We know some parents aren't videogame inclined like their children, but kids appreciate it when you take the effort at least to try playing games with your kid. Even if you look stupid trying a game out, your children will still delight in you taking an interest. Based on the news in this story, however, not nearly enough parents take an interest in their children's videogame hobby.

From the article:

Jesse Lackman says his son spends a dozen hours a week waging medieval combat across the dreary dreamscapes of computer games. Just don't expect to find Lackman sitting beside him battling ogres and dragons.

"It's just such a waste of time," said Lackman, 47, a power plant operator from Center, N.D. "I tell him, 'Do something that has some lasting value.'"

Lackman's avoidance of the digital diversions that captivate his 15-year-old son, Tyrus, is shared by many parents. More than four in 10, or 43 percent, of those whose young children play video or computer games never play along with them, according to an Associated Press-AOL Games poll released Monday.

Read the full article over at yahoo.com