[asthmaticrhino]

PaintballPassion, on 19 January 2013 - 02:40 PM, said:

paintballguy2255, on 19 January 2013 - 02:34 PM, said:

Maybe show them a couple videos of speedball,and explain to them that it has nothing in common with shooting a real gun.

I've tried that but they think that paintball is made up of people that don't know what to do with their money and play too many violent video games. I have a unique set of parents -.- and then when i tell them that the paintball community is filled with great people and its not about shooting, its about having fun with your friends doing something you love. My parents say that its still shooting, and it could lead to serious injuries.

Had this problem, my dad is very anti-gun. He also isn't thrilled over the fact that you shoot people. Its important with parents not to try to disprove their point, but to bring up another point that somewhat nullifies their point. When I started in paintball, with a mech in the woods, he hated it. After I saved my money and got a decent gun and hopper,he was still opposed to it, grumbling I was wasting my money. I decided to show him he was wrong. I began to very deliberately disassemble and clean things when he was around, making him see it taught skills with tools. When I shot in the backyard, I wore a mask, and hosed the fence down after I was done, being responsible. Furthermore, I started playing at an airball field more,and told him I wad trying to get on a team. That was what did it. It no longer was a waste of time, it was working together. Many of these things may work on your parents. Overall, don't piss them off about it. Angry parents don't listen

[PaintballPassion]

Thanks alot. that's an approach i haven't thought of before. hopefully they listen

[BlacknRed]

Here is another avenue to try. You are lucky that you have a birthday between now and the game. How 'bout you talk to you folks about having your birthday party at a PB facility. They do them all the time. If they complain about the $, talk with your friends and see if they can have their parents kick in. That way you might help some of you buddies get their folks to let them play too. Parents are always at the parties doing the food and drinks etc.. Once they actually see the game and how stoked everyone gets when playing, there is a much better chance of them letting you - and maybe some of your friends too - attend LL6.

[nitsua]

Just to throw it out there, as far as safety goes you could always use statistics. I'm not sure how reliable this report is but I know that there are a few studies done that verify paintball is very, very safe when played properly.

http://www.paint-bal...fety_report.htm

This is an old study but numbers are numbers.

[PandasEverywhere]

My parents have been divorced since I was a youngin so I never had the glory of trying this. My friends seem to win their mothers over and from there it is easy going. Some people may not be like that but I feel like if you can seriously get your mom on board then you may very well be able to go. Women do run the world, something you'll learn about later in life if you don't already know that whole ordeal, so winning your mom over could be the easiest thing to do. Mom's are generally supportive of their children and want them to succeed, tell her about how you now have a very close family of friends that will always be there for you. An easy way to overcome your dad (at least in my case) is just to overwhelm him with information. Take apart your marker, bring him in your room, just show him all the parts and tell him what they do. Make it seem as enjoyable as possible and let him know how much knowledge you have gained from playing.

[PaintballPassion]

BlacknRed, on 23 January 2013 - 04:09 PM, said:

Here is another avenue to try. You are lucky that you have a birthday between now and the game. How 'bout you talk to you folks about having your birthday party at a PB facility. They do them all the time. If they complain about the $, talk with your friends and see if they can have their parents kick in. That way you might help some of you buddies get their folks to let them play too. Parents are always at the parties doing the food and drinks etc.. Once they actually see the game and how stoked everyone gets when playing, there is a much better chance of them letting you - and maybe some of your friends too - attend LL6.

thats a good strategy but my parents have already been at paintball facilities but they still see paintball as a waste of time. and i do have a birthday between now and ll6

[PaintballPassion]

PandasEverywhere, on 23 January 2013 - 04:57 PM, said:

My parents have been divorced since I was a youngin so I never had the glory of trying this. My friends seem to win their mothers over and from there it is easy going. Some people may not be like that but I feel like if you can seriously get your mom on board then you may very well be able to go. Women do run the world, something you'll learn about later in life if you don't already know that whole ordeal, so winning your mom over could be the easiest thing to do. Mom's are generally supportive of their children and want them to succeed, tell her about how you now have a very close family of friends that will always be there for you. An easy way to overcome your dad (at least in my case) is just to overwhelm him with information. Take apart your marker, bring him in your room, just show him all the parts and tell him what they do. Make it seem as enjoyable as possible and let him know how much knowledge you have gained from playing.

Sorry about your circumstances. and my mother doesn't really care about paint balling. she won't stop me if i have the money and everything ready to go but won't support me either. My dad on the other hand is completely dead set against any idea of leaving Southern Ontario for Paintball.

[epic woodsballer]

I tried showing my parents the hk video and they were very impressed, but they think its to intense. They say I don't have enough experience and I'm going to be going up against really hardcore guys. Which is true. So they think I'm not ready. If I can't go this year I'm going to go crazy. What do you guys think?

[p8ntballin007]

PaintballPassion, on 23 January 2013 - 05:03 PM, said:

PandasEverywhere, on 23 January 2013 - 04:57 PM, said:

My parents have been divorced since I was a youngin so I never had the glory of trying this. My friends seem to win their mothers over and from there it is easy going. Some people may not be like that but I feel like if you can seriously get your mom on board then you may very well be able to go. Women do run the world, something you'll learn about later in life if you don't already know that whole ordeal, so winning your mom over could be the easiest thing to do. Mom's are generally supportive of their children and want them to succeed, tell her about how you now have a very close family of friends that will always be there for you. An easy way to overcome your dad (at least in my case) is just to overwhelm him with information. Take apart your marker, bring him in your room, just show him all the parts and tell him what they do. Make it seem as enjoyable as possible and let him know how much knowledge you have gained from playing.

Sorry about your circumstances. and my mother doesn't really care about paint balling. she won't stop me if i have the money and everything ready to go but won't support me either. My dad on the other hand is completely dead set against any idea of leaving Southern Ontario for Paintball.

This might be a bit of a reach, but see if they wanted to make a weekend of it for themselves too. I may be a little biased, but I think that Chicago is possibly one of the best cities in the US to visit. They could have their weekend, while you have yours.

[PaintballPassion]

Well I'm not too sure they'd take that because there are 8 children in my family, me being the oldest. So it would be pretty difficult to bring the whole family along (leaving a couple behind would immediately push them away from the chance of actually going at all)

This post has been edited by PaintballPassion: 28 January 2013 - 04:18 PM

[p8ntballin007]

Ok, well that idea's out. Honestly I don't know what to tell ya. If they are being big headed about the sport that is one thing, not allowing you to leave the country is a whole other thing and I can understand their hostility towards that. Some parents are just hard headed like that. I've got a dad that is all for whatever makes me tick, but my mom still won't acknowledge the fact that I play paintball. I'm 29 and have been playing for 13 years. Waste of time or not, its something you enjoy. The same can be said of golf, soccer, football, or any other organized sport. Its frustrating because you just want to tell them to respect your interests, but doing so can cause negative confrontation. If it does really come down to it and a confrontation happens, then tell them that they shouldn't doubt their parenting skills by thinking you are making bad decisions. Tell them they didn't raise someone who is so impressionable that a few bad eggs at a paintball field are going to rub off on you. Show them that you are a responsible young adult and capable of making educated rational decisions.

[PREDATOR 47]

Show these to your parents.

[Living Legends Fan]

epic woodsballer, on 27 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

I tried showing my parents the hk video and they were very impressed, but they think its to intense. They say I don't have enough experience and I'm going to be going up against really hardcore guys. Which is true. So they think I'm not ready. If I can't go this year I'm going to go crazy. What do you guys think?

Dude... There are kids at this event that are like 12, I went to my first Living Legends back in like 7th grade so you tell them that it is an event for everyone.

The Superbowl is for people of almost all ages right? Well this is basically the super bowl of paintball.

[PaintballPassion]

PREDATOR 47, on 28 January 2013 - 05:52 PM, said:

Show these to your parents.

thanks a lot! These videos could definetly be what helps them make the decision to let me play.

[epic woodsballer]

Living Legends Fan, on 28 January 2013 - 06:58 PM, said:

epic woodsballer, on 27 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

I tried showing my parents the hk video and they were very impressed, but they think its to intense. They say I don't have enough experience and I'm going to be going up against really hardcore guys. Which is true. So they think I'm not ready. If I can't go this year I'm going to go crazy. What do you guys think?

Dude... There are kids at this event that are like 12, I went to my first Living Legends back in like 7th grade so you tell them that it is an event for everyone.

The Superbowl is for people of almost all ages right? Well this is basically the super bowl of paintball.

Thanks and how far we're you away from cpx when you were 12.

[Living Legends Fan]

epic woodsballer, on 28 January 2013 - 09:07 PM, said:

Living Legends Fan, on 28 January 2013 - 06:58 PM, said:

epic woodsballer, on 27 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

I tried showing my parents the hk video and they were very impressed, but they think its to intense. They say I don't have enough experience and I'm going to be going up against really hardcore guys. Which is true. So they think I'm not ready. If I can't go this year I'm going to go crazy. What do you guys think?

Dude... There are kids at this event that are like 12, I went to my first Living Legends back in like 7th grade so you tell them that it is an event for everyone.

The Superbowl is for people of almost all ages right? Well this is basically the super bowl of paintball.

Thanks and how far we're you away from cpx when you were 12.

Oh I did not go when i was 12 I am just saying there are 12 year olds there, and I was about 13 when I went to my first Living Legends.

[epic woodsballer]

Living Legends Fan, on 28 January 2013 - 10:13 PM, said:

epic woodsballer, on 28 January 2013 - 09:07 PM, said:

Living Legends Fan, on 28 January 2013 - 06:58 PM, said:

epic woodsballer, on 27 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

I tried showing my parents the hk video and they were very impressed, but they think its to intense. They say I don't have enough experience and I'm going to be going up against really hardcore guys. Which is true. So they think I'm not ready. If I can't go this year I'm going to go crazy. What do you guys think?

Dude... There are kids at this event that are like 12, I went to my first Living Legends back in like 7th grade so you tell them that it is an event for everyone.

The Superbowl is for people of almost all ages right? Well this is basically the super bowl of paintball.

Thanks and how far we're you away from cpx when you were 12.

Oh I did not go when i was 12 I am just saying there are 12 year olds there, and I was about 13 when I went to my first Living Legends.

I assume you lived pretty close to cpx then?

[Irish725]

Honestly, having played some pretty hardcore scenarios, and played against some pretty hardcore speedball types, I gotta say I think Legends is a GREAT scenario to start with. There are some that are super involved and super intricate and that can make it not very fun for new players since htey don't really feel like they are contributing to anything. On the opposite end, there are some that are super disorganized and no one has any idea of whats going on. Also not very fun.


Legends is the perfect mix of intense plot and mission based play, but an open "big game" mindset, where if you want to do missions and be involved in the point scoring, you can find someone to hang on with and go do just that. If you want to just sling paint at others and have fun, you can do that too.


Not to mention there is a lot of camraderie at this event from what I''ve seen, and you'll always find something to do. If you ever get lost, or confused, you'll more then likely find someone willing to help which is what makes this scenario great.

[PandasEverywhere]

I really hope they end up letting you go, been watching this thread to see you say they are letting you. Just keep at it man, I would love to be able to get up there but I spent my money on a car. Next year though...

[Living Legends Fan]

PandasEverywhere, on 29 January 2013 - 04:56 PM, said:

I really hope they end up letting you go, been watching this thread to see you say they are letting you. Just keep at it man, I would love to be able to get up there but I spent my money on a car. Next year though...

A car to drive to living legends!?