[[ 1-18-2007 - Sasha, RT parties and parents ]] some of the users were over 21. He said he didn't mind as long as we didn't get rowdy. That reaction really surprised me. Ces) Nice A) Ces Nice B) Liz Lol - We actually went into family counseling over RT. Ces) So how'd you get into RT in the first place? A) Ces So how'd you get into RT in the first place? B) Liz in the beginning B) Liz I have no idea. The only thing I can think of was that I found it in a BBS list. Before RT I was signing up for all sorts of BBS's. Ces) ah. A) Ces ah. B) Liz As a matter of fact, that does ring a bell... Seeing RT listed on a BBS list. Ces) My parents didn't understand RT, but they were ok enough to let me keep doing it. A) Ces My parents didn't understand RT, but they were ok enough to let me keep doing it. B) Liz My parents weren't all that thrilled about it in the beginning. That's why we went into family counseling (well, one of the reasons). My counselor and I had to convince my parents that it wasn't a bad thing. B) Liz How long did it take for your parents to come around? Ces) My parents were cautious about the RT parties, which was t otally reasonable. A) Ces My parents were cautious about the RT parties, which wasotally reasonable Ces) well I was into computers since 4th grade, and they encouraged B) Liz Yeah, fortunately, we had the right kind of house for it. We were able to contain everyone downstairs. Ces) well I was into computers since 4th grade, and they encouraged the habit because I struggled w/ school and they saw computers as a learning tool. A) Ces well I was into computers since 4th grade, and they encouraged the habit because I struggled w/ school and they saw computers as a learning tool. Ces) so BBS'ing and eventually RT came naturally. A) Ces so BBS'ing and eventually RT came naturally. B) Liz Lol - my dad introduced me to modems. B) Liz When I was about 13. Ces) I worked out a deal so that I'd mow the lawn and use that to pay for RT. A) Ces I worked out a deal so that I'd mow the lawn and use that to pay for RT. Ces) because they weren't going to give me money every month to pay for RT just as a free hand out. A) Ces because they weren't going to give me money every month to pay for RT just as a free hand out. B) Liz I had to save up my allowance. Ces) so they were totally OK with RT and I didn't have to talk them into it. A) Ces so they were totally OK with RT and I didn't have to talk them into it. B) Liz I barely made it at the end of month. In fact, a couple of times Guido let it slide late Ces) But as far as the parties, that took them a bit of time to get used to A) Ces But as far as the parties, that took them a bit of time to get used to Ces) cause I wasn't driving yet so either they had to take me or I had to get a ride A) Ces cause I wasn't driving yet so either they had to take me or I had to get a ride B) Liz Was it hard convincing them to allow you to go to them or hard to convince them to let you have one? B) Liz ah Ces) I never had or hosted one.. I was just an attendee A) Ces I never had or hosted one.. I was just an attendee Ces) brb\ A) Ces brb\ B) Liz me too. lurk a min Ces) The scariest story was the day I met Ari A) Ces The scariest story was the day I met Ari Ces) short version: my parents said I could not go out to lunch alone with some woman whom they didn't know. so later I told them I was going to the mall and Ari and I met in a parking lot somwhere and drove to eat lunch. A) Ces short version: my parents said I could not go out to lunch alone with some woman whom they didn't know. so later I told them I was going to the mall and Ari and I met in a parking lot somwhere and drove to eat lunch. Ces) looking back on it, it was a risky move. A couple of months ago I thanked her for not killing me :) A) Ces looking back on it, it was a risky move. A couple of months ago I thanked her for not killing me :) B) Liz lol B) Liz I think what worried my parents most was the fact that I was losing interest in my friends at school Ces) So what happened with Sasha? A) Ces So what happened with Sasha? B) Liz I was like, "Who needs those friends when I've cooler friends?" Ces) lol A) Ces lol B) Liz I have no idea whatever happened to her. But she into things that weren't wholesome. B) Liz +was Ces) such as? A) Ces such as? B) Liz Hmmm... Like who she hung out with (a bunch of druggies) and she tried to get me involved with the same people Ces) were you the same age? A) Ces were you the same age? B) Liz I think she was WHO's age (about 18 or 19). In fact, she went to school with WHO and WHO warned me about her. Ces) haha A) Ces haha Ces) Remember Honda? A) Ces Remember Honda? B) Liz Yes, barely though. Ces)