[OOC] Myriad Reality

[Host]

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My mom and I have tried together. She's agreed that there are times when he's very illogical. It's complicated.

@Multifarious

Can she not override any of his decisions?

[Multifarious]

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Perhaps it's a matter of finding the right time? It seems so far that you haven't had any luck with catching him at a good time to explain your plight. I'll be praying for you.

@Mammalia

There's never a "good time". It's his personality- the way he is.

[Multifarious]

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Can she not override any of his decisions?

@Host

A lot of times, she goes behind her or even over her to override what she says, and he has the more commanding tone and figure. It makes her angry though. He's just a hyper parent, per say.

[Host]

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A lot of times, she goes behind her or even over her to override what she says, and he has the more commanding tone and figure. It makes her angry though. He's just a hyper parent, per say.

@Multifarious

Well if both parents say counteracting things, you get to choose which to follow.

[Multifarious]

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Well if both parents say counteracting things, you get to choose which to follow.

@Host

Not really, actually. That's not how it works.

[Host]

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Not really, actually. That's not how it works.

@Multifarious

Why not? If dad says no and mom says yes, you can use that as a shield.

[Multifarious]

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Why not? If dad says no and mom says yes, you can use that as a shield.

@Host

Becase if one says no in my family then it's a universal no, not the other way around.

[Host]

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Becase if one says no in my family then it's a universal no, not the other way around.

@Multifarious

There has to be a better answer to this problem.

[Mammalia]

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There's never a "good time". It's his personality- the way he is.

@Multifarious

I see. Why don't you talk to the elders of the church you go to and ask them to talk with him?

[Host]

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I see. Why don't you talk to the elders of the church you go to and ask them to talk with him?

@Mammalia

Jonathan, your family dynamic is a thousand times different than most people's. That just wouldn't fly.

[Multifarious]

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There has to be a better answer to this problem.

@Host

*Shrug*

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I see. Why don't you talk to the elders of the church you go to and ask them to talk with him?

@Mammalia

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Jonathan, your family dynamic is a thousand times different than most people's. That just wouldn't fly.

@Host

[Host]

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*Shrug*

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@Multifarious

What about when you finish your desktop?

[Mammalia]

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Jonathan, your family dynamic is a thousand times different than most people's. That just wouldn't fly.

@Host

butbutbut
aren't the leaders of the church important
why is it different

[Host]

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butbutbut
aren't the leaders of the church important
why is it different

@Mammalia

It doesn't matter how important they are. Just because something is religious doesn't make it the best option.

At best, his dad would get mad.
At worst, it would make his dad go out of his way to make it painful for him.

[Multifarious]

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What about when you finish your desktop?

@Host

I can only play video games on the weekends. I won't be on enough to actively participate.

[Host]

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I can only play video games on the weekends. I won't be on enough to actively participate.

@Multifarious

What? That's a stupid rule.

[Multifarious]

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What? That's a stupid rule.

@Host

As my mom and I agreed.

[Mammalia]

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What? That's a stupid rule.

@Host

I know a lot of families who either used to or still have that rule. It's sad.

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It doesn't matter how important they are. Just because something is religious doesn't make it the best option.

At best, his dad would get mad.
At worst, it would make his dad go out of his way to make it painful for him.

@Host

Well, I meant that he would be obligated to listen to them. This wasn't made out of a religious bias, it was made out of my observation that normally, people consider the word of the leaders of a church to be important. But I would suppose that if it makes him mad it's not the way to go. This is really a bad position. A father should never be so adverse to listening, but when he is, your options for action besides prayer deplete to almost zero.
EDIT: Okay, that sounds depressing. Wow. But, I mean, there has to be something. To be stuck in a position like that for another whole year won't be good at all. Have you and your mum tried approaching him constantly? Like, say, every day? As in the parable, the most unjust judge bowed to a widow's demands when she wouldn't stop asking him about it. How much more if your father's own wife asks him every day? Eventually, he will be forced to listen.

[Host]

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As my mom and I agreed.

@Multifarious

Why don't the two of you talk him out of thinking it? Is he really so stubborn as to stick to a rule if he's the only one satisfied with it?

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I know a lot of families who either used to or still have that rule. It's sad.

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Well, I meant that he would be obligated to listen to them. This wasn't made out of a religious bias, it was made out of my observation that normally, people consider the word of the leaders of a church to be important. But I would suppose that if it makes him mad it's not the way to go. This is really a bad position. A father should never be so adverse to listening, but when he is, your options for action besides prayer deplete to almost zero.

@Mammalia

That doesn't make it any less of an idiotic rule.

Obligated to listen, perhaps, but not to change.

[Mammalia]

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Why don't the two of you talk him out of thinking it? Is he really so stubborn as to stick to a rule if he's the only one satisfied with it?

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That doesn't make it any less of an idiotic rule.

Obligated to listen, perhaps, but not to change.

@Host

Well, of course not. I actually think almost all of them have gotten rid of it.

Well, see my new suggestion.