Mothers and Airsoft???

[Cully]

hi guys, im part of this new club in wairoa, but mums completely against it (i dont care ill play anyway lol) but does any1 have any ideas of how 2 convince her its virtually harmless?? any help would be appreciated

[BLACKHAWK]

Show her some youtube videos that are good quality, all protected up and how its a thinking sport not just shooting at people kinda thing?

[Nick]

lol how old are you?

How about you get an airsofter over to talk to her, like a perent-airsofter interview, or get her to call someone...

[NZJester]

Take her along to a game, so she can see what its like

[Brawler]

Well first off you could tell us why shes against it? I know from there I could throw a few arguments around. Good for friends, Fitness outside air eg not playing video games sitting down lol.

[McArthur]

Don't give up.

If YOU enjoy airsoft, don't let your parents take it away from you. Don't stop driving (In a metaphorical sense) and don't ever give up and think "Oh they'll never let me do it".

It's bollocks. It's taken me years to get where I am now (Started with paintball, have slowly worked my parents around)

If you are dedicated and committed to doing something, your parents simply can't do squat. If that means constantly hassling your parents for it, or having the odd argument, then i reckon thats worth it.

My parents are still against it (My father will very rarely talk to me about airsoft, other than to make sure I drive safe on the way there and back) but my mum's turned around a bit simply because she knows I enjoy it, and it's not all that bad.

Oh yeah, be real ninja about it :p

When I first went to an airsoft game, I met some of the LOD guys at a Burger King in Hamilton, they had just finished a meeting. Two of the guys (Cougar and Kilo6alpha) went out and had a quick chat to my parents and gave them a quick run down and then offered to provide transport to the game that day. Well, if you pull something similar, they can't exactly say no :p

[Cainal]

hey cully. YA MUM IS VERY STUBBORN give up hehe

just play anyway.


lol want me to talk to her??
even tho she dnt like me:( dnt know y..im soo sweet

[Cully]

lol thanks guys we have sum small games in yroa and i dont let her stop me, she doesnt try. just gets real naggy sumtyms. she seems to fink GUNS and thats about it, trust me ive tried explaining its a sport but thats what mums like. and if she approved i mite be able to squeeze abit of cash outa her lol, it always helps... Blackhawk i feel weve had this convo be4 im on dial up haha but ill get sum 2 show her, it could work

[Cully]

yeh caine m8 just waltz up swingin ya old m4 around, really helps me explain that its sensible

[Cainal]

yeh caine m8 just waltz up swingin ya old m4 around, really helps me explain that its sensible

I WASNT SWINGING IT!!! i was carrying it WITHOUT a mag. by the carry handle. not my fault shes so paranoid... want me to get rid of her???;)

jokes

na just try have a good talk to her

[Timbo]

You could show your mum this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhUm_HLM3Is&feature=PlayList&p=54E6B1FA2AF8A679&index=2

[Sandman45]

or this . it might not work on woman though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObeS23ZI9g

[Cainal]

lol thanks guys we have sum small games in yroa and i dont let her stop me, she doesnt try. just gets real naggy sumtyms. she seems to fink GUNS and thats about it, trust me ive tried explaining its a sport but thats what mums like. and if she approved i mite be able to squeeze abit of cash outa her lol, it always helps... Blackhawk i feel weve had this convo be4 im on dial up haha but ill get sum 2 show her, it could work

your mum is such a worry. :)
want linda to talk to her??

[Cully]

hmm that cud work, na no1 2 cook tea that'd suk, thanks timbo, ill have a look at dat

[Cainal]

hmm that cud work, na no1 2 cook tea that'd suk, thanks timbo, ill have a look at dat

yea linda pretty persuasive sometimes

COOK YOUR OWN TEA!!!:p

its a good vid. ive watched it:)

let me know in a couple of months when your crappy internet loads it cully:D

[McArthur]

I was waiting for a rickroll, but ALRIGHT!

[Cainal]

I was waiting for a rickroll, but ALRIGHT!

rickroll?:confused:

[Cully]

sorry dude heaps of posts coming in McArthur thats lotsa gud stuff

[Kronos]

Trying getting depressed, rather anti-social with insomniac like problems.
Start showing an increased amount of interest in airsoft, go to a game, and then suddenly become cured. Being a mother hopefully she will that it brings you so much joy, she will lighten up on it. If that fails go with the basics. Show maturity towards gun safety. Perhaps have a long time player talk to her about it. Or even bring her along to show her.
Boys will be boys after all

[Cainal]

Trying getting depressed, rather anti-social with insomniac like problems.
Start showing an increased amount of interest in airsoft, go to a game, and then suddenly become cured. Being a mother hopefully she will that it brings you so much joy, she will lighten up on it. If that fails go with the basics. Show maturity towards gun safety. Perhaps have a long time player talk to her about it. Or even bring her along to show her.
Boys will be boys after all

trust me. the lilkley hood of getting cully's mother along to a game is very low.

[Kronos]

Well then its her own fault. Shes never going to like anything new if she wont try it. Try play that card
Hell, you wouldnt be around if that was the case....

[Cainal]

Well then its her own fault. Shes never going to like anything new if she wont try it.


shes erm...not the type to like it. lol shes cool shes just very anti anything guns.or caine:( lol dam thats me

[Brawler]

I don't see the big problem...Theres a far less risk of injury from playing airsoft than rugby for example. worst you can get is a nasty welt, or if your an idoit trip and break your neck at the worst. But while saying that walk out on the street you might get hit by a bus!

[Cainal]

I don't see the big problem...Theres a far less risk of injury from playing airsoft than rugby for example. worst you can get is a nasty welt, or if your an idoit trip and break your neck at the worst. But while saying that walk out on the street you might get hit by a bus!


GUNS and culy;s mum..lol thats the prob

[Timbo]

Tell your mum that Airsoft is played by people in the Army or about to join up. Thats what I tell my mum, don't know if its a good or bad thing. lol

Otherwise she might think the people involved in Airsoft are bad eggs... playing with guns for no reason etc.

[Brawler]

I see that, thats the thread title..... as i asked earlyer WHAT IS the problem? apart from your mother what doesnt she like? more like she doesnt know shit.

Its like a online FPS but in RL.

[Cainal]

I see that, thats the thread title..... as i asked earlyer WHAT IS the problem? apart from your mother what doesnt she like? more like she doesnt know shit.

HAHA thats the one doesnt know. and doesnt wanna know

[Kronos]

Least she hasnt ditched all his stuff like another poor fellow had to deal with

[Cainal]

Least she hasnt ditched all his stuff like another poor fellow had to deal with


she wouldnt dare :D

[stealth]

cully m8 u could try stuffin a smely old sock in her mouth it might work haha

[Cainal]

cully m8 u could try stuffin a smely old sock in her mouth it might work haha


come on guys keep it sensible.:D:D:D hehe

cully i will ask linda to talk to her..ok??

[Psycho]

shoot her continueously untill she realizes it doesnt hurt.......much

or I could have a talk to her.....

me being the grand example of a role model.....cough cough

[Sprocket657]

/Skips past all the above crap


I agree with whoever said, bring someone older around to tlak to her, if your still looking for your mums advice that means your probably a younger player *and theres nothing wrong with that*

But yeah sometimes its better to have a third party thats a bit older comes and just answer some questions for your mum, she could be worried about all kinds of thing such as her son walking around with replica weapons and might worry about you being hurt :)

[Cainal]

shoot her continueously untill she realizes it doesnt hurt.......much

or I could have a talk to her.....

me being the grand example of a role model.....cough cough


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA:p:p:p:p
ROLE MODEL!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

hmmm something fishy going on here:D

yea cully just get someone older to talk to her.
like dan(the role model:cool:) or someone else. or dans mummy.:)

[Psycho]

oh come on cainal atleast I wasnt trying to catch a bb with my tounge....

as for the fishyness.........close your legs

lol

[Cainal]

oh come on cainal atleast I wasnt trying to catch a bb with my tounge....




that wasnt intentional. OK!!! it was also months ago:( and it hurt let it go:o

[Sprocket657]

Whats the story behind this? Sounds like fun

[Cainal]

Well the story behind the BB and my tounge. lol back at the first ever airsoft game i went to(Pukeora november last year) Easygoer was up the top of the hill, with his sexy M60:D and we were all attemtping to storm the hill(surely u remember this game?)
well i was using Blackhawks GBB berreta M92 and i decided to attempt a lone charge straight at the MG posistion:) got within 10 metres of it and managed to shoot at his sniper support:) and then Easy saw me...and let rip..a pellet hit me in the tounge:( and it freaking hurt. so i ran down the hill yelling ACH HE STHOT MA THOUNGE!!:D

lol it was shameful and alot of bad luck..teach me too be and idiot and charge an M60 emplacement

lol

[Phantom]

how old are you again? and why are you so worried that your mom doesnt like you playing with airsoft guns?

[Moose]

how old are you again? and why are you so worried that your mom doesnt like you playing with airsoft guns?

'Cuz theres nothing like a home cooked meal:D

[Sprocket657]

how old are you again? and why are you so worried that your mom doesnt like you playing with airsoft guns?

Because some of us respect our mothres alot and if we want to keep our free rent, free food, free everything lives we have to be nice to our parental figures, oh and hes prolly young too

[Stevo]

Hey there Cully :-) ........ I'm in exactly the same boat as you, my Mum is dead against it. It helped it a bit when i showed her some youtube vids, (As per BLACKHAWK's comment) but still fully havent convinced her. I'm getting my firearms licence soon and that seems to help alot for some reason. But yeah showing that you're educated about gun safety definately helps. Good luck with it though :-)

[terence12]

your 18 right? so you dnt need a firearms lisence or you aiming to get into real steel stuff aswell? lol man your 18 grow some nuts and say its for exercise purposes haha

[McArthur]

your 18 right? so you dnt need a firearms lisence or you aiming to get into real steel stuff aswell? lol man your 18 grow some nuts and say its for exercise purposes haha

Yeah mate, no need for a firearms license unless you are doing it to prove something to your parents.

Go for it dude, you're old enough to make your own decisions :p

[Postman]

Cully, just tell her you've always wanted to join the army but you've decided to settle for this and you'd like her support so as not to push you towards enlisting...

Get's em all the time...

[Cully]

thanks dude, shes not so bad anymore though. when i get home from a game im full of stories to tell and now she just accepts it. she even laughed at all the marks i had from cqb,

oh yeah when i actually got her talking instead of moaning i realised she thought bb's were metal slugs, i showed her a bb and she went oh... probly didnt wanna look like a fool so she stiil moaned but its worn off now.

[SolidSnake]

thanks dude, shes not so bad anymore though. when i get home from a game im full of stories to tell and now she just accepts it. she even laughed at all the marks i had from cqb,

oh yeah when i actually got her talking instead of moaning i realised she thought bb's were metal slugs, i showed her a bb and she went oh... probly didnt wanna look like a fool so she stiil moaned but its worn off now.
Well I don't think anyone in their right mind here would want to be shot with metal BBs. And good to hear you're all good now. Now, just don't tell her how much the guns and gear cost ;)

[Postman]

Well I don't think anyone in their right mind here would want to be shot with metal BBs. And good to hear you're all good now. Now, just don't tell her how much the guns and gear cost ;)

Don't tell yourself either.

Never say it out loud... hahah

[Cully]

Now, just don't tell her how much the guns and gear cost ;)

woops too late...... haha i billed her my woodland uniform aswell, "its in the budget mum....., clothing"