Not For You

Growing up in a household with 4 older brothers really pushed the idea of gaming on me as a serious hobby. I remember for Christmas 2001, we all pooled our present quota together to get the new Gamecube system. I never thought it was strange that I was the only one of my girlfriends to have an interest in video games, and I even tried to introduce gaming to my friends when they came over to my house with no avail. As I hit adolescence I realized that gaming wasn't marketed towards women and I started being embarrassed to talk about my interest in video games openly.