I was moved when Sam told me that day after Christmas, that you loved me very much.
You told me you knew we loved you because we bought you a Wii.
That moved me so much.
I know Jimmy felt the same, but didn't have the vocabulary to express it in the same way.
But I have a confession to make.
Well, the truth is, Sam and Jimmy, we played it before we gave it to you.
By the time you read this I hope you will see how parenting is about compromises. And that your parents are doing the best they could to give you the most enriching childhood.
We had to make sure it worked.
It was second hand (Remember you're not just Chinese, you're Aussie too, and it's ok to have second hand stuff). Wii u would have been too complicated for you.
And then we played it again to make sure it was reliable.
And then we played it to make sure the driving function worked for Mario Kart. We both agreed it was at a level you can pick up easily.
And then we played it to make sure Super Mario Brothers was not too hard for you. And it was. Alas it will be a few good months or a year before you can play it.
We foresee that in the near future you will need additional variety in the form of Mario Galaxy 2.
In the mean time we'll be sure to buy it and road test it to learn how to best support you both in that.
And also we will work on getting friends over to test out the 4 player functionality in Smash Brothers so it is ready for your kids parties.
Love,
Your workingonit dad
PS. We have been checking it works every night to make sure it doesn't fail on you when you need it the most.
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