Video Games - Fun but time-consuming

Here are some of the video games I used to play as a kid. If I am being completely honest video games can be a lot of fun, but they can also be very harmful. I remember as a kid playing all of these games with my siblings, cousins, parents, and even my nana. I have great memories of it and I felt like it was a great thing to bring us together. However, I also noticed times when my mom had to give my sister and me a two-hour limit on the Xbox whenever we got a new game because we would get caught up in beating it. I loved playing outside as a kid, and I'm grateful my parents had rules on it because I would hate to look back and see that video games took over my life. As I got into high school I just completely took video games off my phone and I have a personal rule to mainly only play video games if it's with others. This has helped me not to get distracted by video games and waste a lot of time in my life. Nowadays, I rarely ever play video games. But I often think about what video game boundaries I'll create for my own future children. I don't think it is good to restrict video games, but I do think it is important to have boundaries on video games. I personally feel that video games should be used in moderation, haha.