bah, my mom is unenlightened

[RoboBeaver]

this sucks

my mother is really making me angry, she wont support me playing paintball, it took me 30 minutes to get her to recognize that paintball was a sport. she says that paintball is training for army situations, sure thats what it started out as, but its changed so much.

can anyone give me some statistics, or facts to help convince her that shes wrong and she should support me playing paintball jsut like she would if i was playing baseball

thanks

[toymyster]

What do you mean by "support"?? How about getting a job, being responsilble, and "support"ing yourself!!! Then when she sees the positive change, you can tell her it's because of paintball, that'll change her mind!!!

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

Pay for yourself, and quit whining.

Your lucky your mother lets you play at all.

[magman#1]

paintball is way more expensive than baseball. and i'm not convinced it's a sport.

[RoboBeaver]

i meant support, like agree with the fact that i play paintball and encourage it, ive bought every last bit of everything paintball related with my own money from my own job, i worked all summer to buy my rt mag. and i have payed all my paint and field fees with my own money.

i meant support as in, moral support, not money support, and im not whining, i was just trying to convince my mom that paintball isnt abunch of kids in the woods trying to kill each other.

[elpimpo]

dude... good luck. my mom hates paintball. some how all of my money left once i started playing and she doesnt like that

[FooTemps]

hey, instead of not helping him and telling him to suck it up, why dont' you give him more constructive advice?

robobeaver, I went through that same crap 3 years ago. Search for the threads parents and paintball, there should be plenty of tips

[RoboBeaver]

well i argued for awhile, and tey finally agree that it is a sport, and i think i got them to realize it would be better for them to encourage me playing paintball rather than not playing and sitting at home on the computer. my stepdad still hates guns, and paintball guns are guns just like a shotgun is a gun in his wierd mind. oh well.

[FooTemps]

here's the first thread:

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16506

here's the second:

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18709

one more for ya:

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19464

[AGDlover]

Paintball has games and turnys, who says its not a sport?

[FallNAngel]

she says that paintball is training for army situations, sure thats what it started out as

Where did you get the idea that it started as training for army situations?

[Head knight of Ni]

Where did you get the idea that it started as training for army situations?

People often generalize between paintball and the army's paint encapsulated bullet thanks to that child's play three.

[RoboBeaver]

you mean it started as a sport, im not big on my paintballhistory, i just assumed. well if it started as a sport thats even better for my argument

[Chronobreak]

no started in the woods by farms.far from a sport

good luck my parents never supported me playing. they let me pay and helped with my FIRST marker purchase (spyder compact) thats about it. ever since ive payed for EVERYTHING with my own $ as i think most people should.

is it a sport? yes
is it a sport at the level you are playing? no, its probly more like a hobby

[Mrs.EatEmAlive]

I am a mother of 2(toolfan is my son) and I have been playing paintball consistantly since Jan of this year. I absolutely love this sport. Has your mom ever gone to see you play? You should invite her and she can see how much fun it is...you could be doing worse things. Don't get discouraged & what ever you do, don't stop playing paintball. Its great exercise, you meet great people & you have fun. What more can a mom want? Oh and make sure you clean your room so she can't hold that against you