also SS wouldnât feel like he has to sneak around after you go to bed to be able to do fun things with his little brothers⌠He did not damage your children. They are acting out the scenes so much because they have had to hide a normal childhood right of passage their entire lives 
Iâm so glad I allow my boys to BE BOYS⌠My boys(3-19, 5 of them) have almost $1000 worth of Nerf guns & you know what they do with them? Sneak attack me all day! We all keep Nerf guns hidden ALL over the house! To see the smiles in their eyes & hear the incredible joy in their laughs is SO worth it!!! Let cistern be children, just have conversations with them about what is fake & what is acceptable to act out in what places. My kids play all kids of games. We have always had conversations about them & we have never had a problem.
You are a bitter stepmother! Youâve been in his life atleast 8 years now. Time to grow upâŚ
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Youâre crazy! I get that they shouldnât be playing those games at that age but it happened so move on. Theyâre kids and boys at that! Get over yourself! Therapy for that. I hate to see how theyâll end up if you go to those extremes for something like this⌠good grief lady
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Seriously! Jesus those poor kids being forced into counseling⌠and the poor 17 year old being treated this way! No 17 year old kid is going to sneak into his very young siblings room and force them out of bed to HANG OUT with them and play video games and saying ânothing sexual yetâ like your insinuating that a 17 year old kid you have known for at least 8 years is pushing sexual content on his brothers and u just havenât found out about it YET?! wow PLEASE put yourself in counseling and learn how to react and whatâs normal or ok and how to treat a child whoâs father YOU MARRIED KNOWING that child would be in your life⌠I feel so bad for those children.
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Wow. 3- 4 year old babies have iPads to keep them quiet and God knows what they are watching. This Mom is concerned and Sheâs right. The rest of you âŚstart parenting on or youâll be sorry you didnât.
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Youâre putting them in counseling for that? Relax a bit. No good comes from hiding your kids under rocks.
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They got out of bed to play video games and watch moviesâŚ3 boys and you didnât hear them ? That concerns me more than what they were actually doing tbh.
Boys will pretend fight all the time. Im really not sure counselling is neededâŚmore a chat on whats pretend and whatâs real life.
They are your children and of course its your right to bring them up as you see fitâŚbut I really think youâre over reacting
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The violent video game argument is 
. Always has been, always will be.
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What does the divorce with the mom have anything to do with her question? Bitter much? It had nothing to do with the kid. I personally think youâre being overboard crazy, and your kids will resent you over time with their Half-Brother and taking something any child does around their age? I think you need the counselingâŚbut o.k.
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Perfectly normal for boys to pretend play with blood and guts. It was wrong for the older brother to let the younger ones play it but to punish your kids for playing that way? Really?? I guess I should punish my boys and send them to therapy everytime they pretend to hurt each other with their nerf guns⌠Ease up a little and talk to your stepson how they are too young to be playing such video games.
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First hes 17 and the older brother itâs kinda what siblings doâ:sweat_smile: but therapy for a video game seems a little extreme and how many 6 and 7 yr olds have you been around they talk about blood guts and playing dead alot lol comming from a mom of two they are wildin out about it because itâs new to them ! Evil within isnât that bad
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Some people enjoy horror and gore⌠those people were once kids who enjoyed it⌠unless the children are being made upset about it then I would let them enjoy that time with their brother⌠my kids and I put on haunted houses for our friends, as I said some people enjoy that type of entertainment. My household is full of horror movie fantastics and we are all sane and normal people. Itâs no big deal 
unless itâs hurting someone
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Counseling is a bit much lol. Just donât let him play games and give him access to what you think is age appropriate. I have a 9 year old son with great behavior and grades that plays fortnight grand theft auto call of duty ect. I did too when I was his age he started playing around 6 so personally I donât see anything wrong with the content but the disrespectfulness of the 17 year old and disrupting their sleep patterns
Maâam you clearly are the one who needs therapy. Youâre delusional 
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Well damn Karen, boys are boysâŚcounseling really??? Wt actual fâŚyou are a horrible person and I promise you will be the one the kids grow up to resentâŚ
I watched all kinds of horror movies as a kid. The babysitter would let me stay up and watch, as long as I didnât fall asleep and leave her up alone. If they are no worse for wear. Did you think the old movies werenât bad? Just because they donât show the gore but plenty of violence and death. Heck the Bible is packed with all the things you are worried about.
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You need counseling yourself , a small reality check that these things are fine and not a crime , youâre punishing your kids for being kids , they probably like it and big brother is being a big brother , and YET ,? Your are already cornering this older brother for sharing sexually things is fucked up , youâre gross . Nobody cares about your husbands past
I donât think youâre over reacting about worrying about more than just video games. You can never be too careful with your kids. Iâd definitely keep an eye out.
The video games though, most kids will eventually play video games. Theyâll be okay! I would keep an eye out though.
Youâre not wrong to be a worried mama, youâre a good mom!!!
I understand you with this !!!
I grew up on horror movies and playing resident evil⌠I always knew the difference between make believe and reality from younger than that. Most games are about fighting evil and what not anyway, I canât believe your genuinely considering counciling for something minor like this.
Also how did three boys manage to stay up/sneak up without you even noticing?
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Really sounds like you have resentment towards the ex wife, and you donât like your step son. 
but I think thatâs just me that feels like that.
I understand breaking rules and talking about certain things at school, but boys play video games. I feel like this whole situation leads back to you getting some type of help or talk to someone and figure out why you have such a problem with the 17 year old⌠the kids donât need counseling⌠this is just my opinion, and I maybe the only one yo feel this way.
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Lmfao my sons been doing sword fights and everything before a video game ever entered our house itâs a boy thing and as for video games thatâs also a boy thing
Hunni, YOU need the counseling, not your children!!
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Nothing sexual yet!? Wait listed for counselling Your kids brother is actively taking a role in their lives without being asked too. As long as your sonâs know whatâs real and make believe, thereâs no harm done. Youâre taking a healthy relationship with their brother and ruining it. My son is 9 and has been obsessed with horror movies, blood, guts, etc since he was a kid. We watched investigation discovery all the time together. You said their pretending to do this and do that, which means that they know its make believe and that itâs wrong to actually cause harm to a person. In my opinion, youâre the one that needs the counselling. Not those kids. Youâre making it seem that just because their brother wants to spend time with them means that something is going on. Grow up and let your sons have a healthy relationship. You donât like your step sonâs mom and I can tell through the post that you donât like your step son, I also think youâre looking for any reason to not have him around and going to extreme lengths regarding it. I feel bad for your husband and all three of his children.
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Youâve taken toys and fun time away from a 6 and 7 year because their older brother showed them horror movies and violent video games? Why??
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Not to mention having this fear for myself as a kid made it so I wasnât fearless I never walked the streets late at night alone due to being scared of movies lol Iâd say they help abit see the world is a scary place sometimes
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My kids have watched horror movies since day 1 with me. Honestly, be happy that theyâre doing something with their step brother and maybe just teach them that itâs a game of movie not real life. My son (8) plays a Friday the 13th game on his switch where she has to go around killing people. I mean, in fortnight you go around killing people. As far as counseling, wow, I find that a little extreme. I personally see nothing wrong with any of this And to judge the mother? Wooow thatâs a low. Side note, those interested in blood and guts as well as horror gory movies make the BEST healthcare workers.
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Thats what older siblings do. Therapy is also a bit much.
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You are overreacting so bad omg. Youâre making it this huge thing which is only fueling the behavior further. Games donât create killers geeze.
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Omg I absolutely LOVED THE EVIL WITHIN 
I even wanted the main villain tattooed on me( I still kinda do )
I get the concern, I really do, but at the same time I find it normal for people to still like the genre of horror or action. As long as they know the difference between real life and fake and making sure they donât actually talk about doing this IRL (I donât think it happens that often to be too worried unless they seem to already have mental issues that can contribute to that) - otherwise I think theyâre just being normal kids let alone normal humans
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Counseling over video games? 
Itâs not the video games that makes kids bad. Itâs normal for kids to play like this. If you show them right from wrong in real life then you shouldnât have anything to worry about. But forcing them into therapy over it is a crap move. Canât coddle them their whole lives.
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The 17 year old needs help.
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Sounds like a good big brother!!! At least he is showing interest. Could be a lot worse things.
My mom had my girls watching horror movies at that age.
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I feel sorry for your kids⌠and not because of the half brother either
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Lmao OP needs to sit down and chill.
This is normal for their age, theyâre gonna be into blood, guts, games, zombies, etc. theyâre BOYS. 
But good job ruining their relationship with the older brother.
Not to mention Evil Within is actually a really good game to play lol
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Their boys, even the big brother! Relax. No need for therapy or counseling. I feel the older brother doesnât want to come over because you over reacted and said some things you probably shouldnât haveđ. I feel there is more to this story. Also blaming the ex wife? Sounds like your saying she is a bad parent? Just remember, your husband raised that 17 year old also.
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Counselling for what? Bonding with their older brother? Shooting/killing video games donât make kids any type of way. The step son is sneaking around trying to have fun with his brothers because you sound a little loopy⌠i donât blame those boys for rebelling.
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Let the boys live a little. Shees! No wonder why kids these days are a bunch of pussyâs.
As others have said. It seems like you need the counseling not them.
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I donât understand how the exes infidelity has anything to do with it. Evil within isnât that bad, there are much more violent games. You can try talking to your son, in a calm, non exaggerated manner, on why you donât want the younger ones playing. If that doesnât work you can take the cord off at night or when you guys are unable to supervise game play.
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Seems like a boy thing to me⌠I dont uquite understand what the problem is
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I feel bad for your kids. My 6 & 4 year old watch & play horror games. You sound really uptight
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Video games and horror movies do not lead to violence and thatâs what boys like. And some girls too. I think the older one is just trying to spend quality time with his younger siblings and you and your husband are overreacting big time. Your children do not need counseling for wanting to play video games, thatâs ridiculous. If anything your husband and you need the counseling. My brothers are 5 and 6 years younger than me and if one of us couldnât sleep or just wanted to stay up on the weekend or during the summer, weâd wake the others up and make snacks, watch movies, play video games, and board games. Itâs normal and actually shows that they are good brothers.
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I get the concern but I mean they are boys, inevitably they will be around âboy thingsâ like âviolentâ video games and horror movies. I used to sneak horror movies when I was their age bc my parents tried to shelter me from them, I went to friends houses who played and watched horror movies and games. They are being boys. Counseling is a bit extreme. Just let them know whatâs real life and whatâs in the movies and games are make believe.
Strict and sheltering parents cause for sneaky children as they get older.
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Yikes Karen. So bitter
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Counseling?! Thatâs seriously a pretty big overreaction in my opinion. Seems like completely normal boy behavior to me.
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Boys will be boysâ they like that sh**.
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All I see here is an older brother trying to spend time with his brothers without you nosing in. You should be ashamed of how youâre treating him, itâs not his fault HIS Dad married you. Imagine the adjustment heâs had to go through & then now this??! Girl as we say in the South, BLESS YOUR HEART
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l gÂeÂt pÂaÂld oÂvÂeÂr $ 13Â0 per hour wÂ0ÂrÂking fÂrom hÂ0me. l Ânever thought Iâd be able to do it but my buddy makes over $ 13510 a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The possibility with this is endless.
Focus more on teaching your younger kids the difference between violent games and reality, instead of punishing them and making it tabooâyouâre just teaching them to be sneaky. Understand that kids will play and pretend to âkillâ each other. Itâs up to you to make sure they know appropriate behaviors in the real world.
Do not drive a wedge between your husband and his (and, letâs be real, heâs also yours) son over video games. Thatâs the worst thing you can do. Maybe have a conversation about not letting the younger kids play if he is actually doing that. More healthy open communication and understanding all around will go a long way.
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Little boys love blood and gutsâŚbefore videogames andmovies boys used sticks as guns and talked about scary stories and killing bad guys âŚthey played cowboys and Indians and war games.
Itâs a right of passage and you can keep them away from the games but itâs in there blood âŚ
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Sounds like Mama needs counseling. Creating problems that are not there.
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OP probably doesnât have enough to worry about in her life if sheâs having a nervous breakdown over this situation. Some people have real problems.
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All Iâm hearing is your a Karen and he is trying to be a big brother bonding with his younger brothers.
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Those are inappropriate games for a 6 and 7 year Olds. His father should speak to the 17 year old and tell him this is not acceptable in your home. And if it doesnât stop it will all be removed from the home by his father or it can be taken to his mother home.
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Maybe the 17 year old shouldnât wake the younger ones up in middle of the night. But there needs to be a middle ground here. He is almost an adult. His momâs problems shouldnât be brought into this conversation at all. My step daughter who I love completely has a mom really similar to this and even through our fights I would never bring her mom or whatever sheâs done into it. My bonus girl is her own person. Boys love video games and violence, but it is our jobs as parents to make sure they understand the difference. I think your 17 year old bonus son was trying to bond with them and you alienated him even further by the way you responded.
When you married your husband, you chose to love your husband AND the son. What happened between the first wife and him isnât your business. Itâs time to let go and love that son like your own. Because what you are doing now is destroying all of your sonâs future.
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I have seen two fan questions on here today that have made me question why they donât give mental evaluations to people before they can reproduce.
What does his ex wifeâs infidelity have to do with this at all, for one? Second, they are BOYS. I have a 9 and 3 year old, both OBSESSED with horror and gore everything since they were little. We constantly have nerf gun battles and attack each other with swords, lightsabers, the works. Itâs part of having boys. Iâd be happy that their older brother is even bothering to bond with them at that age. 
Third, COUNSELING?! Counseling should definitely be considered but not for the children.
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You want to put your child in counseling over video games? You probably shouldâve had counseling personally prior to having kids. Yâall want to shelter your kids from the world and then they become adults and canât function because theyâre not on mommyâs tit anymore
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Ew. These responses from other moms. First of all as the parent it is her prerogative to decide what her children do and donât do. If she doesnât find violence and Gore appropriate then that is her choice. I happen to feel the same as her.
But even more concerning is the fact that he was waking them up in the middle of the night, disrupting their sleep cycle. He was also encouraging them to keep secrets and be dishonest from their parents which can lead to all sorts of problems and actually put the kids in danger if someone were to try to victimize them.
All of you parents sitting around judging this mom for caring about her very young childrenâs mental health and well-being better have absolutely perfect children.
I have a daughter in 6th grade who is almost 12. And I can already hear the eye rolls and the comments from the other moms when I tell them that she is absolutely not allowed to watch anything with any sexuality whatsoever nor is she allowed to watch anything violent. Sheâs not allowed on social media. Eventually sheâll be older and a teenager but right now sheâs still a kid. And then the judging moms want to say well sheâs going to hear it at school sheâs going to get it from elsewhere or sheâs not going to be prepared. Okay well I see plenty of 11 and 12 year old girls walking around looking 17 and running trashy mouths and dancing like strippers because they are emulating tiktok. And you know what thatâs your choice thatâs your prerogative. I canât believe the people on here judging the mom for caring about her little kids. The kids are six and seven not 12 and 14. Obviously the brother knew that the games were inappropriate otherwise he would have played them during the day with his siblings. And people saying oh heâs bonding? What about teaching them to play sports or skateboard or building Legos or even Nerf guns⌠You donât bond with kids over things that are scary like horror movies and violence and keep it a secret. Thatâs trauma not family time
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What is half brother!!?? Thatâll not a good way to call your step son⌠If they have the same dad they are brothers. Why make a distinction?
I think you are overthinking and the more you focus on that the more they will obsess with it. I would focus on rebuilding the relationship with your stepson and just talk about healthy ways they can spend time together as brothers.
Also⌠How didnât you notice that they were all awake watching stuff? Thatâs on you!
And removing electronics for bedtime is always a good idea especially with teenagers
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Lol I grew up watching horror movies as a child at my aunts(Texas Chainsaw massacre,wrong turn kinda things)while I wasnt even allowed to watch Harry Potter at my house bc "it was the devil"
chill out a little bit those babies will be just fine I promise
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The only thing I would be mad about is the fact he woke them up. But, what an awesome memory for them! If they arenât having nightmares, leave it alone. Boys will be boys.
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My son has watched things (not always approved by me) also played games with blood and guts in as well as having toy guns swords etc growing up and he has grown up to be such a lovely young lad, watching and playing these things doesnât make your child a violent thug itâs how you bring your children up as well as teaching them between whatâs right and wrong! Your totally over reacting and bloody counselling? Get a grip!
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I understand the deceit. But my son has been playing gta5 since heâs was a toddler, with the volume down of course. And heâs an honor student and very happy well behaved 12 year old today. Ground them, bitch at the teen and ignore the situation and give it no more attention. Itâll will be fine. Worse shit can be going on with kids today than that.
My 4 year old daughter LOVE stranger things, not exactly the same but still- scary, horror/thriller. Especially for her age. Not once has she had a nightmare, she talks about how itâs not real and how itâs a person in a suit then edited, her 10 year old sister showed her the behind the scenes/making of videos. Itâs not a big deal if you talk about it and show them the difference between real and fictional.
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If theyâre into horror, you could find things that are more aimed ar younger kids. Five Nights At Freddyâs is scary, but in a tamer way, for example. Something that the brothers can bond over that isnât quite at the more violent levels. Donât push away your husbandâs son from all of their lives because youâre uncomfortable with the genre. Check out Creep Show, Twilight Zone, RL Stine and Are You Afraid of the Dark. Find things within the genre that you can be comfortable with and let them bond. Just because you like scary stuff doesnât make you evil or bad. Horror is popular for a reason. People love to be scared. I get not wanting to have your young sons play some of those more mature games, but there are tamer things out there that your older son will likely enjoy that they could, as well. Donât make them feel shame for enjoying horror. Shame is where the bad stuff grows from. Putting shame and guilt on your children is a horrible idea.
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Thereâs a difference between reality and video games. I saw so many kids from my school get out who were sheltered and had issues going into adulthood. My two year old loves watching his dad play elden rings and watching him beat up bosses. This all sounds normal besides waking them up in the middle of the night.
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You sound dizzy! Heâs bonding with his brothers and how do you know for sure thatâs heâs waking them up to play? How do you know they didnât wonder in one night while he was playing and he just let them play and so they know when he stays over to stay up so they can chill with him? What does his mothers infidelity have to do with him? Why was that even a part of your post? Your kids arenât traumatized, obviously they enjoyed the time spent since they are bragging about it at school.
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Are you serious right now??? Iâve been playing video games of ALL kinds since I was that age or even younger. I work full time. Iâm getting married in Nov. and Iâm completely normal.
Youâre being dramatic.
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Get the little boys some nerf guns⌠and talk gun safetyâŚ
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Your kids, your rules I wouldnât want my kids to play them either. My husband and I are gamers but we know which are appropriate for our 2-6 year olds and which arenât. Thereâs nothing wrong with wanting them to understand that violence isnât cool.
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I think some counselling for yourself should be first priority
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Thereâs milder versions of similar style games. Fortnite isnât gore but itâs a FPS, the Jedi knight games are violent but not gore. Pick your battles lady. Let them play interesting well made games that arenât traumatizing so brother can bond with them and teach them. Join one of the girls gamers group and ask them what are some of the more popular games that arenât super gnarly that younger kids can play while only being slightly challenged. Thereâs a solution here without being controlling. Also yea I would take the electronics at night but not from a 17 year old. Stop putting a wedge between the brothers.
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I played violent games with my brother (heâs only 2 years younger than me) when I was little too.
But our Dad played with us and he was the one who bought them.
Our Mom was 100% against them. Games like Tomb Raider (one of my favorite games now) and GTA.
My kids arenât allowed to play the mature games, but we try to play them when theyâre in bed. They have seen me play Skyrim and Tomb Raider, but think nothing of it.
Honestly, it sounds like heâs just trying to bond with his little brothers. He enjoys video games, most children, young adults, and even adults do. My brothers and I always did. We also enjoyed playing outside.
My Mom was extremely mad when our little brother was allowed to watch our other brother play Call of Duty.
We didnât have an older brother, but we did have a Dad who we loved playing video games with.
Iâm 28 and perfectly fine. But I know thatâs not the case for everyone.
Maybe he can find a more kid friendly video game to play with them.
Like Genshin Impact or Kingdom Hearts.
I donât know.
There are tons of video games out there though.
My husband was never a violent person and still not, and he played violent video games as a young child and still does as an adult. We play together. Lol
He also watched horror movies as a child.
I wasnât allowed to watch Harry Potter. LOL
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Itâs weird he is waking them up to watch movies⌠but how are they sneaking to play gamesâŚare u not around? Is he their baby sitter? Seems like it would be hard for them to be playing âbadâ games and watching movies without involved parents knowing⌠so something seems weird about all of thisâŚ
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Oh God the horror how ever will you survive this travesty
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Can you sit down and talk to him? Tell him about your concerns.
My daughterâs favorite author is Stephen King
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Grow up. I was raised on blood and gore. Heck my daughter is too. We watch the walking dead together. I read her stephen King books.
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I promise you theyâll be fine without Counselingďżź 
Itâs 2022 Iâve seen Violence on Pippa Pig
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The kid is about to be 18 and probably wonât hardly be around anymore anyways because of this. At least they enjoyed their little time with him.
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Thatâs a big brother for you.
Lighten up and be glad the brother wants to be involved with the littles
Make yourself a counseling appointment babe
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And your bashing his mother why?
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I would encourage the bonding, but try seeing if he will not wake them up at night. My little brother just turned 18, and plays video games too.
My daughters (the same ages as your small sons) love games like Roblox, MineCraft, Genshin Impact, and Kingdom Hearts.
I wouldnât get mad, be mean or hateful to him when heâs clearly trying to spend time and bond with his little brothers. He wants to have a relationship with them, and thatâs awesome!
He is almost an adult and one day he may even choose not to visit due to the anger you have towards him. I would most definitely not do anything to cause any tension between you and the oldest son. It wonât end well, trust me.
In the end, you do have rules for your sons. But is this something the Dad agrees with too, or does he not mind? Did he play video games as well as a child?
If you didnât, then you more than likely would see almost any video gameâŚviolent or not as an issue.
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My sons been watching horror movies since he was 4/5. I know itâs not everyoneâs cup of tea but you canât shield them forever. Itâs not the end of the world. The pretend shooting is just their imagination and Iâm surprised they didnât do that sooner honestly especially with being boys. I donât think they need any counseling, itâs really not THAT serious.
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Honestly my 7 year old loves watching horror movies with me (although I do let him know beforehand that what we are watching is just a fake story, and he understands that itâs not real or okay to behave that way in real life. Maybe just inform your kids? Just my suggestion anyway! Goodluck 
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