Your Parents and Cubing

[Jungleterrain]

Parents don't really care that much, but my mom tells me I'm going to get arthritis if I keep it up.

 

[Georgeanderre]

All of my family hate it ... the only one who remotely encourages is my mother, and that's only when im upstairs with loud music on so she cant hear the cube ...
i have taught my sister how to solve but she still calls me a nerd for knowing how ... talk about a hypocrite

 

[Bapao]

My parents are heavily against cubing and puzzles. I grew up on a farm and if I do anything that's not related to the farm I'm not good for anything in life. They never visited my store either!

Wow...that's harsh...

 

[Tim Major]

My Dad cubes and thinks it's cool my Mom is pretty neutral about this but every once in a while she wants me to take a break. (It's not really that bad)

This pretty much sums it up. My Dad does 5 or 6 solves a day, and has competed in the last few comps

 

[Inf3rn0]

Yeah my parents are cool about it, they don't mind at all. Plus my mum has driven me to a few comps in the past which was really nice of her seeing as they were rather far away.

 

[goflb]

my parents think its cool.
however, they get concerned over my fingers...


and my purchasing of new puzzles.

 

[Zane_C]

Dad: Thinks it's ok, doesn't cube a great deal but still wants to get faster. Has entered in 2 comps.
Mum: Meh, doesn't cube and isn't too into it, but is good about me cubing.

 

[Ltsurge]

they think it should be ahobby not sport
meh...
i have to focus on work anyway

 

[E3cubestore]

My parents have been supportive of cubing for the most part. At first, they were kind of upset that I was spending money on cubes and my Mom was like "You always want one more", which is true.

Anyway, when I started my cubing store, I no longer buy them for myself, and so my parents are completely supportive.

 

[KitKat]

My dad is ok with it .. but my mum think its something which will never benefit me in a million years .... besides cubing i also like anime and she calls me dumb cause im doing unworthy things .... basically she thinks my cube collection a waste of space and she once made me cry till i got a fever cause she threw away my vcube 7X7X7 .... i hate my mum so much.. F*** her

 

[Bapao]

My dad is ok with it .. but my mum think its something which will never benefit me in a million years .... besides cubing i also like anime and she calls me dumb cause im doing unworthy things .... basically she thinks my cube collection a waste of space and she once made me cry till i got a fever cause she threw away my vcube 7X7X7 .... i hate my mum so much.. F*** her

Would you mind me coming over to elbow your mum in the teeth a few times? What a b*tch!...sorry
It's hard to love your parents when they act like terrorists and selfish pricks, I know how it feels...

 

[5BLD]

KitKat: That must be horrible! I feel so sorry for you!
I'm a bit worried cause my mum's like that too, but she has gone only as far as saying it's a waste of time/space, useless skill, dumb etc.
But throwing away your V-Cube!? I want to say what b4p4076 said but I really shouldn't.
In both of our cases, I think they are jealous. But yours is much worse

 

[Ltsurge]

kit kat: The trials of cubing, stand the test

 

[Bapao]

kit kat: The trials of cubing, stand the test

Yeah but it shouldn't have to be that way! I felt so sad and angry when I read KitKats post. I'm a parent and I guess things trigger my emotions differently these days...

 

[BrainOfSweden]

My mom thinks it's fun to time me with her cellphone, but she won't understand why I need so many cubes. My dad thinks it's rather funny, I don't think he remembers how to do it, they both did it at least a few times when they were young, but my dad solved one layer of my V-Cube 7 that I just got for my birthday. And how would he know about reduction anyway?

 

[Zbox95]

My family dosen't think that my cubing hobby is bad and they do encourage me . . . a bit.
Just as long as I don't cube while eating and after 22 pm.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Just as long as I don't cube while eating and after 22 pm.

How about after 22 AM?

lol

 

[cube yin]

I'm 46, and my parents tolerate it. Probably mainly because they're proud of their grandchildren being able to cube so well. Also because being able to attend cubing competitions (Virginia Opens) has encouraged us to come visit them a couple of times.

As for my kids - we actively encourage our kids to cube. (But we don't push it on them - my kids have barely touched a cube since the Indiana Open.) I think my kids sometimes think I cube too much.

I'm 43.I encourage my kid to cube. I think my kid sometimes think I cube too much,too.

 

[Reinier Schippers]

My parents are pretty chill about cubing although if i have bad marks they are complaining that I do too much. The only thing they are little picky about is ordering new cubes. It is kinda hard to explain to them if you have a bad 4x4 (ES) that you want to buy a new one. They dont get that if you already haave a 4x4 that you buy another one... But when i just have good marks on school my father is pretty interested in cubing. He can solve a pyraminx xD. My mother could solve it in the 80s but isnt interested in it anymore

 

[goflb]

It is kinda hard to explain to them if you have a bad 4x4 (ES) that you want to buy a new one. They dont get that if you already haave a 4x4 that you buy another one...

this.