Your Parents and Cubing

badmephisto said:
o interesting topic, i enjoyed reading all of this :) I'm surprised at how many people have parents that dont support cubing at all. I don't see why a parent would want to discourage a hobby or an interest, especially if its something that can be social and stimulating. But then... I'm not a parent so I'm in no position to judge.

Not understanding decisions/opinions is in no way judging. ;)

My parents are quite indifferent to my cubing hobby. And when they see me buy 10 cubes at a time they just think its funny... Sometimes when we have people in our house they like to show off my room because it contains so many cubes... I think they are almost proud of me having such a weird and interesting hobby :)

lol, congratulations.
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^^^

Kubinator97 said:
my parents actually hate my cubes their a waste of my intellegence and my money
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The things an average teenager like tend to cost MUCH more than a cube or two and stackmat. Video Games? MP3's/Ipods? Laptop? Webcam? Other Computer Software? PHONES?

Cubes and internet access (and even without the internet) will pack a lot of interest for $15 OVERSEAS prices, as opposed the $50+ on lots of other things.

As far as wasting intelligence, furthering cube knowledge beyond manipulating algorithms mindlessly would be making use of and BUILDING intelligence! Making commutators, learning BLD stimulates the brain, etc. And that's better than spending free time watching most popular TV shows.

Overboard post, no?
 
IamWEB said:
badmephisto said:
o interesting topic, i enjoyed reading all of this :) I'm surprised at how many people have parents that dont support cubing at all. I don't see why a parent would want to discourage a hobby or an interest, especially if its something that can be social and stimulating. But then... I'm not a parent so I'm in no position to judge.

Not understanding decisions/opinions is in no way judging. ;)

My parents are quite indifferent to my cubing hobby. And when they see me buy 10 cubes at a time they just think its funny... Sometimes when we have people in our house they like to show off my room because it contains so many cubes... I think they are almost proud of me having such a weird and interesting hobby :)

lol, congratulations.
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^^^

Kubinator97 said:
my parents actually hate my cubes their a waste of my intellegence and my money
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The things an average teenager like tend to cost MUCH more than a cube or two and stackmat. Video Games? MP3's/Ipods? Laptop? Webcam? Other Computer Software? PHONES?

Cubes and internet access (and even without the internet) will pack a lot of interest for $15 OVERSEAS prices, as opposed the $50+ on lots of other things.

As far as wasting intelligence, furthering cube knowledge beyond manipulating algorithms mindlessly would be making use of and BUILDING intelligence! Making commutators, learning BLD stimulates the brain, etc. And that's better than spending free time watching most popular TV shows.

Overboard post, no?
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Yep...I actually find this thread a little depressing. I would LOVE it if my daughter could summon the courage to learn just the beginner method. I think the cube is a fine metaphor for things in life that appear impossible but in reality are just a matter of effort. And compared to mindless shoot-em-ups on Xbox or what-have-you, the cube is simultaneously a mental and physical challenge the likes of which you rarely find.

In a nutshell, it's good for your head and will lead to other stimulating activities besides merely watching TV. What the f*** is wrong is with some parents?!

AAARRGHH!!!
 
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Well haven't we just turned this thread into a whole new form? Heh, it crazy how may parents are against their children cubing (children as in 18-, or around there), or how many couldn't care less.
 
I guess they support me. My friends also love how I can solve it and I've taught one of them how to. The rest are impatient and would rather have me solve their cubes for them :b My parents don't like me buying a bunch of the same puzzles (v5 and eastsheen 5 for example) but I can persuade them. I got them to buy me a white square one and a new pyraminx because I have straight A's this and last quarter of the school year. They also give me 50 bucks for straight A's =) That's part of the reason I do my school work, too!

They only don't like me cubing during family meals, meetings, and parties (except for when people ask me to or if my friend who can solve it races with me).
 
They hate it, tell me to get a different hobby like "well done you've done it now do something else" I don't think they understand speedcubing. I tell them the idea is to try get faster but they just don't get it, they tell me to shut up when I'm practising get a quiet hobby, the usual.
 
They're neutral to it. They're just "how can you do that" like and nothing else. I don't cube in school or something like that anymore though. Whenever I just took my cube in my hands, they're just "Get a life, you nerd, not again..." and so forth. That's really irritating.
 
Tomarse said:
They hate it, tell me to get a different hobby like "well done you've done it now do something else" I don't think they understand speedcubing. I tell them the idea is to try get faster but they just don't get it, they tell me to shut up when I'm practising get a quiet hobby, the usual.
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Tell them you really want to learn how to play the drums, but say that they will have to buy you the drum kit, but you will practice every day to get good.

When they say 'no way!' just tell them you'll settle for a new Type A DIY instead.

Maybe they will realise your hobby is quiet and inexpensive compared to other hobbies.
 
AvGalen said:
My parents and some of my non-cubing friends have a VERY strict no-cubes-allowed-policy
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Never really had that, lucky me :D

Just a few of my friends don't want me to take the cube with me when we go out (I don't want to do that anyway); but as I normally meet too many other friends who want to show me their friends, I generally have a cube with me, although I am just using it if somebody tells me to use it.

My sister doesn't really care, but she also sometimes shows off with me (so do my friends :P)

My dad and my mother rather encourage me (they sometimes say that the clicking noise is driving them crazy, though), but I have to find competitions that aren't too far away :o
 
Maybe I'm being retarded...
I want to see what Ryosuke Mondo has to say about this thread (rofl, he has 50!!! 3x3x3s!! :P) xD

For me, ehh, I guess my parents don't really care as my brother cubes as well (atm we have ONE cube between the two of us :(), but I mean, when the CCC09 rolls around, I might have to go it alone (I can drive, but eh, it'd be nice with family around)....
 
Tomarse said:
They hate it, tell me to get a different hobby like "well done you've done it now do something else" I don't think they understand speedcubing. I tell them the idea is to try get faster but they just don't get it, they tell me to shut up when I'm practising get a quiet hobby, the usual.
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Take up drums, that'll show them. =p

EDIT: I should really finish reading the topic before I post.
 
My dad is fine with me cubing, he even encourages it! When I get a new time he gets like "good job". But not for long, not like me, I'm estatic when I get a new PB. But still when his friends are over, I like to cube more, and if I don't my dad will start bragging for me and tell me to show his friends. As for my sister, she's supportive mostly, she really just chuckles that I do it so much, also when I get a new PB she's a little more happy than my dad. Now for my friends, well I taught three of them to cube. One cubes almost never, the other one cubes once in a while. The last one really wants to get into cubing like seriously, I'm going to give him my old speedcube to support his soon to be habit. The rest of my friends are generally impressed, but sometimes complain I do it too much, like when go out to eat and I cube instead of talking to them. Oh by the way I'm the fastest cuber in my school.
 
my parents don't really care, in fact, they kinda support it but it gets annoying how they confiscate my cube cuz im kinda addicting...

+kids at school give me the title of super nerd, etc
 
My dad can barely solve one, my sister has ADHD, so its hopeless for her :P, my brother is actually the one who got me into solving the cube, but he doesn't really care about the cube that much, and my mom is just meh.
To above poster: :( You get a cool nickname? I'm hoping someone will call me the Kube Kid or something close to that. When we get our yearbooks, I'm going to sign (First Name) "Kube Kid" (Last Name). Lol. Maybe. Or maybe (First Name) "The Cube" (Last Name). :D
 
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My dad brags about me doing BLD to his colleagues at work, but he also says that I should study instead of cube. My mom brags to her friends about me and cubing, but she doesn't say anything about studying. My sister gets annoyed when I leave cubes laying around. My twin brother is about 15 seconds slower than me. He has learned all 21 PLLs (I have, too) and all 57 OLLs (six more for me!). He doesn't cube that much anymore.
 
my parents dont really care about it that much. except my mom gets annoyed because i use her paypal account and everytime i buy cubes i have to pay her and shes like "you bought another?!?" theyd rather me spend my money on something improtant, but i think that cubing is a lot more important than most things right now for me
 
Mcciff, I buy all my cubes myself, except my first one because I don't even remember buying it. It was so long ago, and just a toy, so my parents probably bought it.
Abr, me too, A normal solve now for me is about 1:30-1:40, but no one else can really solve a cube that well, maybe 2-4 minutes. IDK. I've never timed them. I get too bored. XP
 
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