I was thinking of doing the same but it sucks that we even have to do that. I am the parent, not EA, I will decide what is right for my child. Hate that he has not been able to enjoy his Christmas gift to it full extent yet.
Unfortunately, this is the only solution. My son is 12 and football is life. It annoys the crap out of me that we have to jump through these hoops. Like you said, "I am the parent." Put the options in game for Christs sake, don't make the error message completely irrelavent to the actual problem. That is just terrible communication to consumers.
