Soon To Be Father Has Realistic Expectations About Raising a Child and Playing MMOs

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Brent Willard's life is about to drastically change, and no, it's not due to the release of Heavensword in June. Brent and his wife are expecting their first child. "We couldn't be happier," exclaims Willard, "I can't wait for all of the joy that comes with being a father." The joys Brent speaks of, however, are not what one typically thinks about in terms of raising a child. While some loathe the thought of their lives revolving around the unpredictable whims of an infant, Willard is definitely excited. "With each year I get closer to thirty, every weekend feels more and more like a workday. Dinners at the in-laws, trips to Home Depot, and worst of all, real honest-to-goodness adult dinner parties. When is a guy like me supposed to get his gaming in?"

With a baby on the way, Brent Willard will finally have an excuse to get him out of just about any social engagement he is invited to. "Oh, you want to know if I'm free anytime in the next three years? Sorry, I have to take care of the kid."

Now that his social calendar is clear, Brent can once again focus on his favorite hobby. "This is really going to be good for my gaming. All of the late nights and early mornings will allow me to update my market orders in EVE or run a few dailies in FFXIV. My wife will be singing my praises as I volunteer to take care of the crying kid in the middle of the night AND I will finally have the time to grind for that sick new mount that just came out, win-win."

Willard is also not concerned about the prospect of having to constantly hold the baby despite the fact that he will most definitely constantly have to hold the baby, "When I do have the time to sit at my desk and play now, I play holding a ten pound sack of flour in my left arm... uh, don't tell my wife that. Please don't tell my wife that."

Regardless of what his wife, his friends, his family, and his UPS guy keep telling him, Brent remains convinced that arrival of his first child will be a boon to his MMO lifestyle. "How hard can it be? You change a few diapers, you let the kid burp, and then he sleeps while you tank the boss of a veteran dungeon. Simple as that."