Tug of War

So I've been playing this game for the last few days. As in since Sat. Evening. It's Sims 3
I used to play the Sims when I was in college or high school or something... ( gosh that's sad I can't remember... ) but anyway ... I got really into then and now I am again. I also have come to conclude WHY I  get so addicted as well.

1. The building of the house. I LOVE it. I think it's the funnest part of the game... It's just super interesting and completely distracting too me. 
2. The distraction in general. It's on of the few games that clears my head of thought. I don't have a "i should..." "i need...." or "crap..." going on at all. It's not like I zone out b/c well... I have a 1 year old... I can't... BUT it stops the worry
3. The money spending and career goals. I have said once before how I use Retail Therapy to mule through things and when you have a young family, it's not a good form of therapy for sure. In the game... you can become a millionaire in a day and spend spend spend... SO... it takes that need away for me. Careers in it excel super fast... you get promoted and move up and on really fast. Again...it's another "me living through the game" moment. It's not like i want to be super wealthy or have a super busy crazy job. I just like the "having a nest and feeling comfortable" aspect of it. Where in real life it's more like "let's see.... diapers or 3 days worth of food?" ... thhht. :P

But...yea there's some few things I've mulled over. Now let's explain WHY I've had to mull over. Ever since i started playing... Sat. Evening mind you... Proto Man is going crazy that I'm addicted. He's acting like a little kid almost at times with whining about how I need to get off. I'm not neglecting any duties, I'm not spending LONG hours playing... but he's insistent that I'm "addicted" and constantly nags me about it. I did play until 3am that first night. (yes i know thats late) and he FREAKED. " i can't believe you stayed up that late, if you talk about being tired today i'm not sympathetic, we have a baby "what if she woke up at 4 or 5?! you would have only gotten an hour of sleep" So... yea some are valid points but I looked beyond that and just kept hearing the selfishness of it.

 Proto Man is selfish in many aspects. It's the unknowing but also not caring selfish. He's the kind of selfish that if we're all at a party he'll have 2nds or 3rds w/o asking if everyone has had 1sts yet. and if called out on it he'll just shrug and say "opps" or "my bad" or "oh sorry" but then continue to load his plate. 

but yea... I don't like being accused of being addicted to something after 2 days of playing it (where again really...he HAS no room to talk about games or technology time spending) and also being accused of playing the game during T's naps as "what about our baby?!" talks to come forth. 

blah!!! i'm just upset. and of course... same ol' same ol' me will just bottle it up and not talk b/c I don't want to OVER explain things and listen to senseless logic. 

Yes that was mean but dang it.... there's some resentment right now. 

=P!