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Parents Suck (EDIT---So I overreacted)

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  1. FenwayKing FenwayKing is offline The Well: FenwayKing

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:06pm)

    hey I'm relatively new to OT but inspired by stealthmunk's post over in PD, I felt like posting this. so anyway, I'm still young (a year till I go to college) but my parents blow major donkey d***. first off, they pretty much never let me go party anywhere unless they know the family of whose house I'm going to. I estimate in my three year high school career (so far) I've been to 4-5 parties (all birthdays). all they care about is pushing me into a good college. It's fricking july and my parents yell at my every day about doing college apps. they also don't think I should have a gf. I had one last year and I had to keep it seriously under wraps 'cause of the parents and we could hardly ever hang out. Now I have a new gf and she wants to be in a "normal" dating relationship. My problem with this was always---even if I break away from my parents, how am I going to get money? of course now that I have poker, I guess I was thinking about moving money out of my BR if need be to pay for this dealio. I know everyone says you should keep your BR separate from real life (at least the pros) so you don't think "I'm betting a cadillac here" but I dunno, is that my best course of action? Tell my parents to go screw off and if I need money just use my poker money? (oh btw, I'm Indian so like my parents have all that cultural junk about not having a gf and being 100% focused on school and that other stuff). did anyone else have similar situations with parents and how did they deal with them? or should I just suck it up, forget this girl, and just wait for this last year to go to college and blow things off then? thanks in advance.
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  2. SluggerWV SluggerWV is offline A picture is worth a thousand words.

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:15pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    if you arent being sarcastic you deserve to die
  3. wowswift wowswift is offline Fold to cash, skeet to win.

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:17pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    your parents are right, shit. get some respect.
  4. jmaltz jmaltz is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:23pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    LOl, you're gonna take advice from OT.
  5. dhubermex dhubermex is offline Senior Writer

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:27pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    I wonder how long it'll take for someone to find a post titled "Kids Suck", written by some disgruntled parent in a different online forum.
     
  6. buchiYAYO buchiYAYO is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:28pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    hyou know what else sux..... the red sox
  7. jasmith85 jasmith85 is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:29pm) in reply to buchiYAYO

    ^^^^^^^^ he's right
  8. GoPats12 GoPats12 is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:30pm) in reply to buchiYAYO

    ^^^^^ Screw You!!!!!
  9. MadTiger MadTiger is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:30pm) in reply to jasmith85

    We agree on something.

    Fuck the Sox.
  10. MadTiger MadTiger is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:32pm) in reply to GoPats12

    Don't worry: I bet them sometimes.

    I even bet you Patsies at times.

    That does not mean they don't S U C K.
  11. dhubermex dhubermex is offline Senior Writer

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:34pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    Here's a nice little rant I found... titled "Children Suck". Actually kind of humorous.

    http://www.angelfire.com/tx/bigcynic/childrensuck.html
     
  12. GoPats12 GoPats12 is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:34pm) in reply to MadTiger

    Mad,

    Im assuming that your a Cleveland fan.....I feel your pain!!
  13. FlashOver FlashOver is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:47pm) in reply to dhubermex

    how am I going to get money?

    GET A JOB!
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:55pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    Your parents sound alright to me. You'll change the way you think about them in a few years. Lord knows, there's a whole lot of crappy parents out there.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 1:59pm) in reply to wowswift

    but my parents blow major donkey d***

    1. They have provided for you for 17 years.

    2. They care about you and want you to succeed in life.

    3. They don't want you to have a GF because that is not customary in India/Pakistan/etc.

    How would your parents feel if they found this thread? How you would feel if you found a post on the internet from your parents describing you as a spoiled piece of sh*t?

    TJ
  16. OMG_LOL_WTF OMG_LOL_WTF is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 2:08pm) in reply to FlashOver

    I see two clear options:

    1) Pack your bags and move out while you still know everything. It's the natural inclination once one sprouts hair on their balls.

    2) Deal with the incovenience and outright oppression of living under your parents roof. If you do well, in a year you can go away to college. You'll have all the freedom in the world WITH the financial support of your folks.

    College is the greatest experience. Given the opportunity to attend you should not pass it up.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 2:12pm) in reply to tieful

    I'm sure if you be straightforward with your parents and just tell them that you have a new girlfriend and dont try to hide it from them that they will be understanding and supportive.

    The rest of it sounds pretty standard.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 2:35pm) in reply to gbmantis

    Yeah. You should also read up on the process of negotiation.

    If I ____________, will you ____________.

    Stop looking at the directives from your parents as a command. Learn to massage the situation and get a lil something.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 3:52pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    time for a little Q n A

    what do you mean by break away from your parents?
    what do you mean by go to college and blow things off?
    what do you mean your parents blow major donkey dick?
    what do you mean move money out of your BR to pay for this "dealio"
    what do you mean you're indian and you parents have all that "cultural junk"
    what the fuck is your problem?

    you're not the only person with strict/nagging parents
    doing well in college is a lot more important than doing well in highschool
    your parents seem to care about you more than you do about them
    you can't exactly support yourself playing microlimits
    you've just insulted generations
    you're a bitch sir
  20. godseyt godseyt is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 3:58pm) in reply to gbmantis

    gbmantis,

    Do some reading up on Indian customs and arranged marriages.

    TJ
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 4:00pm) in reply to The Alchemist

    http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=113909

    maybe? just a thought
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 4:56pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    i dont know your parents , but i do know that you need a degree in this country.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 6:25pm) in reply to NEMO701

    i know a lot of people who are very successful without a degree. i have two and they've thus far been pretty useless to me. weeeeeee!
  24. Cmoney3 Cmoney3 is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 6:52pm) in reply to hyacinthgirl

    who cares what their customs are??? the kid is an American teenager, let him be one, if they want him to live a traditional Indian life then get back on the boat and go back to India.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 6:59pm) in reply to Cmoney3

    Seriously guys can we stop running these new guys out by calling them names for like 10 replys then completely changing the topic on them.Kid just wants a little help.
  26. FenwayKing FenwayKing is offline The Well: FenwayKing

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 8:12pm) in reply to Pokerchamp

    alright everybody, I admit I went way over the top in my OP because I was a little steamed from just finishing off an argument with them about studying for the SAT IIs. Obviously parents don't suck and my parents are actually alright in the long run. I only majorly disagree with them on the issue of how much they think I should/do study and the girlfriend thing. And yeah, gbmantis, indian parents are very tied to the homeland---like any first-generation, I expect. Obviously I've cooled down now and I really have no idea why I made the post other than to make myself feel better (lol) but yeah thanks for everybody putting it in perspective. and don't worry about me not going to college or anything like that--->I'm probably going to go to an Ivy League or something; I just stress out sometimes and want to not have all that pressure on me. thanks to all the adults for taking me down a notch; I probably needed it.

    -EDIT---I think Raj has a really good point too.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 8:33pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    Very good of you to come back and post like you did with the follow-up. Your parents are definitely on the right track with you.

    Therehasbeena recent rash of Poker Preppy Rebels lately. Young kids who have it good, not perfect, but don't really appreciate it. And they are chafing under the yoke of parental oppression. Some of us really want to makethemrealize what they have, and to take full advantage of it.
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 8:35pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    you do not need to study for the SAT II....that is a complete waste of time.
     
  29. The Alchemist The Alchemist is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 10:44pm) in reply to Shaaarrrp

    agreed..its not hard, neither is the ACT
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    Jul 19th, 2006 (7/19/2006 10:54pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    i feel ur pain(probably in a diff way)...i'm your age, and my mom naggs very very hard. my mom is very much the church every sunday(nothing wrong with that) do your homework clean your room what're u doin where are you going when will you be back how many people are going to be there when are you going to get there call me when you get there call me when you're close and many other questions you've probably heard way too many times

    all you have to do is agree(or pretend to) with them to shut them up..and get a job so u can have money as well as an excuse to get the fuck out of the house(sound like i've been there?)
    save up, by a cheap car, go see ur girl. the end.
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