Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-6433273-20171231161124/@comment-7882956-20180225084601

There are very few times when my mother is actually supportive of us getting new video games? The last time she was like this, she was on the hunt for the Nintendo Switch last year because she wanted to get it for my for my birthday. She never found it on her own because they're always sold out or not in stock. But alas, on my birthday, while we were on vacation, we walked into a Target shop, expected it not to have it in stock (even the salesperson was doubtful it was there) and we came back out with a Switch. Wasn't even on sale or anything. Mom gave up because she was going crazy looking for one.

Now this time, I told her that Origin is having a sale on their games. My mother knows how much my sister and I love The Sims since the first game, and contemplated getting The Sims 4 for us without telling us. But she wasn't sure if she should because she didn't know how base games/expansions worked, so she just didn't buy it despite the sales slipping from her fingers. After I told her about the current sale, she basically sprung up and demanded I go buy it BECAUSE it's on sale lol.

My sister and I are spoiled, we know this. More recently, we could be doing better financially, so we try not to buy so much. But seriously. Mom doesn't normally get this excited about purchasing video games-