Savon
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Link to original post: [drupal=3905]Convincing my mom to let me go to an OoS tournament[/drupal]
Over the last few months I have slowly gotten into the competitive Brawl scene in my region. I am pretty good at the game, and I honest want to better myself as much as I can at the game. Currently with the huge WHOBO tournament in Texas coming up, I have been particularly excited. However there is is one huge obstacle that will prevent me from going. My mom.....
I am 17 going on 18 in June. I am at an age now where I am able to make rational decisions and show a basic degree of reasonable judgment when it comes to things that may potentially bring harm to me. I am at an age where if I really wanted to do drugs, drink, have gratuitous sex, or other such actions, I could regardless of her actions. There are local parties in my area that always have large amounts of the aforementioned things, but I avoid them due to my lack of interest in them. If I brought up going to WHOBO in a carpool with some of the local smashers in my area, she would probably shoot me down before I even had a chance to take off, but for what good reasons? I would have just as much access to drugs, alcohol, etc as a would at home. What is the big deal then?
Anything that could go potentially wrong on this trip could go wrong on ANY trip out of the state. I go on trips with my schools debate team every year to places all around the nation. At the hotels we have enough freedom to where I could do whatever the hell I wanted to do, but I exercise good judgment and self restraint. I am about to reach an age in a few months where I am totally independent from my parents, so why constantly try to shelter me and prevent me from being involved in something that I feel very strongly about?
With this information in mind how should I approach my mother about allowing me to go to WHOBO 3?
Over the last few months I have slowly gotten into the competitive Brawl scene in my region. I am pretty good at the game, and I honest want to better myself as much as I can at the game. Currently with the huge WHOBO tournament in Texas coming up, I have been particularly excited. However there is is one huge obstacle that will prevent me from going. My mom.....
I am 17 going on 18 in June. I am at an age now where I am able to make rational decisions and show a basic degree of reasonable judgment when it comes to things that may potentially bring harm to me. I am at an age where if I really wanted to do drugs, drink, have gratuitous sex, or other such actions, I could regardless of her actions. There are local parties in my area that always have large amounts of the aforementioned things, but I avoid them due to my lack of interest in them. If I brought up going to WHOBO in a carpool with some of the local smashers in my area, she would probably shoot me down before I even had a chance to take off, but for what good reasons? I would have just as much access to drugs, alcohol, etc as a would at home. What is the big deal then?
Anything that could go potentially wrong on this trip could go wrong on ANY trip out of the state. I go on trips with my schools debate team every year to places all around the nation. At the hotels we have enough freedom to where I could do whatever the hell I wanted to do, but I exercise good judgment and self restraint. I am about to reach an age in a few months where I am totally independent from my parents, so why constantly try to shelter me and prevent me from being involved in something that I feel very strongly about?
With this information in mind how should I approach my mother about allowing me to go to WHOBO 3?
