[Patrick]

When you were young [or if you're still under 18], What was your parent's like when it came to things like Drinking, Watching Older Movies or Playing Violent Games?


I was shocked when I found out my friend in school who's 2 years older than me, isn't even allowed games like Left 4 Dead/GTA/Red Dead/COD etc because of the violence.


My mum is pretty fine with me with this kind of stuff.

I started playing Video Games [like PS2] when I was about 5? And the game I took a shine to was Vice City when I first played it at my mate's house and then I remember asking my mum to get me GTA III and a Vice City for myself to play.

So she was fine with it, it was my Dad actually who use to get pissed when he would see me playing Grand Theft Auto when I was younger.



My mum use to be pretty 'strict' about me watching Horror Films, like she would get pissed at my gran if she'd let me watch a Freddy Krueger movie, but I can't remember ever really listening to her when she said 'Don't watch that!'


And now she lets me Drink in the house either by myself or with someone that she knows is a 'good kid'.


So yeah what about you?
Were you not allowed to like play 18+ Games until you were 18? Or was there a certain age you were allowed to play by your parents?