need help with parents

[slade]

Has anyone ever died in/from paintball?

someone on ND from heat stroke, IIRC.

[Stealth Fighter]

I do not think that is the issue, he lives in his parents house, so he is on the hook by an uncomfortable place as of now. I would (as stated above) present a logical argument, and get Pops out on the feild for a day to change his tune.

Good job, if you would have read my posts I had already said that, way to pay attention.

[grEnAlEins]

yes

Has anyone ever died in/from paintball?

CO2 tanks fly off valves once in a blue moon, read this: Deaths Bring CPSC Paintball Gun Warning: C02 canisters become deadly projectiles

[grEnAlEins]

Good job, if you would have read my posts I had already said that, way to pay attention.

couldnt see them, they were stealth

[I'll Shoot You]

do what i do, save up buy it and hide it. or get a relative to buy it for you as a present. I got my first airsoft gun even though i begged n nagged my mom she said no. She usually ask my cousin what i want and he said i wanted an airsoft gun so she was like okay, and my mom and my cousin got his mom (my aunt) to both buy me one lol. Also, then i started to save up and give my money to my cousin to order it for me.

[Dye Angel Guy]

One of my buddies Centerflag tanks with those loud as hell on/offs...He turned his tank off and the on/off button or whatever you want to call it broke and the tank flew out of his hand and dented a car door. Oh yeah the car was his brand new mustang GT at the time.

[ahellers]

do what i do, save up buy it and hide it. or get a relative to buy it for you as a present. I got my first airsoft gun even though i begged n nagged my mom she said no. She usually ask my cousin what i want and he said i wanted an airsoft gun so she was like okay, and my mom and my cousin got his mom (my aunt) to both buy me one lol. Also, then i started to save up and give my money to my cousin to order it for me.

i havae to step in here as a voice of reason and say do not do this. it sounds like a good idea when your young but deception is not the way to go. just see my first post on this page. i think thats the best idea.
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[grEnAlEins]

my mom also thinks that playing paintball with lead to cancer becuz of the bruises i could get.

This sounds a bit fishy to me, I believe a few people already called BS here.
Just in case though...
Does she let you eat apples? Apples contain trace amounts of fromaldehyde, which is a known human carcinogen. Do your clothes have synthetic dyes in them, they use fromaldehyde to make most dyes, and there are trace amounts left in the clothes. Unless you are not allowed to eat apples, pears, or bananas, and she forces you to wear old potato sacks, then she should have no problem with you paintballing. Also tell her to buy you a scuba tank and compressor with a heavy duty filter, because you might breathe in tobaco smoke or worse, dilute car emissions. You can also use this to fill paintball tanks when she is not looking

[ahellers]

YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR MOM IF SHE DOESNT LET YOU START PAINTBALLING YOUR GONA START SMOKEING.=
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[Walrus]

I don't see what the problem is. If you have played using rental equipment, then why not continue to play using the rental equipment? I know it is different owning your equipment, but if you parents are against it then just rent. Then start explaining to them that if you keep renting then you could have eventually have paid for your own equipment from all the money that you have been spending.

If they do not want you playing at all (not even renting), then no matter what we say we cannot change your parents minds. You will just have to wait until you are 18 and then do what you want. Sorry about your situation, but I had to deal with it as most of the other members have. Luckily, my brother started playing with a good group of guys when he was 16. Back then (15 years ago) you had to be 16 to play. I was only 11 and I had to wait 3 more years before my parents would even consent for me to play and I was lucky enough to only wait that long because I was going to play with my bro. If he hadn't been around, then I would have to wait until I was older. After I started playing, I had to rent until I showed my parents the math that renting was a never ending process and I would be spending lots of money. They allowed me to buy my first set of paintball equipement with my own money and I had to support myself if I wanted to play. That means if I didn't have money for paint and air that week, then I couldn't play.

Stick to all my advice that I keep posting...be patient, your time will come.

[mag88888]

this is pissing me off so much. i mean yeah almost all parents that care about their kids have second thoughts before letting their kid shoot eachother with paintball markers. but it seems your parents just arent seeing the real image of paintball. your dad is trying to ban it from your city? fight him to see who gets their choice or something. search around for the injury rates of paintball versus other sports and show your parents the graph's and tables with all the info. paintball is safer than golf + bowling! and tell your mom to read up on that bruising = cancer bull****. your parents sound like some of the most oblivious people ever. inform them politely on teh subject. show them you really knwo your stuff and want to play. take your dad to play. if he says no then tell him youll just ave to use your money on acid and ectacy (sp).

[Lohman446]

You won't win by defying your parents directly, holding a hunger strike, or "sneaking around". Despite the tons of your friends and teenagers on here that are smarter than the entire world around them its just not going to happen.

That being said there have been several suggestions given here.

Make it a family activity - ask your father to go play it with you once or twice. Stay away from the tournament crowd, and see how it goes. You may find he genuinely enjoys it. You may find that he finds it "acceptable". However, you have to be prepared for the possibility that he does not.

Ask, politely, why? Is it financial? Well, perhaps you can do something about that. Compare it to "acceptable" sports if its about injury potential. Football / Baseball / Basketball etc. Compare it, long term, to the health of sitting safely inside playing video games all day.

There may be a reason here not to play. If your father is trying to ban it I assume he has a reason. What is that reason? What can be done to address that concern?

[Dye Angel Guy]

Lohman446 is a pretty smart cookie.

Ask your parents to name at least 1 good quality in paintball...if they do not think of any tell them that you will be more athletic, team player, learn about something your interested in, airsmithing...

[greenmonkey]

I finally got my marker I played yeterday i have all my equitment. well my parents are letting me play but very little but i have no money to buy paint and air so im not going to be able to play.

[grEnAlEins]

I finally got my marker I played yeterday i have all my equitment. well my parents are letting me play but very little but i have no money to buy paint and air so im not going to be able to play.

job? I had a paper route to fund my habit.