Hmm.. same thing happened with me in highschool..
i was limmited to 1hr per day to play games on weekdays, and on weekends i spend most of my time out with friends.

but it is understandable, at highschool, most wouldnt notice the true significance of grades.. only time i realized how important they are is when i applied for universities. by then it was too late, my grades werent so impressive.

so then i had to take the long-road to get a job that can help me get by in life.. i took different collage certs and diplomas, worked in diff types of jobs (the shittiest one was a door-to-door salesman.. and it was during summer). in those times i barely had any time to do anything for myself.

4 years of that.. i finally got a decent 9-5 job. currently a Security Analyst... and now.. i get to play as MUCH games as i want after work and during weekends ^_^. usually weekends i spend almost an entire day playing games or with friends.,.. weekdays im too tired to go out so i just sit there and play games after dinner.

so.. i guess if i paid more attention to school in the first place.. i wouldnt need to struggle for 4-5 years to get where i am now.