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From: granvold@tymix.UUCP (Tom Granvold)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: D & D : 60 Minutes 9/15
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Date: Sun, 22-Sep-85 19:21:11 EDT
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Summary: Where are the parents?


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    I completly agree with the commonts made about the D&D segment on 60
Minutes recently. Where are the parents of the kids who are having all
these problems? Where were the parents are the kids were growing up? I
wonder what kind of family life and upbrinning these kids had. I know
one 18 year old who attempted to kill himself at least twice, he was in
a comma ffor a week from the first attempt. I also know what his family
life was like, it was far from ideal. Do did he attempt sucide because
he played D&D (which he did) or was it his family life? I say that it was
not D&D. It is all too easy for parents to blame D&D, rock & roll or
any number of things for their own mistakes. This has happened before
and will happen again.
    With D&D getting all this attention, I wonder if the D&D critics
know of all the other games that exist? My favorite is RuneQuest.

Tom Granvold
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