Parents who drive you crazy

Nienna Grey · 06-08-2002, 02:10 AM

Am I the only one who has a parent who totally refuses to accept that LOTR is brilliant fiction?

My mother drives me crazy, she dismisses LOTR as "weird" and says I have "weird" tastes in books but, of course, she's never even read any of Tolkien's works!

I really hate her attitude sometimes. She totally refuses to accept that people's tastes vary and just because they may be different to hers it doesn't mean they're wrong.

Sorry if this is a bit of a rant but I had to get it out of my system!

Lizra · 06-08-2002, 12:25 PM

Just ignore it! Sounds like she's mad about something (lord knows what!) and is dismissing LoTR's cause she knows it will irritate you. You could try showering her with affection until she felt like a real meany and suffered a bad case of motherly guilt! This works better than fighting! Actually just ignore this post too!

BeardofPants · 06-08-2002, 04:42 PM

Mine hasn't even heard of Tolkien.

Elvet · 06-08-2002, 07:12 PM

Still, better than a parent who is crazy.

LuthienTinuviel · 06-08-2002, 11:03 PM

my mom is the one who gave me the boxed set of books...

on the other hand, i wish she had never heard of tolkien in a trade for some of her other qualities .. like being rasist(sp?)
and very beaver cleaver like.
my dad is quite retarded too. he told me that if i ever, date or marry a black man, (although he said another word) that hes changing his name as no to be associated with me anymore. thye also tell me to lose weight, and stop eating so much. right now im grounded until the end of school (only one more week of 1/2 days) cause they think that my b's aren't good enough.
yea, i would trade that for some LOTR hating.
real quick.

BeardofPants · 06-09-2002, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elvet
Still, better than a parent who is crazy.

Yeah... she's that too!

Eruviel Greenleaf · 06-11-2002, 03:15 AM

My mum read FotR when she was a lot younger, and never really got into it, therefore she never finished LotR. Yesterday, she was asking me what I was going to read this summer, and I listed just about everything Tolkien ever wrote. She asked me if I was reading any 'decent literature.'

Starr Polish · 06-11-2002, 03:33 AM

My dad couldn't get through TTT, and my mom hasn't read any of it. They pretty much don't care about my obsession with it, because I am discreet, and they're just glad I'm reading, instead of doing nothing (which is often what my stebsiblings do).

They drive me crazy in other ways.

Uusoae · 06-11-2002, 09:01 AM

My mother thinks that Lord of the rings is weird and will give me nightmares! lol, she refuses to go and see it, which isnt as bad as her boss who walked out half way through the movie!

some people just dont appreciate the greatness of lotr! lol

Renille · 06-11-2002, 02:49 PM

My parents think I'M the crazy one. My mom read the books when she was younger. My dad saw the movie, and he liked all of it, except for the ending. They got me the soundtrack for Christmas.
On the other side of the fence, they'll only let me on entmoot for 15 minutes a day. As you all know, that's practically NOTHING! They think I'm too obsessed or something...I don't know. They're not exactly crazy. But the 15 minutes policy IS!

BeardofPants · 06-11-2002, 03:24 PM

I almost walked out of the movie as well. No offence, but the movie isn't LOTR. It's Peter's version.

WiseWizard · 06-11-2002, 07:02 PM

My parents tend to generally accept that I like to read Tolkien, though I'm sure they think I should be doing other things instead. One of my mom's most common sayings to get me to stop reading is, "It's a beautiful day. Why don't you go outside and..." fill in the blank with various outside activities. Sometimes it just gets annoying.

LuthienTinuviel · 06-12-2002, 10:12 PM

heheh if it's nice, go outside and .... read...!

edit:
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
imaelflordandelflordandelflordelfetylordlordlord!

Christiana · 06-12-2002, 11:14 PM

Mine like LOTR, but r constantly cheacking what I write in here.They think its a chatroom, not a disscusion board 4 LOTR.

Laurelyn · 06-13-2002, 10:58 AM

It took my parents a little while to understand that Entmoot was okay, but I showed my mom the MOot and she says the Mooters are intelligent and not hte kind of crazy ppl who are all over the net, according to her. Her fears of me getting caught up in nonsense or stalked are certainly grounded with all the horror stories people tell, but she likes the Moot.Sometimes she reads the posts and stuff, not to keep an eye on me, but just becuase she likes to hear what we all have to say.
HOwever, she hates my typing skills . . . .

But yeah, parents can be the biggest pains in the world sometimes.

XRogue · 06-13-2002, 01:59 PM

Mine didn't want me reading LOTR. When they found out I already had (because I bought a set after reading it at the library) I think they almost threw them out. I talked 'em out of it but they still think I'm screwy for reading Scifi/fantasy. (and I did find certain of my books missing from time to time, not that I ever caught them 'removing' my books) Hence I didn't start seriously collecting book until I grew up and moved out. I was afraid I'd lose them. Sad that the 'rents couldn't take the time to be my buds till I grew up and moved out. If they had concentrated more on me being someone they could have a relationship with instead if concentrating on making rules to keep me 'safe' it woulda gone better.

I hid my LOTR copies after a few of my books went missing. I didn't want to deal with my reaction or my parents' if those had turned up 'missing'.

Nienna Grey · 06-13-2002, 02:20 PM

Thanks for all the replies. Made me feel better. The reason why my mother makes me so mad is that she bases her opinions on prejudice and ignorance and that counts for nothing my my view.

I have no problem with someone reading LOTR carefully, understanding it and then criticising but to criticise when you haven't even read it - now that makes me angry!

XRogue · 06-13-2002, 03:37 PM

Precisely.

WiseWizard · 06-13-2002, 06:20 PM

My parents still think somehting suspicious is going on in the Moot, even though I've shown them a few threads! I swear I'll never understand them.
They continue to wonder what draws me to Tolkien. Well, maybe if they read the books they'd find out!

Christiana · 06-22-2002, 11:54 AM

I just hope they never get wind of TPT.

06-08-2002, 02:10 AM	#1
Nienna Grey Enting Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Posts: 62	Parents who drive you crazy Am I the only one who has a parent who totally refuses to accept that LOTR is brilliant fiction? My mother drives me crazy, she dismisses LOTR as "weird" and says I have "weird" tastes in books but, of course, she's never even read any of Tolkien's works! I really hate her attitude sometimes. She totally refuses to accept that people's tastes vary and just because they may be different to hers it doesn't mean they're wrong. Sorry if this is a bit of a rant but I had to get it out of my system! __________________ "Mornie Utúlië Believe and you will find your way"

06-08-2002, 12:25 PM	#2
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Just ignore it! Sounds like she's mad about something (lord knows what!) and is dismissing LoTR's cause she knows it will irritate you. You could try showering her with affection until she felt like a real meany and suffered a bad case of motherly guilt! This works better than fighting! Actually just ignore this post too! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

06-08-2002, 04:42 PM	#3
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Mine hasn't even heard of Tolkien. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

06-08-2002, 07:12 PM	#4
Elvet Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orillia, Ontario Posts: 221	Still, better than a parent who is crazy. __________________ "But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know."

06-08-2002, 11:03 PM	#5
LuthienTinuviel protector of orphaned rabbits Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kalamazoo... yes, its a real place! Posts: 1,236	my mom is the one who gave me the boxed set of books... on the other hand, i wish she had never heard of tolkien in a trade for some of her other qualities .. like being rasist(sp?) and very beaver cleaver like. my dad is quite retarded too. he told me that if i ever, date or marry a black man, (although he said another word) that hes changing his name as no to be associated with me anymore. thye also tell me to lose weight, and stop eating so much. right now im grounded until the end of school (only one more week of 1/2 days) cause they think that my b's aren't good enough. yea, i would trade that for some LOTR hating. real quick. __________________

06-11-2002, 03:15 AM	#7
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	My mum read FotR when she was a lot younger, and never really got into it, therefore she never finished LotR. Yesterday, she was asking me what I was going to read this summer, and I listed just about everything Tolkien ever wrote. She asked me if I was reading any 'decent literature.' __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

06-11-2002, 03:33 AM	#8
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	My dad couldn't get through TTT, and my mom hasn't read any of it. They pretty much don't care about my obsession with it, because I am discreet, and they're just glad I'm reading, instead of doing nothing (which is often what my stebsiblings do). They drive me crazy in other ways. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

06-11-2002, 09:01 AM	#9
Uusoae Sapling Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: England Posts: 6	My mother thinks that Lord of the rings is weird and will give me nightmares! lol, she refuses to go and see it, which isnt as bad as her boss who walked out half way through the movie! some people just dont appreciate the greatness of lotr! lol __________________ Someday i must read this scholar 'everyone' he seems to have written so much and all of it wrong. Come visit my webpage! - www.expage.com/araspage or visit my tolkien, tortall and H.p forum! http://pub36.ezboard.com/btortallwebforum Darkness is a shadow, without light it cannot exsist

06-11-2002, 02:49 PM	#10
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	My parents think I'M the crazy one. My mom read the books when she was younger. My dad saw the movie, and he liked all of it, except for the ending. They got me the soundtrack for Christmas. On the other side of the fence, they'll only let me on entmoot for 15 minutes a day. As you all know, that's practically NOTHING! They think I'm too obsessed or something...I don't know. They're not exactly crazy. But the 15 minutes policy IS! __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

06-11-2002, 03:24 PM	#11
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I almost walked out of the movie as well. No offence, but the movie isn't LOTR. It's Peter's version. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

06-11-2002, 07:02 PM	#12
WiseWizard Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: the darkest region of Mirkwood (and trust me, it's really dark) Posts: 331	My parents tend to generally accept that I like to read Tolkien, though I'm sure they think I should be doing other things instead. One of my mom's most common sayings to get me to stop reading is, "It's a beautiful day. Why don't you go outside and..." fill in the blank with various outside activities. Sometimes it just gets annoying. __________________ My motto: Heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid I'll take over. ------------------------------------------------ "Upstage me and I'll crush your kneecaps!" ------------------------------------------------ "It's been a while since I've been 130." -Aaron Reichgott ------------------------------------------------ You know, the world's full of apathy...but I don't care. ------------------------------------------------ "I would've honked, but I might have hit you." -Janaki ------------------------------------------------ "If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have gone to college that year." -Lewis Black ------------------------------------------------ "I have one speed which varies according to my mood." -Kristy Pihl ------------------------------------------------ "When I get a fever, I can hear my mom's voice in my head. But she's alive, not dead, so it's not as exciting." -Anna Crandall ------------------------------------------------ "It doesn't matter what your body type is, as long as you're bloodthirsty." -Rachel Carlson ------------------------------------------------- "My mind is a whirling miasma." -Jeff E. ------------------------------------------------- "I think earth is the Alabama of the universe and we don't even know it." ------------------------------------------------- "You can't just apologize the laziness of my bunnies away." -Taylor S.B. ------------------------------------------------- I'm a sadistic massochist. I'm always happy.

06-12-2002, 10:12 PM	#13
LuthienTinuviel protector of orphaned rabbits Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kalamazoo... yes, its a real place! Posts: 1,236	heheh if it's nice, go outside and .... read...! edit: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee imaelflordandelflordandelflordelfetylordlordlord! __________________

06-12-2002, 11:14 PM	#14
Christiana Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Searching desperately for a swan boat to take to Valinor Posts: 1,231	Mine like LOTR, but r constantly cheacking what I write in here.They think its a chatroom, not a disscusion board 4 LOTR. __________________ I take full responsibility for my actions, except for those that are somebody else's fault Having someone to blame is nearly as good as having a solution to the problem Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you habe their shoes. ~Frieda Norris

06-13-2002, 10:58 AM	#15
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	It took my parents a little while to understand that Entmoot was okay, but I showed my mom the MOot and she says the Mooters are intelligent and not hte kind of crazy ppl who are all over the net, according to her. Her fears of me getting caught up in nonsense or stalked are certainly grounded with all the horror stories people tell, but she likes the Moot.Sometimes she reads the posts and stuff, not to keep an eye on me, but just becuase she likes to hear what we all have to say. HOwever, she hates my typing skills . . . . But yeah, parents can be the biggest pains in the world sometimes. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

06-13-2002, 01:59 PM	#16
XRogue Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2000 Location: D/FW Texas, USA Posts: 345	Mine didn't want me reading LOTR. When they found out I already had (because I bought a set after reading it at the library) I think they almost threw them out. I talked 'em out of it but they still think I'm screwy for reading Scifi/fantasy. (and I did find certain of my books missing from time to time, not that I ever caught them 'removing' my books) Hence I didn't start seriously collecting book until I grew up and moved out. I was afraid I'd lose them. Sad that the 'rents couldn't take the time to be my buds till I grew up and moved out. If they had concentrated more on me being someone they could have a relationship with instead if concentrating on making rules to keep me 'safe' it woulda gone better. I hid my LOTR copies after a few of my books went missing. I didn't want to deal with my reaction or my parents' if those had turned up 'missing'. __________________ Farewell wherever you fare, till your Eyries recieve you at the journey's end.

06-13-2002, 02:20 PM	#17
Nienna Grey Enting Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Posts: 62	Thanks for all the replies. Made me feel better. The reason why my mother makes me so mad is that she bases her opinions on prejudice and ignorance and that counts for nothing my my view. I have no problem with someone reading LOTR carefully, understanding it and then criticising but to criticise when you haven't even read it - now that makes me angry! __________________ "Mornie Utúlië Believe and you will find your way"

06-13-2002, 03:37 PM	#18
XRogue Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2000 Location: D/FW Texas, USA Posts: 345	Precisely. __________________ Farewell wherever you fare, till your Eyries recieve you at the journey's end.

06-13-2002, 06:20 PM	#19
WiseWizard Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: the darkest region of Mirkwood (and trust me, it's really dark) Posts: 331	My parents still think somehting suspicious is going on in the Moot, even though I've shown them a few threads! I swear I'll never understand them. They continue to wonder what draws me to Tolkien. Well, maybe if they read the books they'd find out! __________________ My motto: Heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid I'll take over. ------------------------------------------------ "Upstage me and I'll crush your kneecaps!" ------------------------------------------------ "It's been a while since I've been 130." -Aaron Reichgott ------------------------------------------------ You know, the world's full of apathy...but I don't care. ------------------------------------------------ "I would've honked, but I might have hit you." -Janaki ------------------------------------------------ "If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have gone to college that year." -Lewis Black ------------------------------------------------ "I have one speed which varies according to my mood." -Kristy Pihl ------------------------------------------------ "When I get a fever, I can hear my mom's voice in my head. But she's alive, not dead, so it's not as exciting." -Anna Crandall ------------------------------------------------ "It doesn't matter what your body type is, as long as you're bloodthirsty." -Rachel Carlson ------------------------------------------------- "My mind is a whirling miasma." -Jeff E. ------------------------------------------------- "I think earth is the Alabama of the universe and we don't even know it." ------------------------------------------------- "You can't just apologize the laziness of my bunnies away." -Taylor S.B. ------------------------------------------------- I'm a sadistic massochist. I'm always happy.

06-22-2002, 11:54 AM	#20
Christiana Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Searching desperately for a swan boat to take to Valinor Posts: 1,231	I just hope they never get wind of TPT. __________________ I take full responsibility for my actions, except for those that are somebody else's fault Having someone to blame is nearly as good as having a solution to the problem Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you habe their shoes. ~Frieda Norris

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