Anyone who still follows me (I have no idea why anyone would anymore) would know, I've been gone since 2008. It turns out that parents of young children, who are working their way through grad school, have almost no time for gaming, and absolutely no time to write about gaming.
My oldest child just turned six, and has already been interested in games for several years. He is now old enough to successfully play two-player games with, and to vocalize his opinions about certain games. I'm almost through with grad school, and my youngest is now walking and talking. Things have slowed down just enough to catch up on gaming.
About 90% of my gaming consists of Mario, Sonic, and other kid-friendly options with my children. This is actually a lot of fun and makes for good bonding time. I always enjoyed submittng game reviews, and have decided to review some of my kids' games from a parent perspective. This will not be of much interest to anyone who used to follow me (unless they have had children since '08), but they may useful to any other reformed gamers who are now attempting to be responsible parents.
With a 4 and 2 year old, I couldn't relate more. It's reassuring to see that someone else has had to revamp their gaming, and reviewing from a parent perspective is a great idea. I've had futile attempts to play for myself- free time (their naps) is like gold and it's just not going to be spent gaming. So like you, I see a ton more casual gaming in the future, but it'll be enjoyable nonetheless.
