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Evil, evil Parents

Postby NuclearOnslaught » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:33 pm

Is anyone else stuck with pwrents who think taht anime is the work of the devil? I swear, they think I watch too much anime, despite the fact that I watch Bleach, and I have the FMA manga, and thats IT. Not by my choice. ANyway, what I'm getting at is, I wan't to go to a con. My anime club (which my parents grudgingly allow me to attend) is going to ODCon, and I can't go. I haven't even tried to ask - my parents would explode over the suggestion. I have a while to find out how to ask, since the con isn't until march. Any suggestions?
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Postby Castor Troy » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:35 am

I don't blame your parents. :?
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Postby jbone » Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:42 am

Get a job. Save money. Wait until you're 18. Then, go to all the cons you want.
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Postby NuclearOnslaught » Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:46 am

*Counts time until his 18th birthday*
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Postby narcted » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:30 am

NuclearOnslaught wrote:*Counts time until his 18th birthday*


Here, this will countdown for you. http://www.timeleft.info/ :)

They are your parents. They have a responsibility to control what you watch and where you go. Best thing I can think about approaching them is demonstrating you are a mature individual and that you will not get into trouble while you are there. But this approach will probably not help if they protest to anime in general.
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Postby Kazutaka » Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:28 am

As I grew up in a deeply religious family/household I feel for you. Every thing I listened to or watched was evil propaganda from the devil!
About the only other suggestion I can offer you (besides the ol' tried and true wait until you are 18 and move out, have a life of your own, etc...) is to try to show your parents that Anime is a positive influence on you. Mainly by staying out of trouble, study in school and make good grades (improve your grammer!) you may be able to show them that your anime club/friends are a good influence on you. Getting a job and saving some of your money to go toward a convention may also prove that you are motivated and showing some responsibility.
In short I discovered at a very young age that in order to do SOME of the things I really wanted to do I had to show that they provided a positive influence on me and lead to my learning responsibility. Hope this helps you out a bit and GOOD LUCK!! :wink:

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Postby The Wired Knight » Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:42 pm

narcted wrote:
NuclearOnslaught wrote:*Counts time until his 18th birthday*


Here, this will countdown for you. http://www.timeleft.info/ :)

They are your parents. They have a responsibility to control what you watch and where you go. Best thing I can think about approaching them is demonstrating you are a mature individual and that you will not get into trouble while you are there. But this approach will probably not help if they protest to anime in general.


Or use this one to count down till you won't have to deal with your parents anymore.

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Postby Fungie½ » Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:03 pm

I'm 15, and my mom was just like that, too. She didn't like me watching anime at all, and I didn't dare ask her about a convention. It took a couple more tries but we went to Shoujocon together, and she had a blast. I also started showing her anime (she has some favorites, Hoshi no Koe and Kenji's Spring being the top), and it's cool. Of course, there is that whole money aspect which isn't cool. At all. But it works out. Just give it time.
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Postby Toji Fujawara » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:58 pm

well i know no one has mentioned it yet and its not the most realistic solutions but you can always....

kill them or if you dont want that on you head make a hit on them :twisted: :evil:

don listen to me...or the little voices in my head


edit: letting your parents see this is not the best idea either....i do have a feeling that its people like me that make most parents un-easy about going to a con or rahter letting their precious little children go either

Mr. Oni is also not a good person to hang out with (so im told)
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Postby Brsrk » Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:28 am

I'm heading off to ACen in May whether my parents like it or not... I just have to save the money (a lot) and then I can go.
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Postby NuclearOnslaught » Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:10 pm

Fungie½ wrote:I'm 15, and my mom was just like that, too. She didn't like me watching anime at all, and I didn't dare ask her about a convention. It took a couple more tries but we went to Shoujocon together, and she had a blast. I also started showing her anime (she has some favorites, Hoshi no Koe and Kenji's Spring being the top), and it's cool. Of course, there is that whole money aspect which isn't cool. At all. But it works out. Just give it time.


That sounds cool, but I doubt my parents will go for that. Whether they like the anime or not, I'm still wasting my time that should be spent studiying (like I am now :) ) It's less anime than the fact that I'm not doing something productive they protest to. Anime just happens to be a convenient outlet to blame it on.
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Postby jbone » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:35 am

NuclearOnslaught wrote:That sounds cool, but I doubt my parents will go for that. Whether they like the anime or not, I'm still wasting my time that should be spent studiying (like I am now :) ) It's less anime than the fact that I'm not doing something productive they protest to. Anime just happens to be a convenient outlet to blame it on.

In that case, stop failing your classes. :wink:
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Postby NuclearOnslaught » Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:09 am

Yeah, a 4.2 is defintely slacking off. Why am I nt obsessive-compulsive in my studying habits? Stupid, stupid me :).
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Postby inuyasha_girl_1 » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:31 am

my mom don't give a crap what i watch 8-)
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Postby inuyasha_girl_1 » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:31 am

my mom don't give a crap what i watch 8-)
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