A bit of a question.

[Fusion]

My mother seems to believe that everything on the internet, including people I talk to = Not socialization. Technically, it IS socialization and I AM talking to people. What's not socialization is sitting in front of a TV just staring at it.


How do I go about getting my mother to think otherwise about my matter? She likes to blame the computer on ALL of my socialization problems.

[Ztrl]

tell her that you are going into a career that involves computers, and that you need to develope good grammer. And that it isn't the computer that is MAKING you do it, you are chosing to do it...my mom used to say i was addicted to computers, and my response was: "it's not exactly a bad thing. I could be out there roaming the streets with all the lame brain stoners smoking weed and shooting up heiroine(sp)."

parents....

[Sonic]

You know Ztrl, that's a great point. I should say that...Fusion dont worry man, computers a lot of the times are what get people to talk. You just need to show your mom that. Pull up a chair and be like "Look mom, these are all the people I know online." And she'll be freakin amazed at how many people you know. Matter of fact, show her this thread with all of our replies. That'll prove it

[swimstud600]

I can see where his mom's coming from, he's very socialable on the site but she means people that he can go to movies with or hang out.

I dunno what to tell you, I hate it when parents don't mind their own business

[Arashi]

Parents are that way. XP
Yeah, it is technically socialization, but parents will never get that. >_>

[swimstud600]

Its something parents can't understand, they didn't have myspace or forums like this where they'd talk with people. Unless you don't have a parent that is ridiculusly technologically ignorant I don't see much that can be done.

[Nightmare]

you're socializing if you're talking to other real people. Weather it be in person, over the internet, or on the phone.

[Xero Bloodline]

I know most of you are expecting me to impart some of my famous words of wisdom here, which make everything perfectly clear, but I'm really not up to it this time, so you're getting the short blunt version. Fusion, your mom just wants you to get from in front of the computer screen, that's what its probably really about. You two should talk about it.

[RELLIK]

pc's the net gaming etc. have brought people together. either way id tell my mom tough luck im gonna. its my life after all. not to sound rude but id rather be doin it then what ztrl said.

[Nightmare]

Don't tell her anything like "Too bad, it's my life" that's not the way you talk to your mother. >.>;

Respectfully explain, and if need be, show her how the internet can give you a rich social life.

[Ztrl]

well, the way i explaned it worked pretty well. she stopped bugging me after that. and i do have a career in the IT industry.

most profitable addiction EVER XD $_$