Do any of these stories sound familiar to you?

At Home:
--A mother has difficuty getting her child to do chores because he/she is occupied all th time playing computer game after school.
--A husband finds his wife increasingly neglecting her family duties. It is a cause of irritation at family gatherings, and the phone bill has risen astronomically to an on-line service number.
--A person connects to the internet at 9:00 PM and suddenly he/she discovers it is drawn and he/she has not left the computer.

At School:
--A child's grades fall and the teacher notes that he/she is falling asleep in class.

At Work:
-- An employee starts to fall behind at work.
--A corporate department head stays late each night to meet deadlines.