the way the parents of an 18 year old think

[SuM827 0]

My parents still think that poker is a cuthroat, evil, sick, cruel game that is overwhelmingly full of bandits, theivs, trixters, cheaters, and people who cant wait to slit your throat and take all your cash. Oh man...  

They're right about this part (save the cheat/thieves talk). If you sit at my table, I want to break you. Crush your heart right there on the felt, and leave you penniless, and wondering where you went wrong. But that's just me.

[Socrates 0]

Man, you have the whole rest of your life to play poker.  What a hardship to have to wait a little while longer till you're out on your own.  Call child welfare!

This is a good pint. Why don;t you prove to them how you can make it on your own before you want to risk money on gambling. Hell, they don't even know if you are responsible enough to pay rent.

Their opinions won't change if he waits until he's older. Difference is he'll be shunned instead.

Point being, he obviously hasn't shown them anything that resembles resposibility yet. Why would they encourage him to gamble his summer job money?Other than that. You're 18, grow a pair.

[CJHunt 0]

Just be glad you have parents who care. I can't believe all the people that are saying **** the parents. Granted they may be a little over protective but at least they care enough to BE overprotective. Be happy with what you have. 2ndly Just go anyway. :-)

[JesseW316 0]

Just be glad you have parents who care. I can't believe all the people that are saying censored the parents.  Granted they may be a little over protective but at least they care enough to BE overprotective.   Be happy with what you have.  2ndly Just go anyway.  :-)

Whomever said that was obviously not a gambler...or a winner at anything.Personally, I think your parents are assholes, but you can't change that. People are going to be the way that they are, no matter what, especially people like your parents. People like your parents will never change their views no matter what. They don't understand the definition of the word ignorance, and it doesn't matter to them (because they are ignorant). If you have enough money to move out, do it. If not, then either grow a pair and go out to the casino yourself when they think you are at work or something, or listen to your parents. Don't try to sweet talk them into letting you go, people like that don't deserve that much effort.1) Tell them to **** off because they are ignorant people. No offense, but they are probably good moral Christian conservatives. ( I hate the moral right wing).2) Go out to the casino without telling them.3) Listen to them and do what they say.Only choose 1 if you are CERTAIN you will have no problems doing it.Choose 2 regardless of anything else.Don't choose 3 unless you are a girlie-man!

[CJHunt 0]

Just be glad you have parents who care. I can't believe all the people that are saying censored the parents.  Granted they may be a little over protective but at least they care enough to BE overprotective.   Be happy with what you have.  2ndly Just go anyway.  :-)

Whomever said that was obviously not a gambler...or a winner at anything.Personally, I think your parents are assholes, but you can't change that. People are going to be the way that they are, no matter what, especially people like your parents. People like your parents will never change their views no matter what. They don't understand the definition of the word ignorance, and it doesn't matter to them (because they are ignorant). If you have enough money to move out, do it. If not, then either grow a pair and go out to the casino yourself when they think you are at work or something, or listen to your parents. Don't try to sweet talk them into letting you go, people like that don't deserve that much effort.1) Tell them to censored off because they are ignorant people. No offense, but they are probably good moral Christian conservatives. ( I hate the moral right wing).2) Go out to the casino without telling them.3) Listen to them and do what they say.Only choose 1 if you are CERTAIN you will have no problems doing it.Choose 2 regardless of anything else.Don't choose 3 unless you are a girlie-man!

I think it was pretty obvious i meant be happy you have a family who cares. I agree whole heartedly that the OP parents are wrong in their assesment of poker and casinos but if my choice came down to poker or family I'd choose family with no regrets. Anyone who wouldn't would be a fool IMO. But seriously it's probably not a "We'll disown you" situation so just go and accept the fact that they don't like it.

[Canada 0]

Just be glad you have parents who care. I can't believe all the people that are saying censored the parents.  Granted they may be a little over protective but at least they care enough to BE overprotective.   Be happy with what you have.  2ndly Just go anyway.  :-)

Whomever said that was obviously not a gambler...or a winner at anything.Personally, I think your parents are assholes, but you can't change that. People are going to be the way that they are, no matter what, especially people like your parents. People like your parents will never change their views no matter what. They don't understand the definition of the word ignorance, and it doesn't matter to them (because they are ignorant). If you have enough money to move out, do it. If not, then either grow a pair and go out to the casino yourself when they think you are at work or something, or listen to your parents. Don't try to sweet talk them into letting you go, people like that don't deserve that much effort.1) Tell them to censored off because they are ignorant people. No offense, but they are probably good moral Christian conservatives. ( I hate the moral right wing).2) Go out to the casino without telling them.3) Listen to them and do what they say.Only choose 1 if you are CERTAIN you will have no problems doing it.Choose 2 regardless of anything else.Don't choose 3 unless you are a girlie-man!

Oh dear.We are a little uptight aren't we?Let me guess... struggling with sexuality issues?

[Patricnz 0]

mother-  its gambling i really don't like itfather- heres my credit card load 50 bucks up for yourself and have fun buddy

hahaha, mine too. Except my dad gave me 100.

ive taken 130 dollars off him in HU freezeouts and he keeps coming back for more

[AndrewBlack 0]

(Can you believe this?)Yes, they're your parents.

[Macint0sh 0]

Great... just great. I mean I love my parents. Im a good kid. Ive never gotten a girl pregnant before, never gotten in any car crashes, never even been drunk or had any alcohol. I dont do any drugs.

Here's a cookie. Feel better?

[txag007 0]

Poker isn't going anywhere.

[TS Clark 0]

My parents are like that too. They are moreso worried because I play with dirty old men that excessively harass the Dark Lord herself. Just move out, it is the ultimate solution.

Clearly, they don't know who they are dealing with. Just show them that your pimphand (powered, of course, by the Force) is strong. They will submit. They all submit eventually.

[grimtaash 0]

Do what most people with this problem do.  Say that you will set a limit, then show them profits after a few months.  They'll turn around eventually.  If not, kill them, collect the insurance, then you'll have a lot to gamble with.  :wink:

Be careful with this one. If they catch you, no money, and a loooooong time in prison.

[TS Clark 0]

The only reason the casino exists is to take money from people.Well, they are right about this part at least. Or did you think casinos existed for some altruistic reason? The only business of a casino is to seperate you from your money. They just happen to have found that the best way to do this is to let you have some fun while it's happening.Seriously, though, you're not going to convince your parents of anything. Throwing down a large sum of money in front of them isn't going to do anything but further their feeling that it's a shady business. Arguing with them isn't going to do much good either. They're your folks and it's their job to be concerned about you.If it's that important to you, you know what you need to do. But as long as you live under their roof and off their money/food, their opinion matters. If you want to be free, then you've got to do things that enable that freedom.Or you can just be sneaky. That might work, too.

[lboarts 0]

OP, do you have any plans for life after high school? College? Military? You sound like a responsible young man that has got caught up in the poker craze.Do your parents know you play online for real money?

[Scanner313 0]

They say that the world poker tour on TV glorifies the horrible game that is poker. I dont know how to change their mind about it. I dont know if I can, it just sucks

Don't even try. They obviously have no idea about poker and only focus on the bad aspects. They are doing it because they care about you, just remember that. So, take the advice of a previous reply...Tell them you're going out for the night to a friend's house and go to the casino. What your parents don't know won't hurt them.

[CaneBrain 95]

Wow and I thought my parents were bad....just do what kids with curfews do and sneak to the casino when they arent looking. Although they sound like the kind of parents who might have implanted lojack in your brain when you were a baby...It could be worse though. I love my parents. They are great. But my dad hates gambling with a passion and my mom only likes occassional blackjack on a cruise ship. They dont approve of gambling at all. When I was 16 i had amassed roughly 10K gambling on sports. I made the mistake of trying to impress my parents by showing them my gamblers roll a la what custom advised.Didnt work for me. Instead, I was treated to high decibel lectures about how can I be gambling so much at my age and shouldnt I be focusing on schoolwork (i had a 3.8 at the time in boarding school)Then they said if I was such a big man that I could contribute to the household and TOOK 4K. (guess i am lucky they didnt take it all) Both my parents are lawyers so its not like they needed the dough.(Happy note...when I graduated the gave me back the 4K plus another 3k to use for a graduation trip. like I said they are great parents....but at that time I thought about what their life insurance policies were like (semi-sw)

[snakster 0]

My suggestion is to start drinking, set up a meth lab in your basement and force several local girls into prostitution. Tell them that you needed an outlet.Or, you could either move out and live by your rules, or stay put and live by theirs.

[Rasmus 0]

interesting reading

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

No doubt the parents are Christian whack jobs.Sorry, did I just type that?Seriously, they are.Don't mean to be biased agains Christians. Yes I do.

[Macint0sh 0]

No doubt the parents are Christian whack jobs.

I mod that sentence +5 redundant.

[speedz99 145]

Withdraw some of the cash you've made online.  Cash the check.  Then, at the dinner table (it sounds like something parents such as yours would force), walk to the table, pull out the wad of cash, and throw it down on the table (not too close to them).  Tell em that's only part of what you've made playing poker.  See how they react.

Pretty good idea I guess. But instead you should, Withdraw some of the winnings from online and make little oragami figures out of the bills. I mean, hundreds of them. While your parents are away at work, place these figures all around the house. In cupboards, on the toilet, in the oven, on their pillows, ect.Then strip naked and cut lines on your face, like the markings of an indian warrior. And let the blood stream down your face and onto your chest.Sit, cross-legged on the floor in a pile of your own feces with a dead snake around your neck and a pitchfork stuck in the ground between your legs, strategically around your organ.When you hear the car pull up force yourself to weep openly, but grin while doing it.When they walk and have taken in the scene, mumble "I love you but will play, now make me a sandwhich".Keep saying it, over and over and over.Going from a mumble to a whisper to coherent to loud to screaming at the top of your lungs until your vocal cords rip.Finally, in a state of collapse, say, before you pass out, "The dog is buried in the yard, he has paid for your sins".They'll change their tune.

I just wrote this same exact response after looking at the original post. Then I figured I should go back throught the thread to make sure I wasn't being redundant. Turns out you beat me to the punch.

[Dirtydutch 8]

Withdraw some of the cash you've made online.  Cash the check.  Then, at the dinner table (it sounds like something parents such as yours would force), walk to the table, pull out the wad of cash, and throw it down on the table (not too close to them).  Tell em that's only part of what you've made playing poker.  See how they react.

Pretty good idea I guess. But instead you should, Withdraw some of the winnings from online and make little oragami figures out of the bills. I mean, hundreds of them. While your parents are away at work, place these figures all around the house. In cupboards, on the toilet, in the oven, on their pillows, ect.Then strip naked and cut lines on your face, like the markings of an indian warrior. And let the blood stream down your face and onto your chest.Sit, cross-legged on the floor in a pile of your own feces with a dead snake around your neck and a pitchfork stuck in the ground between your legs, strategically around your organ.When you hear the car pull up force yourself to weep openly, but grin while doing it.When they walk and have taken in the scene, mumble "I love you but will play, now make me a sandwhich".Keep saying it, over and over and over.Going from a mumble to a whisper to coherent to loud to screaming at the top of your lungs until your vocal cords rip.Finally, in a state of collapse, say, before you pass out, "The dog is buried in the yard, he has paid for your sins".They'll change their tune.

A little pee come out when I read this.

[Dirtydutch 8]

I just wrote this same exact response after looking at the original post. Then I figured I should go back throught the thread to make sure I wasn't being redundant. Turns out you beat me to the punch.you may have toped his post.

[Tantalar 0]

Im currently working on getting $100 deposited onto pacificpoker, and im actually going to play poker in about an hour over at a friend's house. My debit card is coming in the mail in 2 weeks, then I can deposit cash online, im so excited woot!I think im going to just do it sneakyish! I ran a cable from the living room into m bedroom, and I have the computer all set up next to my bed. The cable is concealed underneatha carpet, and bookcase, and underneatht he floorboards. It took a while to set it all up, but now they will never know! Gwahahaha

[Spademan 94]

Im currently working on getting $100 deposited onto pacificpoker, and im actually going to play poker in about an hour over at a friend's house. My debit card is coming in the mail in 2 weeks, then I can deposit cash online, im so excited woot!I think im going to just do it sneakyish! I ran a cable from the living room into m bedroom, and I have the computer all set up next to my bed. The cable is concealed underneatha  carpet, and bookcase, and underneatht he floorboards. It took a while to set it all up, but now they will never know! Gwahahaha

Oregami.Pitchfork.Snake.Weeping.