Some people get so engrossed in MMOG's like Second Life that it's difficult to tell if they're actually talking about a game or something that's happened in the real world. Richie's posted up a perfect example - read this account of a player whose heart is truly broken when her baby fails to be delivered, bearing in mind it's an in-game baby akin to a tamagotchi:I was thrilled when I got married. I had dreams of marital bliss and many babies.
Just a few short weeks after I got married, I went to a well known baby place and I oohed and ahhed over all the cute baby things, the sweet sounds that the babies made, the adorable little babies themselves. I asked my hubby if we could start our family. When he agreed, I made the purchase of the baby. Only the baby, though. I was told that since it was only the baby, that it wouldn't take long. Excellent! I made my own shapes, since that is what I do. My friends and my hubby shared my excitement. We couldn't wait on the birth of our first son. Friends were giving me gifts, my mother in law was spoiling me to no end. I even bought us a new house. Made one of the rooms off the master bedroom into an adorable little nursery with a set that I had bought at the clinic. Such a beautiful nursery.
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