My parents want me out of the fandom. I might be saying goodbye someday soon.*

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

You can't just say "AIGHT MOM AND DAD IM LEAVING 4EVER BAIII". He's still got his college (I'm assuming) years to go, and I'm pretty sure I would choose college over a fandom.

 

I doubt his parents would help him with college anyway at this rate. It sounds like they're trying to run him off or something. 

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

I doubt his parents would help him with college anyway at this rate. It sounds like they're trying to run him off or something. 

From what I've seen in this thread, all they want him to do is stop him from being a brony.

 

I'm sure his parents love him or else they wouldn't be trying to make him, in their eyes, a better person. But that's for the OP to answer, not us.

[DoctorWhovian1902 596]

Besides there are MILLIONS OF BRONIES in the world. Not just a few. MILLIONS.

 

While I believe that completely, my parents are going to require proof from a "reliable source" (news, scientists, etc.) in order to even humor the idea. So if you can find a source, I'd be forever in debt to you.

 

You can also try using things that completely break the whole stereotype, like music, and some of the animations out there, which would probably help a lot.

 

I have tried that, but they tend to just brush it off as nothing after I tell them a brony made it and it was MLP inspired.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

From what I've seen in this thread, all they want him to do is stop him from being a brony.

 

I'm sure his parents love him or else they wouldn't be trying to make him, in their eyes, a better person. But that's for the OP to answer, not us.

 

If they loved him they would support him, not try to make him a carbon them of them. I've seen people like this in real-life, they just want to make their kids act like them. 

Edited December 30, 2012 by Shoboni

[DoctorWhovian1902 596]

I doubt his parents would help him with college anyway at this rate. It sounds like they're trying to run him off or something. 

 

Don't misunderstand, they will help with college, I'm planning on going into the psychology field, which they think is great. It's just the fandom they don't approve of and seem to want to exterminate.

 

I'm sure his parents love him or else they wouldn't be trying to make him, in their eyes, a better person. But that's for the OP to answer, not us.

 

And answer I did!

Edited December 30, 2012 by whoovesfan7698

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

If they loved him they would support him, not try to make him a carbon them of them. I've seen people like this in real-life, they just want to make their kids act like them. 

Love ≠ support. My parents love me, but they don't support my bronyship or anything like that. They don't care in general.

 

They also don't support the fact that I go on the computer a lot, or anything like that. A form of love is also reformation, not just support. Maybe their form of good isn't the same as ours, but that's just something to live with. It doesn't mean that his parents hate him, though.

[DoctorWhovian1902 596]

If they loved him they would support him, not try to make him a carbon them of them. I've seen people like this in real-life, they just want to make their kids act like them. 

 

They're not trying to make me a carbon of them, I'm going into a different career than both of them. They just don't like me being a brony, and seem to use the fact I have no brony friends (IRL at least) as leverage.

[Fluffy Pinkie 417]

[quote name=Scootabloom' timestamp='1356911098' post='1039023] You can't just say "AIGHT MOM AND DAD IM LEAVING 4EVER BAIII". He's still got his college (I'm assuming) years to go, and I'm pretty sure I would choose college over a fandom. [/quote] 

The way his parents sound if he doesn't chose to go to a college of their choice they won't pay for it anyway, but he shouldn't run away with times the way they are.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Don't misunderstand, they will help with college, I'm planning on going into the psychology field, which they think is great. It's just the fandom they don't approve of and seem to want to exterminate.

 

 

 

And answer I did!

 

All I can say is you need to find a way to make them have some respect for you. If people are going to survive in the same house they need to respect each other. 

 

Love ≠ support. My parents love me, but they don't support my bronyship or anything like that. They don't care in general.

 

They also don't support the fact that I go on the computer a lot, or anything like that. A form of love is also reformation, not just support. Maybe their form of good isn't the same as ours, but that's just something to live with. It doesn't mean that his parents hate him, though.

 

Not insulting you for something is a form of support. I'm just saying that I see deeper problems here that need to be worked out. 

[Moon Rat 4,772]

I'm just going to come out and say that parents these days are the most hypocritical beings out there... they tell you to "be yourself" and "don't let anyone else control who you are" yet when it comess to situations like this they seemingly change their mind for the worst :/

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

Not insulting you for something is a form of support. I'm just saying that I see deeper problems here that need to be worked out. 

I know exactly what you're thinking of. But his parents, like I said before, allow certain things and don't allow certain things, any way you put it. My parents, though they love me, don't allow a ton of the things I really want to do. It's not due to the fact that they hate me; it's just because they don't like the thing that I want to do. Now, the reasons they don't like it are up to them; I'm sure his parents have proposed the facts as to why they don't want him to be a brony; not doing so would be ignorant. But we aren't the ones to tell him to defy his parents' rules. He is living under their roof and is their child in the end.

[Shanks 10,816]

I'm just going to come out and say that parents these days are the most hypocritical beings out there... they tell you to "be yourself" and "don't let anyone else control who you are" yet when it comess to situations like this they seemingly change their mind for the worst :/

 

Yeah and it is like they completely forgot what it was like to be a child in the first place, back in the 50's comic books and rock and roll were bad, during the 90's video games were bad and are still brought up as a scapegoat everytime there is a mass shooting.

[uuunph 288]

A difference they don't seem to see, as it appears to me at least that they require complete submission to their beliefs.

 

 

 

It didn't go at all. I just couldn't figure out how to bring the show up to him. Forget the fact that he's basically the determinant in my future as far as my parents are concerned, it's also whether his hatred will be fueled or doused. It ain't easy, and it makes my blood go cold every time I think about it. If it finally comes down to it, "Sonic Rainboom" or "Return of Harmony" are my picks for him (He was already introduced to Dr. Who by a friend of ours. Since the episode was about an hour long, I feel my means are justified.). What do you think?

Oh, alright. So you think you're friend is going to influence what your parents think?

 

I'd say Sonic Rainboom is a good episode for introducing him to the show, if you have to. Return of Harmony is also good, and if he's willing to watch 40 minutes of this show, I'd say go for it. Mainly because 20 minutes of watching ponies when it's new to you, doesn't really get you "used to it", you know?

 

I'd be kind of reluctant to show anyone the show at all, since it took me like, 11 episodes to realize I liked it. So yeah, I guess Return of Harmony, more time is better.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I know exactly what you're thinking of. But his parents, like I said before, allow certain things and don't allow certain things, any way you put it. My parents, though they love me, don't allow a ton of the things I really want to do. It's not due to the fact that they hate me; it's just because they don't like the thing that I want to do. Now, the reasons they don't like it are up to them; I'm sure his parents have proposed the facts as to why they don't want him to be a brony; not doing so would be ignorant. But we aren't the ones to tell him to defy his parents' rules. He is living under their roof and is their child in the end.

 

And I never said he should(or at least, didn;t mean to), all I said was he's almost 18 years old, they need to loosen up and let him live his life, for his benefit as well. I've seen what happens to people when their parents keep them under their thumbs too long. 

[MagicalStarRain 599]

So I've been hearing that your parents want you to watch and play bloody, gore-filled things as opposed to an innocent show that has morals and stuff? Along with my rebellious advice and the one I posted about going deep into their motives, why not give them something gorey from this fandom? Show them Cupcakes or Rainbow Factory! 

 

And about the episode selection, I suggest Return to Harmony or The Crystal Empire. 

 

 

[Shanks 10,816]

 

I'd be kind of reluctant to show anyone the show at all, since it took me like, 11 episodes to realize I liked it. So yeah, I guess Return of Harmony, more time is better.

For me it took about 4 or 5 episodes with some awkward "I am really watching this" moments, but for the most part those moments are gone. I watched The Return of Harmony 2 parter first and I liked Discord right away and remembering that was one of the things that kept me going.

[Savato 23]

While I believe that completely, my parents are going to require proof from a "reliable source" (news, scientists, etc.) in order to even humor the idea. So if you can find a source, I'd be forever in debt to you.

 

How about these ones?

 

http://www.dailydot.com/society/bronies-brony-my-little-pony-study/

http://www.bronystudy.com/id1.html

http://de.scribd.com/doc/94234033/Survey-of-the-Brony-Subculture

 

Those are pretty much as reliable as it gets. The guy in charge of it is Dr. Patrick Edwards, you can read about him here:

 

http://www.bronystudy.com/id8.html

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

And I never said he should(or at least, didn;t mean to), all I said was he's almost 18 years old, they need to loosen up and let him live his life, for his benefit as well. I've seen what happens to people when their parents keep them under their thumbs too long. 

I never said you did. Let me quote the post I was talking about:

 

Do not stand down to them. Go on edge, defend yourselves, clearly these people are intolerant and really why should you let them boss you around? Don't let them make you a push over because they're your parents. You tell them flat out that you'll do what makes you happy. Don't let them be intolerant.

 

Your parents cannot force you to stop being a brony. You should even tell them that if you want. Don't let them change who you are. If they push you towards leaving the fandom, push them back.

 

I'd hate to lose a wonderful member of the community like you.

 

 

They act as if this is some sort of parents vs. kids or something. It doesn't work that way. The part I bolded is probably the part I disagree with the most. You can't just TELL YOUR PARENTS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO AND THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. Again, it doesn't work that way. You are legally under their control until you are 18. If you do what is bolded, punishments are likely to follow and your life will be even more miserable than it is. Not to mention that you also won't be able to be a brony either.

 

 I've seen what happens to people when their parents keep them under their thumbs too long. 

 

Sure, once he has enough money to live by himself and can sustain a good life, go for it if he wants to. But until then, he has to live with his parents or else his life will probably go downhill.

 

---

 

You have to remember people, I don't think losing the relationship with your parents and just leaving and defying them is worth your bronyship.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Scootabloom

[TheSupremeLeaderOfChaos 1,206]

Your parents have many rights. They gave you the gift of life after all! But one right they absolutely do not have is the right to force you not to like something. People tell children to obey and respect their parents. But if your dad came up to you and asked you to jump off the edge of a cliff, would you? Of course not! Parents are supposed to support their child in whatever their child does(unless it's illegal or something, in which case, well you should listen to your parents). But if there is one thing this show has impacted me init is being happy. I didnt even know how bad I felt inside until I began watching this show. Then. I began feeling truly happy. No parent has the right to take happiness away from their child. I don't care if it's a 'kid's' show! If it makes you happy, tell them! Don't be mean about it. Just tell them how you feel about it!

About your friend. You never know what could happen when you show him the fandom. My friend got me into it by showing me a cool song. I was so curious about the song, I had to watch the show! I would show him the first two of the first season and then your favorite episodes. Even if he doesn't love it, if he is a true friend, he will stick with you.

Stay strong, dude. Brohoof! /)

[Zacharias 191]

If they try to make you quit by any means necessary, you should do the same to prove them wrong. Once they cut your means of reaching us, be sad. Show that you are depressed by their actions. Make them worry about you. Don't even eat if you think that helps. If they can make such a fuss about something that won't affect you in any way (other making you a nicer person at most), then you can do the same. And if they don't start worrying about you, they are just bad parents and not caring at all.

 

Best of luck to you on this...

Now I need some pills to calm down.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Zacharias

[GuillermoGage 246]

What's so conservative about these faggots? Friendship is Magic is a lot more morally well-rounded than a murder simulator like Call of Duty, which they want their son to play.

The Thread Creator actually brohoofed a post in which I called his parents faggots. That it actually quite amusing.

 

But something I don't know yet is how the relationship with his parents was before this. Their reaction to something as harmless as this series suggests that they have been draconian in other ways and have enforced macho crap before,

unless maybe this really was a surprise about their character that they had such a reaction to this?

 

I may be wrong, but they kind of seem too trendy to be the more predictable type of stingy traditional parents. The excuses they put up seem to derive from their brains being saturated by mass-media douchebaggery.

 

A major theme of raising your kids up to have good-ol', timeless morals is (teaching your kids) not to be influenced by contemporary media cynics, which is.... well, I think that is where they got this idea to jump down their kid's throat like this.

[Arcanel 3,041]

While I believe that completely, my parents are going to require proof from a "reliable source" (news, scientists, etc.) in order to even humor the idea. So if you can find a source, I'd be forever in debt to you.

 

 

 

I have tried that, but they tend to just brush it off as nothing after I tell them a brony made it and it was MLP inspired.

I'm afraid to say that I don't have any of the sort.  I mean, lots of important newspapers from the world have put the spotlight on us and actually weren't bad on how they portrayed us, and evena political group in Germany requests "Ponytime", which is like a break in which they watch pony episodes to calm the mood down, from time to time, but the amount is never revelead. Only bronies probably have tried doing the calculations. Sorry.  Or what Savato gave you, which I hope works for something.

 

And if your parents are willing to void something that they might like because it's related to ponies...well...I feel sorry for them. I feel very, very sorry for them.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Arcanel

[DoctorWhovian1902 596]

How about these ones?

 

http://www.dailydot.com/society/bronies-brony-my-little-pony-study/

http://www.bronystudy.com/id1.html

http://de.scribd.com/doc/94234033/Survey-of-the-Brony-Subculture

 

Those are pretty much as reliable as it gets. The guy in charge of it is Dr. Patrick Edwards, you can read about him here:

 

http://www.bronystudy.com/id8.html

 

Those are helpful, but what I need is proof that there are millions of bronies out there, someplace that proves with numbers that there are millions of them out there, otherwise I got nothing.

 

The Thread Creator actually brohoofed a post in which I called his parents faggots. That it actually quite amusing.

 

Hold the phone, now, I was focusing more on the fact the irony being presented in the fact my parents are fine with me playing a "murder simulator" as it was put, as opposed to watching an innocent TV show. Besides, I've already been called an immature faggot by a friend of mine for liking the show, so brohoofing something using similar vocabulary wouldn't really prove any points (no offense GuillermoGage).

 

If they try to make you quit by any means necessary, you should do the same to prove them wrong. Once they cut your means of reaching us, be sad. Show that you are depressed by their actions. Make them worry about you. Don't even eat if you think that helps. If they can make such a fuss about something that won't affect you in any way (other making you a nicer person at most), then you can do the same. And if they don't start worrying about you, they are just bad parents and not caring at all.

 

Best of luck to you on this...

Now I need some pills to calm down.

 

Making a big deal about it would only prove their point that this fandom is causing me problems. Giving the silent treatment, starving myself, and being depressed would make them worried, but when they figure out it's because of me not watching the show, they'd be furious and wouldn't listen to reason.

 

I may be wrong, but they kind of seem too trendy to be the more predictable type of stingy traditional parents. The excuses they put up seem to derive from their brains being saturated by mass-media douchebaggery.

 

Well, they do follow the news a lot, and they've bought into the idea that violent video games are a definite factor in mass shootings. And if I try to show anything that would prove against it, they'd say it's not a reliable source or something similar. Same thing with this, they saw one article slandering bronies and that's how they've justified their actions. Forget the positive articles that have been written about us, no, they're clearly written by unreliable people that just happened to be on the news team. I swear, there is a literal contact between my palm and my face right now.

[Savato 23]

Okay, according to the results of this survey there are 7 to 12.4 mio. Bronies in the US.

http://herdcensus.com/generalsurvey.shtml

Furthermore, here's a statistic from EqD, back when they celebrated their 200,000,000th visit, apparently there have been over 6,000,000 unique visitors.

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/06/200000000-celebration-post.html

[DoctorWhovian1902 596]

Okay, according to the results of this survey there are 7 to 12.4 mio. Bronies in the US.

http://herdcensus.com/generalsurvey.shtml

Furthermore, here's a statistic from EqD, back when they celebrated their 200,000,000th visit, apparently there have been over 6,000,000 unique visitors.

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/06/200000000-celebration-post.html

 

Thank you! I wasn't sure if there was any way of knowing for sure, but that is pretty dang accurate, and if that doesn't work, nothing will.