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Dundracon '09

Posted by john

02/24/2009 - 00:31

I know I was supposed to post from Dundracon '09, but l was unable to attend. On that first day, Friday the 13th, my wife gave birth to my daughter. While she's 6 weeks early, she's doing pretty well, and will get to come home soon. Needless to say, the convention was right out of the question. However, there were a few convention experiences I did have during that weekend -

Staying up weird hours.
Sleeping in a chair.
Paying too much for food cause you don't want to/can't leave the building.
Running into people you used to know (true story - my wife knew one of her nurses from an after school activity)
Making new friends.

When I found out I was going to be a parent, I looked for posts and articles by other gaming parents. One blog I found was Wired's Geek Dad. He has posts on teaching kids to game, a starter guide for gaming with your kids, and setting up a gaming group with your kids. I also got some good advice from the meetup group I'm a member of on gaming and parenting, which I will share. I hope those of you who regularly read this blog and have kids share some of your best pieces of advice with us in the comment section.

Posted by John

02/24/2009 - 11:41

I may try to make it out to

I may try to make it out to Kublacon this year, maybe just for a day. Kublacon seems real kid friendly, so I'll probably be dragging my daughter along when she gets a little older.

Posted by Mike

02/24/2009 - 09:59

I'm glad you had a fun time

I'm glad you had a fun time at your unexpected visit to Babycon 09.

Do you think you'll be able to head to Kublacon? I'm planning on running a few games of Maid RPG there.

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