So to any one hangs on livestream alot like I do y'all might know about the recent chain of events happening around my B-day that kinda ruined my 16th b-day... Well this just added to it. So for a long time I've been wanting a legit brony shirt. The the horribly designed one I made but the real deal. I found one on welovefine.com and nervously waited showing it to my mom. After a stomach turning twelve hours of waiting I finally was able to show her.hoping she said yes I said "which one you like the most". I was just so happy. I was assured the worse was a no to getting a shirt but instead I got... " I can't choose between the gay one, the emo kid one, or the anti social one... Wait that all of them! Really Banjo (name hide) grow up and do something with your life." I tried to proove to her the shirts weren't emo and showed her the show and told her about bronies alot more in depth... Instead she laughed and ended with a " I didn't know I was raising a girl!"... I left saying " well maybe Christmas time :[". I tried to fight back but it failed. This is a good way to celebrate my sixteenth birthday... Having balls but lacking dignity from your parents ... As if going out on your birthday getting to do what my sister wants to do wasn't hurting enough now I just completely collapse my dignity. I buy my own gifts everypony and still want that shirt. Do y'all know how I can get it if everything I buy needs my parents approval? Im literally destroyed inside and have nothing but school, friends and the mlp fan base to rely on. I will keep fighting for bronyism everywhere. I now don't care what they think of me... I'm sick of being pushed around... I'm sick of bronies like me being pushed around for stupid, bombastic, ignorant reasons and pinpoints that have nothing to do with the real ideal fan member. The excuses are getting hacknyed and the community deserves a better view then it's getting! We deserve better treatment! I'm very made and will not tolerate this. I know we say love and tolerate but there cones a point to where we need to stand up. And that's just what I'm going to do... First how could I get the shirt? ... Until then I will be watching episodes on tv, be om brony stuff in front of them, ect. Im tired of This treatment and that's all I will say Ranting and raging -Banjo Typed on an I Phone
Gotta hate that auto correct, huh? Anyway, I'd love to say I feel your pain, but my parents are fine with me being a brony. As for you getting the shirt, I'd say either have someone else get the shirt for you and say it was a gift from a friend (which might help show them it's a normal thong), you could stitch together your own shirt, but I have a feeling that might help your case. If all else fails really then I'd have to say live without. Sure it's nice to have one but you don't need merchandise to be a proud brony. Keep at it and good luck man.
Thanks man... I think I just let out more anger than I have before thru typing XD. I could of typed more but one essays worth was enough for y'all. Glad you being accepted as I would trade places in a heart beat! I can handle the few kids at school (I'm more popular than I use to be but bullies will bully. I've been with the "out cast" and I still respect them and stay friends with them in case anyone cares) but I hate it when parents do it to ppl like bromies. And I think I might have a friend who can get me the shirt. I have one close friend who gets what she wants when ever! I'll pay for it and say it was a gift! Ill have to slip her a dollar here and there so it docent get fishy. But thinks! P.s yes I freaking hate auto spell... But it's useful sometimes.
Well it's always good to have friends you can count on y'know? And yeah, sometimes people can just be like that but there's really not much we can do but shake our heads and hope for the best.
this is what im worried about when it comes to my parents... my dad saw a background on my iPhone of fluttershy once and laughed his ass of and said "hey sky[name hide as well], i think your brother is messing with you again. he is trying to make you look gay!
Man that's terrible, I'm sorry you're going through such kind of crap. I had some issues with my folks because of ponies as well but I don't care anymore. I use my Vinyl Scratch shirt whenever I can be it in school or my house. Perhaps you could ask some friend to get you the shirt? I really dunno, I'd help if I could. Remember that you should be proud of what and who you are, no matter what the others think because after all you're probably the most authentic of them all. *brohug*
I know just what you mean. My dad originally teased me all the time and he and my mom still do. A parent should never be that way for the fact you put it on there. Judging and picking brings nothing but negativity. I think you should just keep doing what your doing or do it but not much in front of him (or family if all pick at it). But you also have to see from what I'm hearing he's just trying to sound manly... My mom was just putting me down. You shouldn't worry from my story. I live in a worse then normal home... I've been pushed out of the car once in the middle of the road and left there... I as stupid enough to walk home. But what I'm saying is remember your parents might not be like mine. Parents are like countries... they are exactly the same but totally different.just be yourself and see what happened. -banjo
Parents being parents. Parents never understand their children, they'll accept it in time, hopefully. At least you're not in any danger or anything. When I told my parents I watch My Little Pony they chuckled but didn't make a fuss about it. When I tried to tell them I was gay, however... Ah, that's for a different thread.
I don't care about the approval of others for this. I try to convert others because the fandom is awesome. Though, if they do approve, it's wonderful.
well when i was in hot topic i saw 3 different types of the shirt. you could probably just get 10-15 dollars and buy it from the store and make your mom mad. then again, you could just steal her credit card.....*that was a joke for all you easily offended bronies*
As much as I would love to help, I just can't do much here in another country. It's not fair, the way you're being treated. I just fear as much will happen if I did the same. My parents think I'm just the common teenager, will do things in my own time, with the odd uttering of "meh.". But the mentioning of MLP would probably cause worries, and in my family, things spread. I have no merch, and I would like to, but it's not a need. So I'm just buckling down until I leave the nest, so to speak. Good luck to you, however!
My wife to be is a little "meh" on it but she knows how much of a tech & animation geek I am. She knows I have a proper Brony shirt an that I will wear it when I DJ in Canada in 3 weeks. To me I'm not bothered what people think. My parents have seen it (I'm 30) an I told them it was for my set in Canada they were "mm Key" on the lines of " riteeee oookkay" style
It's really too bad your mom would be that much of a bully. In an ideal world, you would be able to depend on your parents, at least, not to belittle you for what you love. That said, she is still your mom. I don't know you or your situation or your mom; I'm only saying what seems generally to be true--and in general, the relationships people have with their parents have a lot more to do with their long-term happiness than bronydom. It sounds like your mom is already frustrated, and you already feel alienated. If you could figure out why she would be so frustrated as to say something like that in the first place--what she wants and what she's afraid of--maybe it would be possible to approach her as a loving son and to establish the kind of middle ground you'd need to approach her on issues like this one. Again, I don't know you. Maybe your mom isn't the kind of person who will ever be open or understanding, no matter how you approach her. Even so, I hope you two can somehow become close. Parents aren't around forever, and it's really a shame when we don't enjoy them when we could have.
I would continue to try and show your mom what makes the show awesome; why being a brony is important to your life and how it has impacted you. Hopefully, in the end she will understand, but it will probably take time. But make sure you are ready to tell her, so that you can make a good argument.
I use to think she was jsut trying to raise me but its been getting worse...just 45 minuites I was making a surpirse gift with me singing with seven parts... I was nearly done after 2 hours of singing.... she came in, pushed me away, exited and walked away... :| ... i dont udnerstand any of this.
that is odd. Maybe with time she will understand it a bit more. Besides there are more worse things you could be into than ponies.
well. it's too bad that your mom (someone that you're stick to) is like that about you being brony. Zephyr's (Ottirrob's ) idea is good, so it'll seem more normal to be brony to your parents. Now maybe best thing would be that you show to your parents that bronies are normal people, and that they can be responsible, grown, (straight,) and not emo. That they are just normal people. Personally, I didn't have any problems. Since I love cartoons by default (never stopped loving them since I was kid), it wasn't big surprise for my parent's to know that I like one more cartoon. Mom's kinda neutral for me being brony, and dad likes show himself (after I showed it to him (he also loves cartoons, and maybe I got loving cartoons when grown from him)). Since by my accomplishments in life, and way I function in everyday life, they can't call me irresponsible and not grown by something I fill my free time with.
Hot Topic owns some shirts, they are around $20 USD. (Then again, I'm not a fan of Hot Topic's shirt designs which are basically WeLoveFine's but different.) So yeah, my parents are indifferent and I still want more shirts. (Currently 12) I hope that one day get a brony shirt. If you have the money, you could always get the ones from Hot Topic. They are made by the same people from WeLoveFine/MightyFine.
^This. A good statement to make if you counter her argument. There's also the thread "Science of Bronies" which is also worth referring to, that study shows that in the survey, only 2% of the Bronies asked were homosexual.
The stereotype of liking something "girly" girls auto-makes you gay or emo or whatever annoys me. But that's another thread. I did read that thread and I find it fascinating they actually did a survey on it. @ DRD thats alot of shirts.
