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So, about 15 minutes ago, I was browsing the internet, and then my Father barges into my room like a viking and I'm thinking "Oh shit." He's all like "Hey, how are you feeling today?" I coughed feverishly due to my persistent cold-virus and answered "I feel a little better. I kept waking up last night because it was too hot."
Interrogation mode activated.
Disclaim0r: I love my dad and my mom. I really do. They're like my children. But I really hate when they just start demanding answers for NO FUCKING REASON.
"WHAT IS THAT WEBPAGE?" My Dad axes me.
"Oh..." I look back at the screen. "It's just a message board."
"YEAH BUT WHAT IS IT?"
"It's teamliquid. *cough*"
"WHAT?"
"Teamliquid."
"WHAT IS THAT? IS IT GAMING OR WHAT?"
"Uh... y..yeah, there's threads about video games, but also a lot of other stuff."
"IS IT ABOUT THAT GAME YOU PLAY?" (obviously referring to StarCraft. I should take a time-out here to mention that I've told him about Teamliquid before this, but that's moot, because I can tell him the name of the game I'm playing a TRILLION BILLION times, but he persistently refers to it as 'that one game you always play')
"Uh, yes."
"WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT? DO YOU JUST LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE ON IT OR WHAT?"
What the fuck? I think to myself.
"Uh, sure."
*abrupt conversation change*
"WAS IT TOO COLD LAST NIGHT?" (Remember now, I *just* told him that it was too hot last night)
"No, it was really hot. I woke up like 4 times because I was dehydrated and needed to drink some water."
/scene
Sometimes it seems like my parents ask me questions, but don't really listen to the answers. It frustrates me because it seems like they just want me to make money and make babies. I think it's hard for them to accept that their daughter is an ambitionless nerd. I figure I'll get married "eventually", but then again, I really don't care much about that right now. Weird, right? I hate this screwed-up society. I have to be pressured to be "normal", and I really feel like many questions that people ask are just probing for a satisfactory answer, and not the actual truth.
Rant status: Complete
  
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My parents think everybody here is a sexual predator >.>
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lol at calling your parents "like your children." no offense, but i bet big cash that they treat you like a kid and typing that out was your internet way of getting even.
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation. elaborate and don't just say or yes or no. he was being sweet to you and trying get you engaged but you couldn't see that so you had an awkward conversation.
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On May 03 2013 05:40 kollin wrote:
My parents think everybody here is a sexual predator >.>
We are.
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<Evil grin>
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On May 03 2013 05:42 -_- wrote:
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation.
From your post, I can you're not very good at communicating in general.
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I really feel like many questions that people ask are just probing for a satisfactory answer, and not the actual truth.
Did you just figure this out recently? I knew this since I was four or something and it's always been one of those things that really get on my nerves.
Honest question by the way, I really want to know. For science.
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You should have told him TL was something so weird he never asked again. Like it's a place where we post pictures of frolicking horses. :D
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On May 03 2013 05:46 ninazerg wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2013 05:42 -_- wrote:
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation. From your post, I can you're not very good at communicating in general.
Relax! No need for bon mots!
But lets be honest with ourselves here. You just described your Dad desperately trying initiate conversation with you as "Interrogation Mode."
Oh yeah, if you want your Dad to remember what you tell, you can't give him abrupt little replies. If you listed 10 facts out of the blue about Zebras, nobody would be able to remember any of them. But if you tell a story about them with plenty of context, people will.
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On May 03 2013 05:41 Emzeeshady wrote:
I understand but you mean about being pressured to be normal. Even my closest friends don't know that I play SC2 and they definitely don't know that I watch it.
seriously? isn't it kinda strange to call them your friends if you can't even tell them you play sc2?
i'm proud of all of the things i'm interested in, all of my hobbies, all of the types of music i listen to, etc etc, and don't hold it back from my friends. and sure, many don't have the same interests, but they'd rather be friends with and respect someone who is self confident and unashamed of the things he likes.
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I'm glad that I was introduced to team liquid. This doesn't happen to me.
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On May 03 2013 05:46 ninazerg wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2013 05:42 -_- wrote:
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation. From your post, I can you're not very good at communicating in general.
From your post, I can tell that you like carrots and apples.
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your Country52798 Posts
I laughed at this, sorry.
I personally took the initiative to introduce TL to my parents and siblings by showing them some cool blogs and matches, so now they want me to get off all the time.
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I came into this expecting it to be a story about your dad catching you touching yourself, Lol.
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On May 03 2013 06:03 E.L.V.I.S wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2013 05:46 ninazerg wrote:On May 03 2013 05:42 -_- wrote:
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation. From your post, I can you're not very good at communicating in general. From your post, I can tell that you like carrots and apples.
Lol. Okay, let's keep this going. From your post, I can see that you enjoy insulting people's intelligence.
More on topic, everybody is weird in some way or another, and IMO you're kidding yourself if you think you're going to always get fulfilling conversation. I enjoyed the rant.
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On May 03 2013 06:22 Komentaja wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2013 06:03 E.L.V.I.S wrote:On May 03 2013 05:46 ninazerg wrote:On May 03 2013 05:42 -_- wrote:
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation. From your post, I can you're not very good at communicating in general. From your post, I can tell that you like carrots and apples. Lol. Okay, let's keep this going. From your post, I can see that you enjoy insulting people's intelligence. More on topic, everybody is weird in some way or another, and IMO you're kidding yourself if you think you're going to always get fulfilling conversation. I enjoyed the rant.
From this post, I can tell you like sarcasm.
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On May 03 2013 05:30 ninazerg wrote:
Sometimes it seems like my parents ask me questions, but don't really listen to the answers. It frustrates me because it seems like they just want me to make money and make babies. I think it's hard for them to accept that their daughter is an ambitionless nerd. I figure I'll get married "eventually", but then again, I really don't care much about that right now. Weird, right? I hate this screwed-up society. I have to be pressured to be "normal", and I really feel like many questions that people ask are just probing for a satisfactory answer, and not the actual truth.
I sympathize so much with this, except the "ambitionless nerd" part. 
The part of society I specifically like to make fun of is the fact that everyone says with pride that they aren't racist, but then they're judgmental about some stupid things like the games you play and the people you meet. Personally, my parents are very open-minded about my interests, but then they judge me for not wanting to spend time with them as often as they would like; I'm a very individual person. In the outside world it gets even worse, especially since I'm in high school. Tiny, insignificant events get heavily inflated in importance. Many people are thought of as lesser, in some way or another, for being of a different sexuality. Sure we're progressing in the pro-gay legislation in the United States, but just look at what happened to African Americans. They got their legislation long ago, but they are still heavily and publicly discriminated against in some corners of the country. The worst part about all of this is that everyone participates in prejudice in some way or another. Some more than others, but everyone does it. Yes, I know it applies to me as well. It's another part of the human condition; due to our abilities of deduction, we try to learn a lot about a person by hearing a little because we desire efficiency. Unfortunately, first impressions are almost always wrong, and it is more difficult than it seems to suppress our judgment of people based on first impressions. It can then go the extra mile when someone is too stubborn to let go of their early judgments. Then, ironically, all this actually makes friends important not only from the practicality of teamwork, but also from the emotional boon they grant us. Instead of everyone seeing us as we appear at first, we can open ourselves out to our friends, making us happy to be who we are. Where there is sadness there is happiness, because otherwise the world would be fucking boring.
Oh, and although I said I'm very individual, of course I have friends and regard them highly. I'm just an introvert who has to get away from social interactions every so often.
/hugerant
On May 03 2013 06:03 E.L.V.I.S wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2013 05:46 ninazerg wrote:On May 03 2013 05:42 -_- wrote:
from your post, I can you're not good at holding a conversation. From your post, I can you're not very good at communicating in general. From your post, I can tell that you like carrots and apples.
From your post, I can tell it's your birthday. :D
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A friend of mine likes the TL random pics thread which I link to him from time to time. Let's face it, it beats all the unfunny picture sites, usually.
My brother was shaking his head and went like:"No man, no." when he saw me on TL. But then again he knew SlayerS'BoxeR and korean starcraft leagues so I have decided to forever forgive him his insolence.
My parents never cared or still don't care with my little brother who plays some terrible P2W FPS way too much. I at least tried to get him interested in T:A or something cooler.
Oh,yeah and my schoolmates never knew I was into BW. Not even my old friends who I used to play BW a lot as kids with. Maybe I should've told them that TL exists and it's really fun. But I've never been comfortable telling others anything about myself, mostly because people seem dickish to me when they do that: being enthusiastic and shit.
e. And at the same time my mom keeps saying everything bad in this world comes from FPS-games, or games in general. I've told her about all the statistics and research that goes into gaming but she keeps on bashing. I guess some people just need a scapegoat. I'm not someone who enjoys arguing so I keep talking of myself to bare minimum and shield myself from her narrow views.
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On May 03 2013 05:40 kollin wrote:
My parents think everybody here is a sexual predator >.>
Four thousand messages with those sex offenders?! Do you know how much trouble you are in, young man?
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