Hi, Once again I found myself amused the other day when I was considering what to write for our Xrio blog, I decided to have a look and see if there was a term for gaming widow mothers yet since my blog some months ago about my son, but alas I haven’t started a trend but for those who did not see my last blog you can get the drift below!

Some months ago I decided to do some research to see if there were any others out there who have a member of their family so wrapped up in online gaming that they feel like a "widow" and I came across this on Wikipedia. It reads as follows:

"A gamer widow is a term for those who have a relationship with a gamer (one who plays video games, be it on a console or on the computer) who pays more attention to the game than to their partner. It is similar in concept to the football widow."

I found this amusing because it didn't even cross my mind that there was an entire network of people out there feeling just like me!

Well yes my name is Shelley Wilson and I am a gaming widow mother! My 17 year old son Luke is an online gamer (maybe I will start that self-help group!) and I hardly ever see him. However, I hear him, oh you know what I mean if you are in the same boat as me, for all you parents out there who have children who play computer games you will recognise, the ranting, the shouting, "sniper behind you", the background noise of an army of men running incessantly across cobbles! sound familiar? Yes? Well then you probably know that is a game called counter-strike and if you have heard your child shouting these terms randomly and continuously every evening you may feel the same as me? sometimes I wish he was playing some loud obtrusive music at 100 decibels instead, oh dear what am I saying! What ever happened to playing out on your bike? Whip and top, marbles, or going to the local youth club? Oh how things change. Well anyway, my son knows what he wants and how he wants it when it comes to online gaming - his clan is dedicated to their clan matches and competitions. They are always trying to improve, ping times, latency, lagging, registration speeds etc and optimising everything to get the best possible game, and luckily due to the company I work for Xrio we have more than enough bandwidth and quality for him as our products address this. So as the Sales director of Xrio Limited I decided to take my son's experience and tell others about our products which are perfectly positioned for serious online gamers, to give quality of service which prioritises their traffic above everything else and give them reduced hops etc, and it works with any broadband lines (2 or more) this product is here now so gamers everywhere have a look at it, with your help we will make this the best product in the market for you!

If you wish to share your experience or thoughts about this or provide feedback on how you would like to see this product working for gamers please feel free to leave your comments about what is most important to you.

All the very best until the next time!