I'm Married to a Madden Addict

 

I'm married to a Madden Addict and I've just about had enough. Its not that I don't support his hobby, because I do, but now its to a point where I can't even schedule things for the family in August because of the Madden release. He's missed Family Reunions, weddings, and even my birthday because of this Madden release. It never fails that in August I go from being a married woman with three kids, to a single woman with 4 kids. It's bad enough my husband; Shopmaster, still plays Madden like he just got the game yesterday, but he insists that this time of year is the most important time for him and his addiction. It's a time where he gets hyped about the new game and a time where other Madden Addicts like him salivate over the new information and news about the upcoming Madden version.

Every year I yell, "It's August, you've been playing that same stupid game for a year now, haven't you beat it yet?" You may laugh but even I know they haven't updated the online rosters for the last 6 to 8 months, yet he still has about 20-25 guys on his stupid friends list and visits his site www.maddenwars.com and mymaddenpad.com like its some kind of cult. Whenever I ask to use the computer, I have to wait until he finishes reading the latest Madden article on IGN or some other gaming site. It has gotten to the point where I have gone out to IGN and printed out articles for him to read just so I get a chance to use the computer. The homepage is set to the Madden Wars site, we have Madden cups, Madden T-shirts, Madden posters, he even has a room full of his Madden trophies from an off-line league, and has even marked up his 6 year old son with a Madden logo on his left arm; it took me hours scrubbing that thing off.

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