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

[RamboPreacher]

my parents don't know how much I spend on paintball. part of it has to do with the fact that I am older than dirt and I don't need to tell them and the other part is that I don't really know how much I spend on paintball.

[Scootyd]

It only gets worse as you get older.

I am 30+ have a tech job, two houses, kids and a wife that can't understand why I can have all the paintball stuff I have and still need anything. She thinks her spyder compact is comparable to my mags.

When I was in high school I raced motocross. My dad had 3 practice tracks for me and my brother. Years later he confided in me that as long as he heard bikes cutting practice laps, he new we weren't getting into any trouble. So parents supporting their children's activities appearantly can work.

As for my dads take on my paintball expenses. He says that he has his cars to restore and I have my paintball to play so it's a wash since neither is a necessity

[ShooterJM]

My parents don't care. I'm 23, haven't lived with my parents (barring one summer) since I was like 17 or 18. They know it makes me happy and that I pay all my bills and (other then school loans and a car payment) aren't in TOO much debt. You only go around one time right? Follow three simple rules!

1. Do what's right.

2. Do what's fun and makes you happy.

3. Make sure rule 2 doesn't interfere or take priority over rule number 1.


That's it!

[BTAutoMag]

just dont tell them the accual price youre accualy paying. my mom still thinks that paint cost 30$ a case

[hitech]

Originally posted by DeathscytheSK
Anyone have parents that think your psycho for spending so much on paintball?

No, but my wife does!

[BTAutoMag]

Originally posted by hitech

No, but my wife does!

have you tried getting her to play and get involved

[FreshmanBob]

My parents used to live in an old army barracks that they rented for like 20 bucks a month w/ out heat, so they still think everything is overpriced. I just gotta argue enough and reason with them and i can usually spend my own damn money. Of course I shouldn't have to argue if its my money but o welllll.

[Python14]

My parents haven't straight out said that they don't want me spending money, but they try an pressure me alot. My dad always says that when he was a kid, his dad didn't help him or bother him about his interests, but ofcoarse, he and his dad(my grandad) both loved Golf. I, for most intents and purposes, hate golf and have made that known. And in all honesty, I love my dad with all my heart, but I think he decided that he is just gonna not have interest in whatever I do besides golf.

But either way, I usually have to hide my paychecks so may parents don't know whether I am buying things or not(they check my check book on occasion).

[Xen]

My parents did till I showed them that I wont stop

And my dad plays now so its MUCH easier to buy PB stuff

[magmonkey]

hehehe i counted up the retail value of my markers and since 1989 i have over $14000.00 in gear never mind the cases and cases and cases of paint

[Schnitzel]

well, when i started a few years ago, my dad bought my brother and i starter spyders, and he bought himself a Spyder SE. He told us that we needed to pay for as much paint expenses as we could, and performance upgrades were on us. of course, we pushed the envelope, and simply couldn't tweak anymore to our liking. so i then bought my own minimag, and then eventually sold it and moved to a black emag, and then my ULE-mag. so far on marker expenses for the ULE alone, i've spent $1445 (and ive worked it out that i have saved 50% on retail). i've easly spent triple that upgrading my spyder/minimag/emag.

after i got my minimag, i convinced my dad (through performance alone), that mags were superior to spyders and that he should consider 'upgrading'.

so i hooked him up with some sweet deals (mucho kudos to RogueFactor for them), and he ended up saving 50% of what i paid for the same marker. so i guess we're even on the level of expenses.

now i must point out that i've only held one summer job, and before that i made $15 a week. i really dont know how i came up with the money, and i'm surprised that my parents trust me enough to not consider that i may have paid illegally (not that i ever have,, nor ever will).

i must also admit that i have spent a lot on PB, and some call me crazy for it. i'm sometimes known at school as "the guy that spent $1500 on a paintball gun that shoots 20 BPS".
but im happy my parents know that im not a drug dealer. and i know that PB has kept me out of a lot of trouble.

[TheJester]

yea, everytime i get something in, my dad is like, now what do you need that for?

[*ArKfEaR*]

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

Originally posted by DeathscytheSK
and my friend just got a 2k2 Cocker and I gotta show him what mags are all about heheh

Exactly, how bad mags are compaired to cockers.

[DeathscytheSK]

This is how I see it, I spend 225 for the X-valve, and then my gun will be able to take on any gun at the field and I won't feel like I will need a better gun to be able to play against them, and I will have this gun alot longer, so I don't really see it as a big deal, but man I hate it when you want to plan on buying something then something else comes to your mind and you gotta choose, right now I got both the X-Valve and a 42cc motored Go-ped that goes 37 mph in my mind, Hard to choose...

[chw32587]

yeh..

my mom used to think i was crazy 4 spendin that much..my dad still think i am... but like they used to no let me buy nothin.. but now they see how much im into it and they treat it just like anyother sport...my sister does cheerleadin and they spend like 600 bucks on 1 uniform.. and thats just retarded.. so they let me spend my money on what i want now....