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[size=1]Ahh I see... well in that case, if they cant except you for who you are then I suppose that is the only thing you can do... Also, you mentioned that your dad had a grudge, same with your mom? If your mom doesnt, try to explain yourself to her and maybe she can help the situation... P.S. Thanks for the Password thingy...[/size]

[size=1]Very nice Nomad... The only one I dont like is the Wallpaper I think it is. I really dont think that the background fits the picture. Another thing I dont like about it is larger version faded in the picture. I think it takes away from the actual picture... But the best ones in my opinion are the Rammstein banner/avi combo. Although Im not a huge fun, I like them alot. You worked them well...[/size]

[size=1]As much as I dislike my parents right now, I would say no... I do allow them to read storys of my own and they think that its not a sign of madness or anything like that (although they think CS is...), they see it as a way for me to relieve stress and express my feelings. Ive actually asked my parents to read some of my stuff and they think that someday I could have it published... But if your parents think that it is madness, then instead of hiding it, show them that its your way of expressing imagination and feelings. But if you dont want to do that, lock them up all you want I say... But be aware of this, if the manage to crack the password, you may be in a tight spot... [EDIT]: But for future reference, how do you password protect... lol???[/size]

[QUOTE=Lalaith Ril][COLOR=Indigo]Alright I think I'm going to post here once last time, not sure why but I am. I started thinking and so I decided just to kinda see where the story was coming from, and as weird as it is I checked out other posts by you and such. Now granted coming into this not knowing anything about you I just assumed you were just another whining teenager who had been gotten disciplined, and thought it was wrong. Although now, after just taking time, I see its different so you know what, I think I'll have to take your side. I think it truly is an over-reaction, what they did. I mean honestly you don't seem to be some physcotic murderer, you don't try and pry for attention, you just seem to be a normal teenager. Hell I play Halo, does that mean I'm going to go kill someone, no. So I must say, with my fourth(?) post, that I agree with you. Man I think things through way too much, I should just stick with what I think :p. But good luck with that, try and find a different game to play in the meantime ;)[/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Thank you, and I am just a normal teenager, if you lived in my house, you wouldnt see anything wrong with me. But according to my parents Im not. So once again, thank you all for the advice and I should be able to get through this...[/size]

[quote name='MysticKnight']Thank you all for your "criticism." Only like one of you is normal, and that is Baron Samedi. You guys should grow up to be critics, seriously. You take like everything too seriously. Only Baron gave me good advice. LOL.[/quote] [size=1]You can't critique someones criticsm's(sp?), it just cant be done. When YOU asked for the advice, people gave you THEIR advice, and no advice is bad advice. People were giving you advice based on what you presented, and personally Lalaith Ril is definatley right, you do need to grow up. If your going to make an advice thread, then dont say there is bad advice... [EDIT]: I mainly only looked at the 1st post and some of the second... I then saw Choas' and Lore a.k.a Saras post. Both Chaos and Lore gave you EXCELLENT advice... and I agree with you Chaos, rap doesnt make someone a slut or bisexual. Also for my advice, tell her off, embarass her, and get the hell out of the relationship...[/size]

[size=1]Okay 2 myO questions... #1, is there any way that I could possibly change myO username? If not that is totally fine and the #2 question is, is there a place where I can basically learn all the HTML Commands or whatever for like color, urls, etc?[/size]

[size=1]I do agree with all of you. But when I tell my parents that it is only a game and that this game isnt influencing me all they say is "I dont want to talk about it." I think that they are comparing this situation to a situation like Helter Skelter. IM NOT CHARLES MANSON FOR CHRISTS SAKE!!! But my parents dont want to see that. All they think is, the game is bringing me down in my overall "health" and "life" so I will just have to wait to play it again, or wait to find out that I will never play it again.[/size]

[size=1]Okay, I was trying to edit myO and when I went to go look at my site, it said "The user profile you were trying to access is currently turned off." How in the lords name do I fix this??[/size]

[QUOTE=maladjusted][color=firebrick] I didn't mean to insult you, but when you said 'addicted' I really thought you were addicted in the sense that you played CS and did nothing else. That's my fault, I'm sorry. But seriously. All I can say is tough it out. Your parents aren't even close to what others do to some people I know. Your mother probably worries you're going to go out on a killing spree because of stuff other parents have told her or whatever she's read in the newspaper or seen on the news [same thing happened with me]. You should explain to her that videogames such as CS only give stupid kids ideas that they decide to do...because they're dumb or something, I don't know. If she's really being serious about sending you off to boarding school you should sit her down and talk.[/color] [i]They only let me play the game for an hour on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sunday, until Im done with my homework(which it legitimate), only a half-hour. They dont even let me play during the week either...[/i] [color=firebrick]So wait, are you saying they let you play an hour on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and then after an hour you have to finish your school work before you play again? [/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]No, what I was saying was on Sundays, I get to play after I finish my homework, and only get to play for a half hour, so basically, that makes me want to try to break the house rules more to get on only because, in my mind, they really dont let me play enough. But thats besides the point. Yall are right probably, I should just tough it out, and wait until the let me back on the game, and hopefully, at max Ill be in counseling.[/size]

[size=1]HAHA!!! This is easy to answer for me... Its called Im a Gangster by Josh Tobin. It has to be the funniest song I have ever heard but man that song gets old when you have it stuck in a tiny little brain like mine... lol. EDIT: I just saw Nomads post, missed it before... "GLEN, GLEN GLEN GLEN, GLEEEN... Glens the man, going to work, got his tie, got ambition... He knows the one day he could be... SUPERVISOR!! ROY ROY ROY ROY" LOL!! I love that commercial.[/size]

[size=1]This may not seem like a painful experience but it was... I was at a party and everyone was having a good time and being the retard that I am I tryed to skateboard(without wheels, trucks, etc.) down some steps. So I get to the top, go down, and next thing I know, I hit a huge woodpiece and am waking up for being unconcious(sp?) for about 2 minutes. I woke up and my whole left arm was in so much pain. It turns out I had broken my clavical into 3 pieces and one piece almost was caught between another bone closer to my shoulder. I couldnt move my right arm for about 2 weeks, had surgery, went through 4 weeks of physical therapy, and now Im back!!![/size]

[QUOTE=James][color=#707875]I'm amazed at some of the reponses I'm seeing here. If we are to go on what Serraph-Angel has told us, then I think we can assume that his parents are behaving in a totally irrational manner. The idea that you can take a kid playing a violent game and then make the leap from that to cheating, lying and so on, is quite remarkable to me. Not only is there no reason to actually come to that conclusion, but that is also a massive insult to Serraph-Angel -- unless, of course, there are things in this situation that we don't know about. However, as I said, we can only go on what we've been told. If his parents are sending him to boarding school [i]and [/i]counselling simply because he plays Counter-Strike regularly and looks at CS sites, then I'd say that is highly irrational and unreasonable. Whether or not you have your child's best interests at heart is kind of being used as an excuse to make some very backward decisions, in my view. It's a difficult thing to comment on, though. As I said, I can only go on what I've been told by Serraph-Angel. If everything he said accurately represents what's going on, then yeah, I'm very inclined to suggest that his parents are being irrational. But if Serraph-Angel is "addicted" to the point where he totally lives his life through the game and that has somehow driven him to lie, cheat and so on...then I'd say his parents are only half right (boarding school for a video game addiction? Seriously, let's jump into the 20th century at least, lol). However, I doubt it. It does sound to me that Serraph-Angel's mother made that accusation simply because he'd mentioned that the "gun sites" were Counter-Strike-based. But yeah, again, we can only go on what we're told here.[/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Thank god, someone agrees with me... And Baron, you say cheating and lying entered the field, but I have been lying since I started my teenage years. If you were to come to my house and ask my parents when I started lying, they wouldnt be able to tell you its been so long... But on the other hand, I am doing alot better. And James, maybe counseling wouldnt be all that irrational if it was like playing it 24/7 and as somone has already said, getting on right when you get home from school and then dont get off until your parents have yelled at you 5 times and grounded you. But thats not my situation... And the only reason I would lie about the game, is because my parents are irrational about how much time I can play it for. They only let me play the game for an hour on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sunday, until Im done with my homework(which it legitimate), only a half-hour. They dont even let me play during the week either... Somone also brought up my school life. My grades are above average in my opinion. I have 3 "A's" 3 "B's" and 1 "C." And my parents think a "C" is unsatisfactory but this was in the beginning of the year when we had maybe 4 assignments. And my physical life is fine too. Im playing Ice Hockey for my school, I play baseball regularly, and I go out with friends all the time. Its not like Im not trying to make an effort to go do something else besides play the game... But a HUGE factor that I forgot to mention is the fact that I will be moving to Detroit very soon. My dad just got a new job there and now were moving for the 2nd time in under 3 years. I made friends, lost them, and now I made more friends, and now am going to be losing them as well. And I do realize that my parents are only looking out for my best interest, but if they realized how much I enjoy playing the game, that would probably be one of my best interests...[/size]

[QUOTE=Lalaith Ril][color=indigo]Obviously if one game is so important to you than it has the possibility of influencing you. You say it doens't, yet why in the world did you argue with your mother about it, and why are you making a big deal about something that every teenager faces, unless indeed it has influenced you in some way. To be addicted to something, and say it has no influence on you what so ever is a total fallacy. Now I'm not going to sit here and say what your parents did was wrong or right, all I'm saying is, obviously you were addicted, to a game. As I said if you are addicted to something it can influence you without you noticing.[/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]But a huge thing is that my mom says that by playing this game I am being anti-social and am neglecting my "need to be active." But the thing is, alot of people who I hang out with around me and people I have met through the game, play the game so we CAN keep in contact, which is one of the reasons why I argue. But I will agree with you that when you are addicted to something, it will influence you, whether you see it or not. But my parents think its influencing me in a way to become hostile or volatile in a situation. They wanted to put me in couseling because they thought that because there were "guns" on the screen of the computer that I was going to purchase one, and as Baron said it, go Columbine on them. And I know what your going to say: Thats what everyone says before it really does happen... But Im not a the type of guy who throws his WHOLE life away because he saw how to kill a person with a gun in a game called Counter Strike...[/size]

[size=1]James, I already told you about the banners, and I love the one that you have recently made for me, but I must ask you this... Where do you get all these animated images from???[/size]

[size=1]As alot of you may know, I play alot of Counter-Strike. And about a week ago, I was caught on the computer, playing the game when I wasnt supposed to, because I wasnt supposed to be playing during the week. So my mom grounded me and all the sudden she gets this idea that I have a HUGE obsession with guns. So she calls my dad in Michigan and she starts explaining to him how she always sees the computer with websites with guns on them and how I always am looking at websites with guns. So I get on the phone with my dad and explain to him that they are in fact gun websites but for CS. So hes like let me talk to your mother. My mom yet comes back again with the phone and says to me, I think that this game is influencing you to lie and cheat with us and we are making you stop playing it. Also you are going to be put into counseling or Im sending you to boarding school because I cant deal with you anymore... "WHAT!!!!!" My heart stopped for a minute, and I really believe so. I am addicted to the game, I can admit it, but thinking the game is leading me to lie and cheat and influence me to bring a gun to school and start shooting people... thats ludacris. So my mom continues to tell me that the game is bad for me and I basically flipped on her. So then I get grounded from the computer for a week and now I am back on, explaining this whole situation to you. Now the main point of this thread was to ask you this... Do you think that the game CS can influence you to lie, cheat, and kill people with guns(if you play the game), and also to ask if you have parents similar to mine? My parents are very protective in my life. They always make sure that I have good grades and always am doing the right thing. But when they get to the point of doing this to me, it got on my nerves. So do you have parents like this, or am I just the only one that has to go through this emotional mayhem?[/size]

[size=1]Okay I mean no disrespect by this question, but may I ask who Ken Bigley is? Im only 15 years old so I really dont watch a whole lot of news... But even though I dont know who he is, may god bless him and his family, and may he rest in peace.[/size]

THANX SO MUCH JAMES!!! I love it!!

[size=1]Well I just saw the movies recently, and I loved them so I thought Id request a banner. James, if you could make it I would appreciate it because I love your banners but any will do... All I want in it is a picture that has Uma doing a kick *** pose, and my name in animation if possible.[/size]

[size=1]This is the hot new thing now. Everyone in my school has one of these. EVeryone is getting them to help support the Live Strong Cancer Foundation and I think its an awesome thing. So have you guys seen these??[/size]

[size=1]My favorite episode is the AI one... Tucker: Oh AI... whats the "A" stand for again... Church: Artificial Tucker: Oh yea.... Whats the... Church: (interrupting) Intelligence.[/size]

[size=1]Red Vs Blue... anyone seen it. Its actually something you download from the internet but I thought it would fit better here. Its basically a parody of Halo... and there are 2 sides, Red and Blue. They are in Blood Gulch and each team is trying to kill the other. But it has some of the greastest comedy in it. If you want to you can download some of the episodes [URL=http://www.redvsblue.com]here[/URL]. I strongly suggest checking it out. Its hilarious.[/size]

[size=1]I was just flipping through the channels and I ended up on CN. So this morning I was just like "Ill see whats on" and the show that came up was Mr. Fosters House of Imaginary Friends. It looked REALLY stupid at first but it was actually pretty funny. And yes, It may seem immature that a 15 year old like myself is watching a cartoon about imaginary friends, but I liked it. But anyway, has anyone else seen the show. And if you have, whatd you think?[/size]

[size=1]James, you never sieze to impress me. All I have to say for everyone of them is... WOW!!! Your banners are always great and I have been trying to get a hold of you for you to possibly make me one but I never can. But they are great. I especially like the I Robot one and the Elle Driver ones. But the thing is, they almost all of them are Kill Bill... I can see you like the movie... lol. But anyways they are all great. So if you have a way for me to contact you... please post it here so I can request a banner from ya.[/size]

[size=1]Well, I think most of you know what today is... the 3rd Anniversary of 9/11. Today has been really bad for my family, especially my dad. He lost his brother in the Pentagon. I just thought I would start this thread to remember all those who were lost, and please share any stories that you wish.[/size]

[size=1]I am equally excited about the movie. Just the way it look like, as many have said, an oldies Sci-Fi film makes it even that much cooler. Another thing I like about it is it kinda reminds me of a Terminator type thing, Machines against Human type thing. But thats besides the point. But back to the subject, I do plan to see the film, and am looking forward to it very much.[/size]