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Kids with racer brothers/sisters, do they get treated better?

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Balto
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so this has just really started to piss me off, i raced for the past 9 years, went to camps, races all over and got all the gear i needed. this year i quit racing to be a park/pow skier. best move in my life for sure, but it pisses me off that my parents basicly cut me off now. My sis is still racing(shes 17), not gonna be a pro or anything but my rents act like she will. they just signed her up to spend the whole summer at hood starting the end of may, they are also sending her to PC in a week, and they are paying for everything she thinks she needs. on the other hand, i asked if i can go to camp this summer and offered to pay half, not gonna happen. had to pay for all my gear this year(i was fine with that, felt way better but now im broke), asked if i could go to PC also sense it would be over my spring break, once again, not gonna happen. do any of your parent treat your racer bros/sis better then you just for the fact you ski park?
Mar 16 2009 7:49PM
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.Asain-Skiier
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nah sounds like you have rich parents and they see that you are independent or something gay like that.
Mar 16 2009 8:04PM
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Drew.C
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rob their asses.....jk
Mar 16 2009 8:07PM
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Crack.
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damn man that just sounds unlucky...I don't even know what to tell you to do. My brother doesn't ski so my parents don't really care about racing or park.

why don't you ask if you can go with your sis to hood?
Mar 16 2009 8:09PM
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GuerillaInDaMist
Posts: 546 - Karma: 47
ya that does fucking suck. buying ur own equipment isnt the end of the world but the PC trip is total BS. If i go to a race and my bro has school off he gets to go
Mar 16 2009 8:12PM
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TheButterHashira
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Your parents shouldn't be mad. They should just be happy you didn't turn out gay or a snowboarder.

Mar 16 2009 8:13PM
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Silence
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I think your sister is just the favourite child, even she is lucky to be getting the hookups she is
Mar 16 2009 8:14PM
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InitialG
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You don't need parents to ski...
Mar 16 2009 8:14PM
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Aaaron.
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but... you get to ski powder and she doesn't....

Mar 16 2009 8:15PM
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Balto
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haha true, last weekend she was bitching cuz it snowed 25 inches and she didnt get to train. but i do know the credit card number......
Mar 16 2009 8:18PM
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ilikeplants
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It's like that with most parents that have kids that race.

I used to race cross country mtb in the summer and did pretty well but was no where close to becoming a pro nor did i want to. My dad kept pushing it though and I finally just said "fuck it" and stopped doing it all together. till this day he still throws in "if you just started training again you could make millions," to a lot of conversations. sometimes i'll ask if i can go ski and he'll say no but if i ask to go ride my bike then nothing else matters, i can go ride for the whole day. /rant

Mar 16 2009 8:19PM
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Blurst
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my situation is not as extreme but my sister races, plays rep hockey and rep soccer so she misses alot of school and travels alot so my parents can never give me rides anywhere because they are always driving her. Also they wont let me miss any school and such. They did pay for some of my ski  gear though
Mar 16 2009 8:27PM
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ScuffDUFF
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 143
my parents cut me off when they found out the skis they were buying me were being used to slide rails
Mar 16 2009 8:29PM
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Malcolm
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wow that really sucks. they could at least make it a little more fair. lol i get my parents more ski gear for them then they get me now though
Mar 16 2009 8:33PM
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Aaaron.
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lolzorz.

but that is BS.
i kind of understand how that is.
my 20 year old sister is a dancer.  obsessive.  like classes 6 days a week, starting in 6th or 7th grade.  she has been doing an "internship" with a ballet company in Jackson MS for the past two years.  lotsa money, no credit.  they drove her all the time and as soon as she was able, the let her drive herself. 
i am a skier.  my parents think skiing is a luxury, not a regular activity.  i still managed to to go about once a week, but i still don't get anywhere near the support that she has.

it's SUCH  a blower....
Mar 16 2009 8:35PM
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.jesus.
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that shit happens to me to my rents found out i was skiing park on not pow days and they just cut me off im skiing on 5 yearold boots that r 3 sizes to small for me and my sis gets new boots skis 2 new coats and pants all black diamond or Patagonia. 
Mar 16 2009 9:16PM
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special_k10101
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sucks, thomas...
i have kind of an opposite problem, my parents pay for my ski gear, which is awesome, but my dad recently wouldn't let me ski for a month or so because he was pissed at me... i also had to volunteer teaching adaptive skiing which was definitely interesting, but every sunday i had to drive my brother up so he could ski park while i taught for volunteer hours.
it sounds whiny i know, but it was frustrating, and i've only skied park a handful of times this year because of it.
Mar 16 2009 9:26PM
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wordzofwizdum
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QQ                         its called a job. you might want to try it.

Mar 16 2009 9:28PM
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simmers
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Hyphy Spring Break 2009 Edit from Henrik Lampert on Vimeo.
Mar 16 2009 9:37PM
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Balto
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at least peter is cool.........
Mar 16 2009 9:37PM
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EvanMeyer
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my sister doesnt race or anything but she is the 17 year old daughter that is a cheerleader with straight A's and mostly everyone likes her. So my parents just reject me and pay attention to her 24/7 I get shit for everything all of the time because they think she is perfect. If I come home late I'm in trouble she can come home hours later than supposed too and my parents will just be like "How was your night". Ever since I was like 8 and I started to rollerblade my parents have cut my off I dont even care anymore im 14 and I pay for basically everything I own besides my phone.
Mar 16 2009 9:47PM
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Balto
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thats really starting to bug me....
Mar 16 2009 9:50PM
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Drew.C
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stop. now ur being a dick
Mar 16 2009 9:56PM
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T_LEX
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My situation is a little different but not bad. I go to a ski academy for racing and my dad pays for all my stuff, sends me to camps and stuff. But for freestyle i buy everything myself and he doesnt care at all bout it. Hes always like dont get hurt. dont do anything stupid. u have a race coming up or u have state championships coming up or u have Junior olympics coming up. like he made me pay for my own pair of skis when i was 13. but then goes ahead and buys 4 pairs of race skis for me. It isnt that bad but it can be annoying sometimes. where he could balance it out between racing and freestyle.
Apr 22 2009 10:54PM
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sirskizalot
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Well there's your answer right there. lol
Apr 22 2009 11:25PM
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RAWLAN
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thats a little out of context...
Apr 22 2009 11:29PM
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Alp1ne
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Ever since i got a job I've had to pay for everything, lunch, a car, ski gear, ski pass, CoC, clothes, they act like since i make min wage i can afford everything on my own now.
Apr 22 2009 11:33PM
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bb_Skier
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I have bought everything but my pass since 7th grade but my parents cant ever tell me im not allowed to ski at least that would be way worse.  You dont need nice shit to have fun skiing
Apr 22 2009 11:38PM
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Elijah.
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Little siblings always get treated better. 1st born > baby of the family > others.

I was the middle child, sucks but its better in the long run.
Apr 22 2009 11:40PM
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Skibumsmith
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I have a sister who goes to gymnastics 5 days a week all year long and has meets all over washington state. She's also on the swim team with meets all over british columbia. She got a seasons pass and didn't use it once. She also got brand new powder skis that she didn't even want that also went unused. I however couldn't even get a ride to a single freeride comp. i know im bitching but I just wanted to compete a little bit this year.

Apr 22 2009 11:58PM
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B.G
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i have the same problem. just because it is not an organized sport they automatically assume that you dont have a commitment to it and your bro or sis gets all the rides and funding and you cant leave school or get a ride to go compete in a comp. even if you have a chance to actually place and win something. like my bro is 12 or 13 i dont know and he "races" and gets to cut out of school and gets rides up the mountain  times a week  where as i am lucky if i can ski 2 times a week and not have my parents bitch my out about noing nothing of commitment
Apr 23 2009 12:22AM
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Steezius_Maximus
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maybe its because your parents hate freestyle
Apr 23 2009 1:20PM
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japanada
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Im the oldest of four boys, and the only one that skis in my family, I am on my own for everything. My little bros will be so spoiled compared to how I have been raised. Thats life, it will make me a better person.
Apr 23 2009 1:45PM
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no_steeze
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i started racing like 2 years ago and my parents will pay for me to go to camp, they'll buy my skis and gear, but they will pay for nothing when it comes to freeride gear. so i asked if i could go to big mtn camp this summer and they just laughed but they're happy to pay more for me to race
idk why they do this but parents support racing much more
Apr 23 2009 1:56PM
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ryan.s
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hahaha this is me... except the CoC part, i wish i could go there
Apr 23 2009 2:20PM
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Evan.Frazee
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that edits so annoying. Am i the only person who thinks that it was never funny?
Apr 23 2009 2:32PM
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T-Nutcracker
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Apr 23 2009 2:50PM
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pinklittlelamb
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My bro has nothing to do with the park and has supper back mounted atomic deviants and every time I'm looking for new skis and they are park featured he gives them a bad word to my parents and they don't approve. It gets pretty homo after a while and he basically hates the whole new school skiing idea. Oh well
Apr 23 2009 2:58PM
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Bardolph
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I don't think that they treat your sister better because she races they are probably just upset that after all the time and money that they put into you doing the sport that you are quitting. Give them some time, I bet they will get over it.
Apr 23 2009 3:13PM
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T-Nutcracker
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yeah my buddy had the same situation.
he was racing for a couple of years and his parents loved to pay for everything from outwear to skis.
then when his skis were too short and he needed new ones he told them that's he's into freestyle .
their first reaction was : NFW! , but after some time and lots of persuading he finally got 'em.
Apr 23 2009 3:27PM
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T-Nutcracker
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the point is that racing is a popular and mainstream sport that older people digg.
when they hear freestyle they probably think: ZOMGG MY KIDS GONNA GET HURT!! and so on.
after a while they get used to it.
Apr 23 2009 3:31PM
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Ian.Ham
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maybe it is cuz racers have their spandex up their ass too far to see shit straight. Or your parents are racist against cool people.
Apr 23 2009 3:43PM
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SEABURN
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my parents don't even want me to ski, I'm the only one in my family that does. they hate it, "it distracts you from school" "you keep hurting yourself" "you spend all your time and money on it" "you can't just have fun your whole life"

so I understand where your coming from with the disapproval from parents, but they're probably just bummed that their investment (paying for your racing) has not paid off (even though it probably wouldn't have...no offense but doing well in racing takes way too much dedication for someone who likes to freestyle too)
Apr 23 2009 3:46PM
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Hannah.
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my younger bro races. my dad did too and tried to get me to so that failed and he's soooo proud of my little bro being a racer that he buys him just about anything he wants and not just skiing related stuff, pretty much anything and he's getting sent to hood for the summer to ski, so yeah he gets treated better.
Apr 23 2009 3:52PM
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Malcolm
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what?!?! now you have to pretend that you got back into racing, so that you can a free trip to hood
Apr 23 2009 4:00PM
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skibum193
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buy your own shit and suck it up. ive been paying for my own ski shit since i was 13. not that hard
Apr 23 2009 6:49PM
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