She Did What?

Well, lots of people get asked this question: "Who got you into playing World of Warcraft?" Well, some say, "My dad did." Sometimes, "My brother." Rarer, "My sister." But when someone asks me who got me into World of Warcraft, their jaws drop.

"She did WHAT?"

The answer I have given seems to astonish them. I simply state again, "My mother got me into World of Warcraft."

It all started back in 2008, mid-way through February. I couldn't help but notice my mother was playing this awesome online game. I figured it was something new, one of those "downloadable 3D games." But as I watched, it was too good to be one of those.

"What are you playing, Mom?" I asked. She simply replied, with a smile, "One of the best games I've ever played. This is World of Warcraft." My mother, whom was 43 at the time (I was 18), was running around a place she called "Outland" with a Level-70 named "Wellwellwell." She kept going places that astonished me. I asked her, "Any places outside of Outland?" She chuckled, and logged off. "I'm gonna show you more." She logged into another character, Level 28, named "Dittobabey." And she showed me all sorts of places; Darnassus, Exodar, Stormwind, and Ironforge. They were all lovely places, and the graphics awed me. Finally, time came to go grab sodas from the gas station. I couldn't help but ask her more questions, which she kept answering. Finally, she asked ME something.

"You seem to like it. I still owe you a Christmas present, and I know what to get you. Julie is going to town tonight; I'll hand her $50 and tell her to pick up the Battle Chest."

I smiled, and nodded. That night, when Julie got back, my mom and I set up World of Warcraft on my desktop. I created my account, and made my first character: A hunter, named Menardi. She took time out of Outland, and came to help me out, introduce me to trades, and even helped me tame my first pet: a rare wolf over in the Ironforge area. Since then, we’ve been playing together, and though I transferred Menardi (now Level 73) to Wyrmrest Accord, the two of us still play on Misha.

So, every time someone asks me who got me into playing World of Warcraft, I can say, with pride, "My mother got me into playing World of Warcraft!"

David