This one is for all the kids..

[Digits]

On a scale from 1 to 5 how much do your parents support paintball..

1 - They despise it, you have to sneak money to even buy/play paintball, the cringe at the word paintball and do not support you playing it at all.

2 - They don't mind that you play but they won't pay for anything paintball related. They will drive you to paintball (if your under 16) if they have nothing better to do.

3 - They arn't 100% for it, but they understand why you like it and they will lend you money for paintball/buy paintball related items for you only on christmas/birthday's, but they would never buy you a whole gun. They've even played once or twice with you and will drive you to tournaments/paintball if you stress that it is really important to you/your team.

4 - They occasionally pay for a day of paintball for you, they will drive you almost whenever you want unless they are doing something extremelly important. They've even played paintball a few times and express that they enjoy it. They would buy you that special gun for christmas/your birthday because they know how much it means to you.

5 - They always pay for you playing paintball, and for buying anything paintball related. They are vairly avocate to extremelly avocate ballers themselves. They bought you that one special gun for no reason and have invested more in your setup then you have.




Mine are a 3

[Raven4000SX]

Kind of like number 2 for me. My dad understands the sport and doesn't mind me playing it. My mom believes it promotes violence and doesn't like me playing, but won't stop me. Neither will pay for my equipment or field fees since I have a job and I am old enough to pay for everything.

[Lethargic]

my mom is a 2, but my dad is a 4, so it all works out.

[bunkermaster10]

Probably a 4.5. I paid like 75% of my viking though and my mom paid for the rest. She's coming up to watch my team and be my pod lady this weekend. I should have some awesome pics of this coming weekend in my first real tourny. Seeing Dynasty, ton tons, and avalanche should be awesome.

[Fixion]

Both my parents are 3's. I would rate them 4's, except they never pay for any of my stuff, except clothes, school supplies, and food. But my dad does pay for car parts occasionaly and some of my gas, but I drive his car most of the time.

[R/\INM/\N]

i think i would call both my parents 4's. Even though my mom never plays with me she occasionally comes to whatch. My dad, on the other hand, has his own gun and also gets in the game most of the time i go.

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

3.5

[FooTemps]

-3.5

Yes, NEGATIVE on your scale. If you guys looked back at some of my earlier posts you would understand. I spent a total of 2 years trying to convince my parents that paintball wasn't the devil... and then when I failed, I just went to AO and asked for help... Didn't work very well so Tunaman got fed up with my problems and solved them for me by giving me a mag. Then I just went out with my friends to the field until now... Now I can drive :)

Oh, and 3 years after I started my paintball endeavor, they still don't approve/support my paintball addiction. lol, the more they try to discourage me the more they strengthen my love for paintball... My mom recently tried to ground me from paintball until I finished college, lol. (BTW: I'm still in high school. My mom wanted to ground me from paintball for 5 and a half years!)

[Gabriel]

mine are a 3-4. They both think it'S really cool, but can't take it as a 'serious' sport. Oh well. They buy me stuff for christmas if I write santa for it (that was a joke, just so you know). my dad loves it, but like I said doesn'T agree with me taking it serious.

Gabe

[NJPaint]

I am insulted, I don't fall in any of the categories. I demand a #6 be put in there for parents who advocate but don't spoil. My parents haven't paid for a dime of my paintball (except my AO jersey which was a bday present). They rarely give me rides. But they support my paintball expenditures avidly, just not financially. They come out and watch me play sometimes, they ask me about what is going on in the paintball world, etc. Though skeptical at first about how running around shooting people was productive, they saw how much fun I have and also realized that this wasn't some backyard game that I was playing, but rather that it was an evolving, highly physical sport. They support paintball as much as they do tennis (behind me fully, but I am responsible for my costs.


Their main thing is how dirty I get .

[TraXeR]

I'm at a 2. My dad knows I play, he doesn't care about it aslong as I don't always talk about it (VERT HARD to do ). He almost always drives me to the field but he'd never spend a DIME on it for me.

[WenULiVeUdiE]

3.5 My dad does play with me, but he doesnt pay for anything except entry and a little of the paint. Hes the cheapest person in the world.

[tony3]

My dad drives me to the field every weekend. He likes watching me play also. He won't buy anything for me really, but like if I need 20 bucks to have enough to buy paint, he'll give me the money. The most he's ever lent me was 200 for my impulse and didn't make me pay him back, even though I had 200 to pay him back with. He won't play paintball, I think he's afraid he's too old for it.

[TheLaxPlayer]

I'd have to say about 1.5

They let me buy stuff, Dad bids on EBay for me (my money). They won't make trips specifiaclly for paintball, but its okay if its on the way. Neither would lend me money, they think if I can't afford it, I don't get it. I agree.

[BobTheCow]

Probably like a 2.5... I occasionally get stuff for b-day/Christmas, and have gotten a ride once or twice, but nothing really more than that... they won't let me play if there's any sort of reason that could possibly be seen as a conflict.