The Video Games Made Me Do It

The New York Times has a story about a couple so obsessed with the internet and video games that they let their children starve. (Via Ann Althouse).

As Ann points out, this is just a high tech version of an age-old problem: some parents are selfish and neglectful. I've been pretty obsessive about online games and the internet before, but I always managed to feed my kids. In a different era, these parents wouldn't have fed their kids because they were too busy doing something else. It's very, very sad.