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Anyone else's parent's get way too irrational over you playing League?

NinjaPenguin76·7/1/2016, 2:16:28 PM·158 votes·10,406 views

I just had to afk for the first time ever in League because of my mom. I can't stand people who afk because of dinner and stuff, or "I have to leave in 15 min so let's hurry." For that reason I do not play a game if I know I don't have time. I'm a 21 year old college student, off for the summer and moving out in a few weeks. I have issues with insomnia so having a normal sleeping schedule is very difficult. At the present time my sleep schedule is backwards, I wake up at night/EARLY morning. I woke up at 3 AM today. Anyways, my mom was awake getting ready at 6. I had JUST loaded into an aram game with my friend, and she busts in my room wanting me to take the dogs out, which takes 10-15 minutes. This is not a regular thing, but she has done it before. The problem is that she does it at random times. So long as she knows I'm awake, she may or may not come in and want me to do something. I have many times before explained to her that once I start this game I have committed my time to others and it's not my fault that I didn't know in advance she needed me, and I can't leave at this very moment. She proceeds to get really really pissed off that I didn't drop what I was doing to tend to this task that is most definitely not urgent.

I thought I got her to understand before, and she acknowledged my side. Apparently it didn't stick though because last time this happened she was pissed at me for like the entire day over it. Say what you will, but to me that is a selfish ass mentality. Like, am I supposed to never do anything because there is a 7% chance that you'll want me to do something when I start a game? That's not fair to me, and honestly what she want's me to do will be there when I'm done, which I will promptly do. 90% of the time, if I finish my game first, when I get out and go to do X task, she's like "Oh no, I already did it. I wasn't going to wait around all day, and I shouldn't have to. Guess if I want something done I'll do it myself." with a very pissed off attitude. I'm just sitting here like "Really..it's been 20 minutes. You're doing this out of spite."

Any other time she asks me, I do it immediately. She doesn't seem to give a shit about that though, only when I don't leap over the great wall of china to make sure the trash is taken out. Like chill.

Sorry, kind of a rant, but this really frustrated me. I'd be more ok with it if only I took an L, but this ruins the game for my team. Anyone else's parent's do shit like this?

EDIT

So this got much more of a response than I expected. For anyone wondering, yes this has happened before and I tried very much to explain to her so she'd understand why leaving the game isn't the same as other games. If you sift through the comments you will likely find my responses to any possible angles of the situation that you may be curious of. Let it be noted: I also was unable to do this in advance given the dogs sleep with her, as well as my baby cousin that's been here for a few weeks. Dogs going crazy and a baby crying at 5am because I opened her bedroom door would piss her off even more, as you'd imagine.

EDIT 2 Also, to clarify, since so many people seem to be getting the wrong idea, no she did not "ask" me. Just insisted the dogs be taken out, and she shut the door before I could reply at all. I also didn't get any sort of attitude with her. What would be the point of going AFK only to argue with her afterward? I went afk BECAUSE I didn't want to get an attitude. Some of you seem to also think kids get some sort of kick out of disrespecting their parents. They don't. It feels shitty. That's why I don't do it. Last little tidbit, I do in fact pay for my gas, most of my meals, my phone bill, and will be paying for my schooling and apartment. So yeah, God forbid I'd like to be treated even a little like an adult. I'm barely at home to use electricity or create chores anyway.

236 Comments

DREADN0UGHT7/1/2016, 2:59:18 PM111 votes

Its because our parent's generation were raised to stfu and listen without an argument. And they don't know what a videogame is.

My parents pulled the same shit on me when I lived with them. It was like the survival of the fucking galaxy depended on my ability to immediately clean my room, not in 30 minutes, which wouldn't have changed shit to their lives, but riiiiiiight now, in the middle of a fucking game.

I always tell my mother how that pissed me off. And how disrespectful it was. I mean if you are going to complete a task, at least let me finish what I'm doing.

I feel you, yung gun. I have to be honest with you. That won't ever change. They will use the same old bullshit excuse ''When you pay the bills you can make the rules'' until you leave. But no worries, when you DO leave, you will be free. And when they tell you how you don't call often enough you can reply with ''I'm in the middle of a fucking game, mom. I pay the bills now.''

wind guy7/1/2016, 8:38:44 PM42 votes

"just pause it"

RookPusher7/1/2016, 2:30:05 PM33 votes

I had parents like that. I left home at 18 and never went back for a reason. They're good people, but they don't see beyond their own world view. Try talking to them during a Patriots game though and all hell breaks loose.

Rustling Bush7/1/2016, 2:23:21 PM17 votes

instead of waiting for her to come in, why not just ask her if she wants you to do anything before jumping on to the game?

BeatzBoyFTW7/1/2016, 3:46:05 PM17 votes

http://i.memeful.com/memes/RP808yR/Joker-Mind-Loss.jpg

My high school life in a nutshell. Like RookPusher I too have the exact same reason why I don't go back home a lot after I moved out for college.

Aír7/1/2016, 4:50:06 PM14 votes

When I just started playing 3 years ago, for the first year or so of playing my mother did not understand how important it was to not leave the game. She would literally turn off my router in a middle of a game, whether or not it was a ranked game. I would then proceed to start freaking out and sometimes even crying (I admit it, I can get upset if I lose my promos because my mom turns off my router) because of that. She kept saying that I had an addiction to the game due to that reaction.

What she did not understand was that I was not necessarily upset that I just had to lose that game. No, I just ruined.... correction: she just ruined a game for 9 other people. That this was not just about me anymore, it was about them too. And I made a commitment that she made me break. It took about a year but finally she acknowledged the fact that doing so affects other people, and has actually learnt to respect LoL as a game. She might not play it herself, but she saw the life lessons I learnt in time management, cooperation, teamwork, keeping calm in stressful situations (oh the irony), dedication, positivity, and problem-solving.

She never got angry again when I was in a game and she wanted me to do something. She might knock on my door and I would tell her I am in a game. She would let me know to see her afterwards so that I could potentially do her a favor or something (i.e. drive my little brother somewhere). And if I was in a game and couldn't go at the time to do so, she would be completely okay with it.

I don't think I could have ever been so blessed.

The Deckowner7/1/2016, 3:36:24 PM12 votes

Why the hell would your mom want you to walk a dog at 6am? this is so dumb.

Also our generation's parents generally think parents are the overlord and kids should do whatever they tell them to do immediately without an arguement. It is sad how huge the generation gap is.

Only Play Darius7/1/2016, 5:26:43 PM11 votes

It seems like I can play 20 normal games in a row without any interruption

But the one time I decide to play ranked, my mom's car dies in a snowstorm and I have to AFK in the middle. Every time.

Wheatloaf7/1/2016, 7:54:32 PM8 votes

Some people have children because it's illegal to own slaves.

Pr0Meister7/1/2016, 4:48:20 PM6 votes

Funilly enough, my parents seem to have become more considerate in this regard with the years. But then again I am home only for the summer and either working or at an intership during those months so they can't exactly play the "you play videogames all day" card anymore.

But there was indeed a time when a chore was apparently more important than whatever I was doing at the moment. Which I never got cause logically, the trash would be logically there 20 mins later and still would be taken out by me.

IDK I put this in the 'parents are weird' category and it's prolly something you only understand after you are one yourself. I kinda don't wanna ever make a decision based on a "i am aprent, therefore right" mentality instead of sound mental logic but who knows, we are all hypocritical somewhat.

Miss Luxanna7/1/2016, 5:24:05 PM3 votes

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Ozag the Mighty7/1/2016, 9:14:00 PM1 votes

Wow...I'm glad im not being raised in this generation...I'm glad I lived through my childhood.

Mom: " take the trash out please" Me: " hang on a sec " Hears stomping and my life just flashes Mom: /whips for talkin back Me: learns respect and does what I'm told.

In today's world if you spank a kid holy shit your an abuser and deserve prison....it's what's wrong with the world today, buncha wuss kids who think they are entitled.