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<blockquote data-quote="buddhafrog" data-source="post: 5073250" data-attributes="member: 86605">I played daily for a few years - 20 years ago in middle school.My son is nine, and after spending tons of money buying him D&amp;D miniatures to play imaginary LOTR with, I thought, why don't I actually *play* D&amp;D with him.&nbsp; I play with him and two 12 year old friends.&nbsp; They *LOVE* playing D&amp;D.&nbsp; My case is slightly different b/c I live in Korea and they don't even know any negative stereotypes about gamers exist.We play twice a week, 2 hrs each time.&nbsp; I find that I might be enjoying this as much as they are.&nbsp; I see in my son's eyes what I remember feeling playing 20 years ago.&nbsp; As a parent, it is great to spend time with my son, great to see his wonderful imagination, and great to see him learning (I add many written adventure notes about the PC's world history, town politics, business, etc, to increase the learning level).Because they have nothing to compare my DM'ing with, I have an easy task I suppose.&nbsp; However, I've found that I'm enjoying creating their story and have done a reasonably good job creating a world/story that is completely new to their minds.&nbsp; Seeing those minds (and eyes) open and excited is a great payout.&nbsp; I've done many things with my son (coach, legos, playtime, etc), but I've found D&amp;D is more personal than any other so far.&nbsp; We sit close, focus intently on each other for two hours in a row, and build off of each others' story/action.&nbsp; It's great!&nbsp; Go for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="buddhafrog, post: 5073250, member: 86605"] I played daily for a few years - 20 years ago in middle school. My son is nine, and after spending tons of money buying him D&D miniatures to play imaginary LOTR with, I thought, why don't I actually *play* D&D with him. I play with him and two 12 year old friends. They *LOVE* playing D&D. My case is slightly different b/c I live in Korea and they don't even know any negative stereotypes about gamers exist. We play twice a week, 2 hrs each time. I find that I might be enjoying this as much as they are. I see in my son's eyes what I remember feeling playing 20 years ago. As a parent, it is great to spend time with my son, great to see his wonderful imagination, and great to see him learning (I add many written adventure notes about the PC's world history, town politics, business, etc, to increase the learning level). Because they have nothing to compare my DM'ing with, I have an easy task I suppose. However, I've found that I'm enjoying creating their story and have done a reasonably good job creating a world/story that is completely new to their minds. Seeing those minds (and eyes) open and excited is a great payout. I've done many things with my son (coach, legos, playtime, etc), but I've found D&D is more personal than any other so far. We sit close, focus intently on each other for two hours in a row, and build off of each others' story/action. It's great! Go for it. [/QUOTE]

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