My mom isn't being fair--(I think I told U guys already that I was 13)
Prince is coming 2 Arco Arena in Sacramento (where I live) And my moms boyfriend wants 2 take me..but SHE WONT LET ME GO!! And it's on a Saturday 2!!! And Arco is just 10 minutes away!!! She always said I had 2 earn what I work for....and now I don't know what 2 do..what should I do? Any advice?

Have u ever snuck out of a window b4?
Nows a good time!

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

AND STARE DEATH IN THE FACE!!?? My mom would KILL me..but I want 2 go soo badly..
O well..there goes THAT. And it's only a little bit after my 14 b-day 2....that should be my b-day present from her!
[This message was edited Sun Jul 18 23:10:18 2004 by katinababi]

Well, there's always the window!

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

:: How am I ever gonna get away with that??!!

Sorry honey. As a father, I wouldn't let you go either unless you were going with your mother or your stepmother... Not my girlfriend.

psykosoul said:

My mom's been with her boyfriend 4 12 years, he's the only father I have! And he wants 2 take me for my birthday but my mom wont let me and I dont know Y....She let me go see him in San Jose..that's not Y though. I guess she just doesn't want her boyfriend 2 take me because she freeks out whenever i'm around him. She thinks I bug him a lot..

katinababi said:

Wish I could think of some advice 4 u, but since we don't seem to know just what her objection is, it's hard to think of a way to change her mind!

CandaceS said:

What if I tell her i'll be her slave 4 a year and she doesn't have 2 get me anything for my birthday and i'll try 2 get stright A's if not B's for my whole Freshman year???

I don't know if this is an option, but you might simply ask your mother why she feels so strongly and come up with 3 well thought reasons why she should allow you to go. I'm a bit scurred to tell you that because I came from the old-school of "Because I said so now go sit your ass down" and that explanation had to suffice for everything I questioned when it came to my parents. But hey you're a part of that "new" generation so it wouldn't hurt to try.

psykosoul said:

I'm scurred myself..but i'll give it a try...if she says no I am so going 2 cry my eyes out..Prince rox my sox..my mom's just jealous 'cause her boyfriend didn't even bother 2 ask her if she wanted 2 go!
[This message was edited Sun Jul 18 23:39:15 2004 by katinababi]

Know what u do? Tell her..this is the LAST time Prince will be per4ming this big and that he's not coming again!

paisleypark4 said:

She knows..that was my excuse 4 the time I saw him in San Jose in June...my VERY FIRST concert ever...and I think she will...be mad if I ask if I can go again... I just don't know what 2 do. I will just beg and cry and write her a two page note explaining Y she should let me go. (THIS IS Y I CANT WAIT 2 BE 18!)

paisleypark4 said:

Yeah! That was what P said, that this would be the last time he'll perform his hits! Try that as an argument, that you want to one more time see him play those great songs before he retires them! (Of course, I don't really believe he's going to stop playing them, but that was his story and we're stickin' to it cuz it suits our purposes!! )

CandaceS said:

If this idea works..again..i'll be so happy and as excited as I was the first time I went...Prince did and always will rock my sox! Maybe if my mom WENT with me.....
[This message was edited Mon Jul 19 0:01:54 2004 by katinababi]

I feel for you I remember not being old enough to see the PR tour & sitting on my porch listening to the thump of the concert from blocks away (I lived close to the venue). At least someone wants to take you, but that's worse than just not being able to go at all.

Why don't you ask your mom to come w/ you guys? Or volunteer to do volumes of crappy housework for 2 months if she'll let you go. I dunno, seems like there should be a way to make it happen.

Katina, take Psykosoul's advice.

Cuz you're really making me feel bad.

CalhounSq said:

I'm sayin!

Brainstorm it, and find a way!

Supernova said:

If my mom only knew my love 4 Prince isn't just a phase she would see through it and let me go! She thinks its some big joke. When infact...i remember this very well. We had a tape of his--PARADE I believe....and when I was little, I used 2 sit in my room and play KISS over and over and over..I even memorized the words...My brothers back me up on this because they saw me. My mom doesn't believe me tho... She still thinks it's a phase....but if she thinks I need 2 get it all out of my system..then why doesn't she just let me go???

katinababi said:

well @least u got a chance 2 go.. i HAD a chance to go when the tix first went on sale..and she screwed me over..procrastinatin and stuf.. needless 2 say i'm makin her pay now.

I am now hatching an evil plot 2 brainwash my mom into letting me go...
::My Grinch plays softly in the backround::
[This message was edited Mon Jul 19 0:37:06 2004 by katinababi]

i dont know i kinda think this thread is cute

time to get a new mom

his shows used to be rather adult maybe she needs more infomation about this tour,
and the seating if she thinks that its standing shes going to worry about you

That tottally SUX! Sorry gurl. I wanted 2 go 2 P's concert in Bioloxi MS. But my dad couldn't take me. Since he's a single parent...

yeah ask her why? maybe it's the money? You got an friend in you mom's boyfriend, if anyone should be able to convince her it would be him right? He should fight this battle with you. Offer to do house work for how ever many months to pay off the ticket. Why not all 3 of you go?
and lastly...you could always ask her if you could go to like a chingy show or worse!! LOL you know, get her to realize she's actually kinda lucky that you are into prince (phase or not) instead of some of the other acts out there today.....
good luck! I hope she changes her mind. come on, Mom, PLEASE!

katinababi said:

oh come on, she won't kill you.

she might be mad at you a while, and maybe not trust you for a longer while than that...

but this is PRINCE we're talking about.

katinababi said:

hey im 14

an yes parents never understand

You have to "sell" your mom,on the idea. You have to find out what her objection or objections are. I hope she will be honest and open, and not just tell you " because, I said so" or just ignore you completely. If you know this bit of information, we may be able to help you here- at the ORG.....

o btw my advice:

i have a strong old fashoin mom,tell no 2 her face an shell beat ur ass 2 the center of the earth b4 u get 2 finish ur sentence

my advice is real simple(more simple than brainwashing )

jus talk 2 her

jus sit down wit her,find her reasons 4 not 2 let u go,an c if u guyz can work out a deal(like that WOULD b ur only bday present,u promise 2 do all the house work 4 the rest of the summer,etc,etc)


if that fails(an trust me,it rarely does),but if it does fail,then brainwashing i guess is plan b

(i dont suggest leaving thru the window,espicially if u have an alarm system,cuz alot of em nowdayz show when u open windows)

good luck,an i hope it works out 4 u