ARG!!! ANOTHER Parents & Paintball...

**epterry** · 02-21-2002, 09:35 PM

you said something about they had to fill out the waver or are you old enough to fill it out yourself?

**FooTemps** · 02-21-2002, 09:36 PM

Well, I still need parent/guardian permission. I could use white carbon copy paper and make tons of copies of signed waivers...

I know people are reading this... Don't just read it! RESPOND!

**Kaiser Bob** · 02-21-2002, 10:02 PM

As far as the field thing, they really wont know if you came to the field with a forged release form, nor would they really care. As far as the rides... suck it up man, you have no car yet so you are a mooch, cant help it. If you love paintball so much youll swallow your pride and take whatever ride you can get

**FooTemps** · 02-21-2002, 10:04 PM

damnit... I'm too proud to swallow it down!

lol... I'll try.

**MantisMag** · 02-21-2002, 10:14 PM

i think it must be an asian thing. i have problems asking for a ride too. i don't know why. i have no problems accepting rides when they're offered. i just don't like asking for favors. personally if i was you i would let all of my friends who play know about my situation and hint subtly, or not so subtly, that perhaps they should remember to invite me when they go. it means that you go when they want to. but at least you don't have to do something like "hey wanna go paintballing this weekend? cool you're driving!"

**FooTemps** · 02-21-2002, 10:18 PM

Well crap... I asked my parents if I could go paintballing this weekend and they said yes... I invited my friend and now they(parents) say no! THIS IS PISSING ME OFF!!!

**InfinatyBPS** · 02-21-2002, 10:19 PM

I know how u feel...kinda...

I have an incredibly hard time to get to a feild, my father wants to spend as little time with me as possable, I am in Southern california for a week, and you know there are great feilds over here. He dosen't mind staying at strangers houses all day to fix their computers and somtimes dosent even get payed yet when I wonna go play paintball he said he dosen't want to waste time. Like it would be realy hard to just chill out for a few hours at a feild. And its almost always like this, he has a fit everytime I want to play paintball. Luckily I started my own team and I can hitch a ride with the other captain of the team... But otherwise I would get to play paintball 2 times a year... It realy pisses me off that he dosen't care enough about my happiness to take me somewhere once a freaking month. It just seems wrong, anyone else think this? Sorry I am venting on ur thread Foo but I just think this is totaly wrong. Jeesh I don't know, I was realy pissed at him yesterday, and now im pissed again...

**FooTemps** · 02-21-2002, 10:23 PM

Same story infantry... Same story... I live in WA and there's splat attack here. Damn nice fields and damn nice people there too. My parents don't really care about my happiness right now, all they really care about is my future. I want to play but they just say no or they just ignore me. Then they go and compain about my 3.54 grade average...

**raehl** · 02-21-2002, 11:19 PM

www.high-school-paintball.com.

If there's anything you want me to put there that'll help you, LMK.

- Chris

**nastymag** · 02-22-2002, 01:07 AM

luckly my dad paintballs , he shots a automag. we about once a month , and me and my freinds go about once a month , so its twice a month. try to get your dad into paintballing. if not then suck up your pride and hitch rides. ive taken rides with people i dont even know ( paintballers though) twice. hahah cant stop the addiction.

**FooTemps** · 02-22-2002, 01:31 AM

Sure then... I guess I'll suck up my pride and hitch a ride...

**Cardinal_Biggles** · 02-22-2002, 02:46 AM

Where abouts in WA?

I live in Tacoma, and have an alright team with a few maggers. Have you ever been to KC Crusaders or Hole In The Wall? I think they're both much better than Splat Attack. The store is good, but they have some bogus refs. It's a little off topic, but we might be able to start a team AO WA and stuff. PM me if you're interested.

**Additude** · 02-22-2002, 04:34 AM

Re: ARG!!! ANOTHER Parents & Paintball...

Originally posted by FooTemps
I have so many of these friggin threads that I lost count!
Ok, now that I have a paintball gun I'm sorta happy... MY ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME USE IT!!! They refuse to take me to the field and sign the waivers.

Any methods on trasportation besides taking the bus(can't take metro or county bus cuz it still won't reach the fields)?

I'm planning on going broke off a taxi right now. It should worry my parents enough that they'll take me... I mean, would you let your kid pay 200 dollars for a taxi just to get to the paintball field and back?

ALSO: Don't mention paying my parents per ride. I already tried that. Please don't tell me to get rides with friends either, I kinda lose face when I invite a friend to paintballing and ask them for a ride.

Foo, you said they wouldn't let you play paintball but you didn't say WHY they wouldn't let you play. Maybe your parents have a good reason....or maybe you haven't taken the time out to sit down with them and talk about it in the right way.

I won't amuse myself trying to figure out your parents reasoning, but the one thing I can tell you about your parents is that they are responsible. Responsible as adults and responsible for you and your actions.

Now your contemplating to commit deceit, fraud and jeopardize the trust your parents have in you just to play paintball? Are you willing to make that sacrifice?

Why don't you re-direct your energies and thoughts? Channel those energies into something positive that both you and your parents can live with.

I think you need to sit down with your parents and have a sincere, serious and mature discussion with them about paintball. They will listen to you if you are in control and serious. Initiate the meeting. Rehearse your questions and anticipate your answers. Negotiate for a settlement that is a win-win. You don't know what a "win" situation is for them unless you negotiate. What are you willing to give up for what you want? Are you willing to quit paintball and never discuss it again if you are injured? Will your parents give you the opportunity to prove to them that you can be responsible with a serious sport? These are just a few things to think about and discuss with your parents.

Don't cop-out and go behind your parents back to get what you want, take the high road and have some self respect, talk to them face to face. Your parents will melt with your maturity and reconsider their position.

**scrambler** · 02-22-2002, 06:37 AM

I'm a parent

I'm truley sorry to here parents don't get into your interests, but on the other side what do you do to piss them off? Do you have chores you ***** about and not get done? Do you talk to them level headed about how things are going in your life? To let you know i have a 12ve year old that i take and play along with his buddies which takes 2 vechiles i make my wife drive then she goes to mall. But every kid has chores and saves money to paintball then i take them out to eat if i have extra money, i'm the only parent that does this, with there parents permission to sign waivers. Maybe this doesnt help much but like previous thread you need to sit down and have a serious talk with parents and your dad needs to understand that he has all the time to himself after your out on your own, that time with your kids is the most important thing. This probably doesn't help much but you wanted replys if you was closer i'd give you a ride..

Bill
A proud Parent

ARG!!! ANOTHER Parents & Paintball...

ARG!!! ANOTHER Parents & Paintball...

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