W - What do we do when it's over?

The question I often ask myself is: what happens when I don't play games anymore?

I can't really answer it.  I don't know if that will every be a reality for me.  My wife understands that I love gaming.  She understands that it is not only an entertainment outlet, but also a social one.  She hears me talk about dicks and shitting on dicks with my headset wrapped about my head all the time.  Sometimes she chimes in, most of the time she just shrugs it off.  It's just who I am.  It is part of me and it is what I do.

When it's over... WHAT AM I GONNA DO?!

The though crosses my mind from time to time, but it's not something that sticks with me.  Instead I worry more about other things in my life.  I manage a bunch of kids and work for a grown up frat boy.  It puts a lot of stress on me to be a grown up in that sort of environment.  There is lots of finger pointing and blame swapping, but it all boils down to getting it done.  I approach games in the same way.  I don't care who fucked up or who is to blame, I want to get it done.  Winning isn't an option, it is what is happening.  I want to win.  I don't need to be the all-star, but I want to be on the winning side and I try as hard as I can to get there.  FPS, MMO, RTS, it doesn't matter.

I wonder sometimes if my son will understand.  Will he want to play with me?  Will he enjoy gaming?  Will he be a console tard?!  I have a lot of things in my life that aren't gaming and I plan to get those all taken care of.  I know that I might take a break, but I will always come back.  Even if it's to hit the sticks on some Madden or level up a couple characters in the next WoW expansion.  I am pretty sure that my gaming life isn't going to end ever, or at least for a VERY long time.  Thankfully we live in a society where it is more mainstream than it used to be.