My son of 20 years of age has been playing this “Squid Game” on his Nintendo for the last couple of years. Honestly it had me a little worried. It seems to be for kids much younger than him, he plays as what looks like a little girl with a mask that turns into a squid and paints the level with a color to win.
So, I talked to the rest of the parents in the parish about this game where players seem to engage ruthlessly in fierce competition despite the childish nature of it.
They told me that Squid Game was all the rage these days.
Apparently I had it wrong, it wasn’t Japanese, it was Korean! I feel pretty silly now, it’s hard to keep track of, but I find the best way to remember is that the Koreans are the ones with the barbecue and the Japanese have sushi.
Apparently, in Squid Game, people can die in real life and win massive prizes if they survive! I couldn’t believe it at first, but the parish insisted! My heart ached. All this time my son had been working hard! He’d been competing in the Squid Game, not freeloading! He risked death just because his mother and I had been pestering him to get a job despite his reassurances that gaming could be a job this day and age. If only we had known he meant Squid Gaming!
Susan and I are going to have a talk with the big man. We’ll take him out to dinner and give him a break with trying to get him to go back to college. We need to show him that life is not worth risking for some money. No matter how much money it could be.
I encourage all parents to listen to their kids when they tell them about their video games. I couldn’t wrap my head around any of that junk, and I was dismissive of it:
But that nearly led to me losing my son.
So go check up on your kids, and make sure none of them are playing that godforsaken Squid Game!
ME HATE KOREA!