My husband works hard every single day. When he gets home from work he loves to spend time with the kids. My kids and I go for walks so they can play Pokemon Go and I love it because they WANT to go outside, they WANT to go for walks. I do not play the game myself because I suck at it and I don t care to play because that is my choice. My husband (a step father to my kids) however is excited to install it and go for walks with the kids and play because now he has something the kids love to do and he can bond more with them.
Last night he was out walking with the kids around 7pm when he was waiting at a corner with the kids to cross the street. While he was walking someone shouted you are too old to play games, get a job . My husband let it go and assumed it was just some kids looking for a reaction. He then proceeded to walk towards our street and 2 ladies sitting on the porch also made a comment saying it is one thing to see kids playing this game, now we have grown adults playing this stupid game just loud enough that my husband could hear it clear. He stopped and told the kids to wait there on the sidewalk. He walked up to the house with the ladies on the porch and asked do you want to know a good reason why I play this game and they replied no. He turned around and kept walking back to the kids because he likely would have said something he could not take back and the kids were right there. He came home and told me everything.
My youngest son at 12 asked me why people laugh because they play this game. My heart broke when I had to explain some people like to think they are better/ cooler than everyone else. Shame on everyone trying to put a label on people playing this game, walking outside and enjoying time with their friends/ family while doing so. The fact that you think you are so much better than people playing this game is so sad. My husband was so excited to go do something with the kids and spend time with them instead he gets comments made directly at him because he is an adult walking with kids and has his phone up walking. You might not think that s quality time spent with kids but when they come home they tell me all the stories about how they caught this and their stepdad caught that. They talk about the funny things that happened while they were out for a walk with their stepdad. You people who judge people walking around playing this game even if they are young or old should be ashamed of yourself. That s their choice to spend the time they have after working 10-12 hour days they want they choose.

Signed
A mother of 2