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<blockquote data-quote="Matchstick" data-source="post: 5323661" data-attributes="member: 217">I was born in late '68 and started playing around '80 or so.&nbsp; I remember the scare, but I'm happy to say it never had any effect on myself or my friends.&nbsp; For my part my parents were encouraging: they bought books and dice and Dad and I even made a trip to one of the early GenCons!&nbsp; I don't know what checking they did, but they never expressed even a bit of concern, and it wasn't due to neglect, it was because they were smart people that weren't afraid to judge for themselves.I'm sure I played over my school years with at least ten other kids from differing backgrounds and religions and I don't know of even one set of parents that was worried.&nbsp; I'm sure it happened, but the parents all handled concerns (as far as I know) without letting them get to us, so we never saw or heard anything.My Dad died in 2008 and I'll always believe that he would have been one heck of a gamer if he'd have been born later.&nbsp; I think he always felt too old to participate.&nbsp; I wish now that I'd have seen that sooner and invited him to play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matchstick, post: 5323661, member: 217"] I was born in late '68 and started playing around '80 or so. I remember the scare, but I'm happy to say it never had any effect on myself or my friends. For my part my parents were encouraging: they bought books and dice and Dad and I even made a trip to one of the early GenCons! I don't know what checking they did, but they never expressed even a bit of concern, and it wasn't due to neglect, it was because they were smart people that weren't afraid to judge for themselves. I'm sure I played over my school years with at least ten other kids from differing backgrounds and religions and I don't know of even one set of parents that was worried. I'm sure it happened, but the parents all handled concerns (as far as I know) without letting them get to us, so we never saw or heard anything. My Dad died in 2008 and I'll always believe that he would have been one heck of a gamer if he'd have been born later. I think he always felt too old to participate. I wish now that I'd have seen that sooner and invited him to play. [/QUOTE]

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