Does anyone else have the same problem with thier parents?

[amrani]

ok, like i said before, i cant move posts. im not a mod. i asked a mod to move the thread, but so far to no avail. if you had read all the posts before you dicided to flame me, then you would realize this. i accidently posted in the wrong forum. once again if you had read the posts, you would have realized this. it doesnt do any good to flame someone for something that has already been brought up by someone and addressed by the thread started before. it just gets you embarassed because you were too lazy to read the posts before flaming someone. if i could move a thread, i would, but as you see, i dont have many posts so im obviously not a mod. seriously, it annoys me the iq that some of the poeple here must have. good job trying to be cool and just seeming stupid to all those who actually read the posts.

and any way, that says off topic fourm. meaning not relating to paintball, which this does, indeed relate to paintball.

[SAW]

I just thought the picture was funny. Sorry if you took that personally....

[amrani]

sorry about flaming about flaming

im just slightly annoyed at the moment for reasons id rather not post (hope people understand rather than flame/annoy me ) and no they dont have to do with my parents whom i am very greatful towards

[Conversekidz]

amrani got picowned

sorry i couldn't help myself.


But I will say it again, when will it stop? I have been playing paintball now off and on for 8+ years, longer if you count the very first time I played. First time playing the field only have bushmaster pumps cause semi's hadn't taken off yet. But back to my point. When will it stop? meaning if you get the grip frame then what? a new rail? valve? new XYZ cause your friend got one and you want one. Next it is the HPA system so you can shoot just that more regular. I bet your parents feel that way, that if it isnt this one thing, it will be another one. If you could go to your parents and show them that this is the only upgrade you want then maybe they will let you.

[amrani]

hey thanks for the help converse

yea, now that i look back at it it was kinda funny, but inapropriate all the same

[Sac]

my parents used to tell me that when i was a noob and had a spyder i was upgrading, now they dont even ask what gun im buying/trading for. they'll come around when you get more and more into the game.

[White_Noise]

my parents have always allowed me to spend my own money on my paintball stuff with not too much hesitation. until this past year, id need to borrow money or their credit card but would pay them back and theyd know what i was getting. however, lately i just buy whatever i want/can afford and then tell them after i get it. maybe thats why i dont have any $$$ and alot of markers.....

give it some time, keep asking, and mention that atleast the $$$ isnt being used for drugs.

[Miscue]

In hindsight, I WISH I saved every last dime when I was a teenager. I blew thousands on stuff I didn't need. What I do need is appliances, carpet, something to sit on, and a table to eat on instead of the floor. Hell, my computer is on the floor right now.

But what did I do recently? Spent $2500+ on stereo equipment... and I still sit on the floor to eat.

Just remember, you'll regret it later - but be glad you did at the time... and you won't learn your lesson. To hell with it all... have fun!

[coyote]

You missed mt point...

A lot has been posted since my last words words, and I haven't read it.

Amrani...Until you reach the day where you pay for the home you live in, the food you eat, the cloths you wear, and everything else you still won't understand the concept of what is "your money".

I understand that you want the independance to spend what money you have earned. But your parents seem to be trying to teach you a greater lesson.

They seem to be doing a good job. You seem like a nice bright kid. Have a little faith in them.

[Evil1]

My parents didn't like me spending my money on paintball either. I am an only child but I always had step-sisters and they were always allowed to spend money on all kinds of stupid crap without getting flak for it. If I even wanted to spend $5 on paintball I got the 3rd degree all of the time. I worked from a young age though. I would work with my grandpa doing masonry during my summers when I was off of school from 6th-11th grades and I would work with my dad doing HVAC work. I would thread gas pipes and get fittings ready for him and do some of the wiring, so I always had a good amount of money to spend and had nice bank account for my age. I never asked my parents for money to play, but they would always give me trouble about paintball. I am 23 years old now, I have a very well paying job, and I live with my fiancee and I still get the 3rd degree from them if they know I am going to play or just bought a new gun or something. My mom doesn't really bother me about it anymore, but when my fiancee told my dad how much my alias cost after she bought it for my 23rd birthday, I thought he was going to have a heart attack and then proceeded to tell I was crazy for owning a gun thats worth more than my car. As a matter a fact, he doesn't even refer to paintball as paintball. He calls it "the stupid game me and all of my homo friends play" or something to that nature.

[SlartyBartFast]

its not that my rof isnt high enough, just i have a completely stock mag and if i could just get a gas trhough grip and some hoses maybe a new frame

Ahh.

But there's the problem. There's absolutely no LOGICAL argument for any paintball "upgrade".

"Upgrading" in paintball would be as logical as your brother having to buy a new Ipod (as that was your counter example) each and every time they changed the current colour scheme or the capacity increased. Accessories for the Ipod (and stereo equipment) often come with easily demonstrated functions, advantages, and improvements. Except to a paintball junkie, most paintball accessories add value and functions that are only in the eye of the beholder.

Hell, the most popular "upgrade" seems to be changing the annodizing.

With Mags, you'd be better off trying to line up selling your current Mag and buying a new RTPro or TACOne. Or one of the variations from he dealers.

[Twitch04]

way i see it if ur not 17 or 18 and driveing yet..your still under there roof there carea and there budget. i would sugest getting their apporval. but if u still dont want to listen go buy a pack of gum...tell them u bought something other then paintball stuff...and go get the paintball item u want.

[amrani]

i wish i could do something to that nature, twitch, cuz that would mean there is a paintball store near by, but there isnt, so i have to buy off the net, requiring a credit card.

i tried talking to them again, and to my suprise, they had come here and read this thread (they search the histroy on the comp regularly). they saw how much i wanted to get these few things for my marker, and after a small converstation/debate, they agreed to let me spend my money as i please for now.

the ultimatums they gave were as folows though

1. cant spend over 10% of my yearly income on paintball (i asked if playing counted in that
10% and they decided that it should not)

2. i have to keep giving to charity (not realy a problem)

3. i had to give them 2.5% of the money i spent on excess parts (aka upgrades) {it was for
some reason like use of thier credit card that i came up with to really seal the deal}

thanks for all those who helped i really probally would have never come up with that 2.5%
thingy without some of the posts here (the one who said i paid "rent" to my parents got me thinking). if anyone eles has a probelm, try the ultimatiums i stated above, you never know, it might work wonders.

[SlartyBartFast]

i wish i could do something to that nature, twitch, cuz that would mean there is a paintball store near by, but there isnt, so i have to buy off the net, requiring a credit card.

You do know that you can get cash cards, right? Same as a credit card but you have to pre-pay.

Or, checks always work...

Considering your bank balance, I'm sure your bank would be happy to discuss alternatives that would get your parents out of your day-to-day finances with you.

[amrani]

in order to discuss with my bank, id have to get driven there (remember i cant drive yet )

ive worked it out, and all is well and i dont need to disobey them