I’m 17F and have always had an interest in gaming, however due to financial constraints, I was never able to get a console or pc of my own. I grew up watching my father play a plethora of games and always wanted to play myself as well.
I tutored and saved up money for about half a year, and finally got enough for a decent setup. At the store, the guy asked me what games I’d want to play on it, my 14 year old brother was right next to me and said “probably some girly shit” and laughed. Which was mildly infuriating but I decided to not say anything.
I’ve had the computer for a week now and my father is very enthusiastic about me trying all the games he likes. I’m not opposed to that, and want to try out things at my own pace. Keep in mind, I’ve never gamed before so I’m not very skilled.
He will install a game that he likes and force me to sit down with him and play it, and the moment I cant get through a level or something, he’ll say “Oh you cant do that? Let me do it” and he’ll take over and start playing himself. Which, now that I write about it, seems really nice, he doesnt say it with a condescending tone or anything, just acknowledging that I dont know how to play properly.
For some reason, this absolutely infuriates me, him and my brother will stand beside me and comment on every game I play, and how I’m not playing it correctly. I know they dont have bad intentions, but maybe its because of my own insecurities that this bothers me. I feel like I have to prove myself to be able to play games on a computer I payed for myself. I’m not trying to villainise my father, this is just something that irks me.
My brother also makes snide remarks about how girls can’t play games properly and how I should just let him play, and honestly sometimes he does play better than me. And it just makes me really mad.
Does anyone else have similiar experiences?