Anyone have parents that think your psycho for spending so much on paintball?

[DeathscytheSK]

I noticed that the X-valves are back in stock and I want to get one badly, but If I ask my dad if I can buy one, he will say "What the Heck, 225 is crazy!" and since I am kinda supposed to save for a car, but I make 250 every 2 weeks so I don't think its a big deal, but you know how parents are, they think your crazy for spending cash like that for a paintball gun, Whats in my mind right now is that, should I just use the classic valve and get a lvl 10 or get the x-valve, becuase I really want to be able to shoot out the competition, and my friend just got a 2k2 Cocker and I gotta show him what mags are all about heheh

[yeahthatsme]

i have to talk to my parents like every day for a week or 2 just to get them to let me get something... annoying but i can see where they're coming from...

[Gitaroo Man]

Well my parents won't let me buy a pball gun soo.....

[BobTheCow]

YES!!

yesyesyesyesyesyse YES!!
wow i am in EXACTLY the same boat!! st00pid parentals... of course, it'lll probly end up helpin me in the end... but i'd rather COMPLAIN RIGHT NOW WITH THE REST OF YOU!!! *waaaaahhhhh*

[DeathscytheSK]

Well the reason my dad would know about how much it is and all is becuase I don't think you can buy anything from the AGD store through money order, if they do accept money orders, then hell I would buy one, but if they only accept credit cards, then I would have to use my dad's and he would ask me, what is it for, I tell him a 225 dollar valve, wonder what he will say? But technically I work my azz off EVERY weekend becuase my dang work doesn't really let weekends off so I think I should be able to buy something that I want with MY OWN money if I want to

[FooTemps]

lets see, my parents think everything is expensive... i mean, they thought that a 75 dollar mag (someone offered it to me cheap because they felt like I should have one for trying so hard to get into paintball) was expensive. I mean, I have yet been allowed to buy a paintball part, but I hope that changes soon.

[The JOE]

Then perhaps I got lucky?

I got the set of parents that try to get me out on the weekends to go play. Always asking me if I've got a game organized (no commercial field) for the weekend or anything. They let me build my field on the only available land on... our land (right in full view of the road, but far enough away so that cars are in no danger at all.), so they let me kill off large sections of grass with bunkers and generally ruin the look of the place... lol...

So yeah, why did I reply? I dunno... completely off the topic... maybe for a different viewpoint?

(On the other hand, the rest of my family thinks a $300 Mag and $500 Autococker are crazy... whereas my parents are like - just so long as you have the money for it)

[Curly]

I had a lengthy reply in progress but somebody sent me a link which i accidently clicked and lost the text. Basically my parents are behind my playing paintball 100% as long as my grades are fine. They are willing to help pay for things such as tourneys when i have to travel because they do the same for my sister who plays softball. I tend to get along with them well and find them supportive of my paintball career.

[Smoke]

Because of paintball I'm broke. Oh well, you know what they say about money, you can't take it with you....

[ghideon]

Actually, yes. My parents do think I'm crazy for spending as much as I do (which isn't much by most standards in paintball). I also have a job....and I don't live at home...and I'm 25.

Actually my dad kinda understands, somewhat. He's a gun/shooter collector, so he understands the value, but when you take $800 for a paintball gun, he imagines what a nice REAL gun you mighta had.

[PsychoBaller]

Hehehh......

I kinda made an attempt to keep my parents out of my Spending for Paintball life.... they get kinda upset that I spend so much....

My father has never supported my paintball career.. and my mother has only just begun to kinda accept my gift.... hhhahahah... err... yah...

~da "parents are odd" baller

[banzaimf]

When I was but a wee lad, my dad thought PB as great. As he told me after HS, "I never had to worry about you getting into drugs, all your money went into paintball".

[rikkter]

my mom is behind me 100%. she even started playing like last month. as for the money. she doesn't mind. but i recently gave her 80 dollars in ones(plus other bills) for the edge kit for my gun

[SIGSays]

Originally posted by banzaimf
When I was but a wee lad, my dad thought PB as great. As he told me after HS, "I never had to worry about you getting into drugs, all your money went into paintball".

that's a good one.... but mosty of us can manage that on the side... lol... and my rents are buggin cuz they say i'm suppose to save for a car and i have no job... so they don't even know what i buy... they should have never game me my own visa/debit card... muahahaha!

[shartley]