What do your mom & dad think?

[jonnyflash]

My girlfriend's mother decided that her daughter's performing meant that she was "a beggar" and 'one of those people".
At first, my parents were overjoyed that I was putting energy into anything besides taking the premier's office hostage(by sit-in) with 50 others.
(An attempt to hold the provincial gov't responsible to it's mandate and to common decency, by god).That lasted 3 days, and was good crack.(fun-in ireland)
Later on they called me "eccentric" and an "artist".
Only when I started making $$ did they really take to the idea.
Now they encourage me to go for the gusto, and brag about me. I made it easier by seeding a story in their local paper about me that ended up as a full-page interview, and a color pic on the cover which cemented my superstar status in the minds of this small hockey town in the Rocky Mountains.I'll have to really fuck up to get in their bad books now.Ha.

Any 1 else care 2 share what their folks say? Anyone else have a gradual shift in parental-opinion, etc, to share?

[fracksfreakshow]

Imagine telling the folks you want to be a sword swallower. Frack had that fun and got so many lectures for it. Every time Frack learns a new trick and tells the parents about it they act like it is the end of the world. Slowly though they have calmed down about it cause they realize Frack isn't stopping what he is doing and that he has so much love for the sideshow and performing. If Fracks parents can learn to accept it then anyones can.

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

LDR,
My mother try's to tell people that she is my mother,and people do not believe her!As long as she does not look at the baby photo's,she is o.k about the modification's that have been done!Mother's always love there children no matter what,I think!


LDR

[le pire]

Mom & Dad... think?!??!? If my parents did that, perhaps they would not have had so many children...

I think my parents found it slightly embarrassing at first and then saw it as a hobby growing cancerously out of control. Now they're "proud of me," the way one is proud of the one legged man who can ride a bike.

I think they're just happy I'm out of their house.

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[Triona]

My mother keeps lecturing me about "growing up and stopping the silly nonsense". She also hates my partner and has banned him from their house (until she needed stuff moved). My dad is just worried that I'll spend more time learning to perform and not enough time on "business" (aka my job as a secretary for a financial firm).

Since they're both in their late 70's and both in poor health, I doubt they'll live to ever change their minds...

[stickman]

Well my mom just bought me a new straight jacket as a late christmas present. Also managed to convince her church to let me use the sancuary to practise fire juggling. (Good ventilation, and it was snowing outside) Worked out good for her too, since the first show she ever saw was laying down underneath me while I was juggling fire.

My father, actually has been giving some good advice on prop design (aircraft engineer, who once told me computers were a dying field in the 80's).

Now if I could only find a good women who wouldn't go running out of room screaming everytime I try a new routine I'd have the perfect family.

Stickman

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[le pire]

My mother once lamented over a baby photo "you were such an adorable baby... and now..."

I reminded her that Satan was once an angel, too.

She didn't appreciate that.


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[firegirl]

my dad thinks the fact that i eat fire for a living is wicked cool ~ he's been coming up with many names for my 'world tour.' (such as the 'blow it out your ass' tour & 'the amazing flaming female fire show...')

my mom is horrified and refuses to watch my show.

what i'm really curious about is: what do my college professors and student loan officers think about my career as a professional fire eater?

~firegirl

[Butterfly Man]

"If it's a boy I'll call him Nick. If it's a girl I'll call her Amy. But if, as I suspect, it's only gas, I'll call it Gazzo."

- Mrs. Osborne

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[Evan Young]

My parents have lots of liberal artist and musician friends, so they brag about me. It's kind of annoying coming home because I have to explain my life to everyone, it gets old after a while. My dad is getting maried on the 21st of this month, and he wants me to juggle at the wedding. So I'll probably have to talk to about a hundred people individually who want to know all about it.
It's really fun when they think they know somthing about the subject and tell you all about how they saw david blane on tv.
--Evan

[em]

When i was a wee nipper my mum and dad gave all their posessions away, bought a truck, moved us all into it and proceded to busk their way around Britain for eight years as two clowns called Turkey Sandwich and Wild Ruby. So you'd think that they would enjoy the continuation of the family trade, but, actually, i think they would much rather i was a lawyer or perhaps a scientist...

[Rex Boyd]

My Mom always took me to lots of plays, and musicals, and movies when I was a kid. She took me to the Renaissance Festival when I was 11 and then when I was 17 I decided that I wanted to work there as a juggler. She also works at a TV station in Kansas City and frequently took me down to the studios to have a look. So I guess it should have come as no surprise when I wanted to become a performer.

I think she was understandably a little upset when I decided to leave the States and take off around the world, but she has always been very supportive and has seen my shows too many times to count. She always used to come to the comedy club gigs when I played near home.

So anyway I know I'm very lucky to have a Mom who loves and supports me whatever I do.

Rex

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

My dad is great - he has always encouraged everything and anything I do that is 'arty' and condusive to being a free spirit.
I think this is because he had a life of 30 years in a career that he wasn't happy with, he stuck with it, strove for his security, pension, I guess because he came from an era where it was the done thing. He supported all three of us growing up. We didn't live with him - but we saw him every Sunday, and he was so supportive of us especially of us doing anything unconventional. Me, my brother and sister are striving to make a living unconventionally from arts, and I think this is down to him.
Whilst he secretly worries about our security long term, ( he does mention pensions now and again), he loves our life styles and see's it as a path he wished he'd taken.
When I started travelling round as a pavement artist 17 years ago, dad thought it was the bees knees, every now and again if Im in a town near by, he'll bring his guitar and sit and play next to me for abit, I know this takes him into another world -he looks completely free and at ease.
Last year at the Auckland Buskerfest he flew out to see me drawing, and was amazed and completely overwhelmed by the talent of all the performers and the exciting lifestyle we all have.
Full of admiration. He said it was enlightening and the best two weeks of his life.

My mum worked very hard to bring us up on her own. She had the tough job. We were never well off, but she didn't once
go down the road of scaring us into 'get a job, 9-5, or you'll always be poor'. Underneath she's abit of a wild card really, she's always said do what makes you happy, the worlds your oyster. Now and again, she'll go "oh Deboraaah!!" when I tell her of some of my more creative antics, but then I guess thats what mums do.


Top topic Jonnyflash x

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

I agree with that,Debbie´s Dad is great!I met him and had a deep conversation with him!If you get a chance get the man up on stage,he is a great artist!

LDR

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

Cheers Lucky for speaking well of my dad.
I was quite moved by that.

Deb.