The family that plays together, stays together

My mother (Sweetelfette/Hitmanslady: Dentarg), my father (Himantheone: Dentarg), my brother (Hitmanjr: Dentarg), and I (Watchitibite, Deadhitgirl, Ibublaway: Dentarg), all began playing World of Warcraft a little over three years ago.

We were growing apart in real life, each of us going our own ways to do our own things. My father's friend suggested to him that he play World of Warcraft with him. Dad saw this as an opportunity to have fun while bringing us all back together. It would be something that we would all enjoy, because we were all gamers at heart.

That's when our adventure began. Mom and Dad rolled tauren shamans, my brother rolled a tauren hunter, and me being me, I decided to roll an undead warlock.

We leveled together, all reaching level 70 a couple of months later. As we played we slowly began to come back together, smiling and laughing at all of the things this wonderful game has to offer. Eventually, we were close again. We formed a guild named Elite Renegades at War and began to raid.

What started out a WoWing family of four (Technically a family of seven, five kids and two parents. My younger brothers only play on occasion.) ended up becoming a big family of well over one hundred. We enjoy laughing and messing around with our guildies, most of whom we have become very close with.

People often criticize an entire family playing, but there are others who are in awe ("I wish my parents played!")

World of Warcraft brought us back together as a family. Don't be afraid to introduce your parents to a game. They might actually get interested, and even though you think that you might be annoyed with your old-timers asking you how everything works or for help, you'll actually come to appreciate the time that you spent together. It may seem like a little thing, but truly gaming together can be an enjoyable experience for the entire family.

And if you ever want to become part of what is sometimes know as "The Hitman Family," pop by Dentarg and whisper Hitmantheone, current guildmaster and head of the family of Elite Renegades at War.