Look Mom/Dad I won 12K

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You need to accept that playing poker may never win your parent's approval. But that's OK, since you're actually playing for your own profit and satisfaction, not theirs. In the future save your good news for your friends (and for us on 2+2), who will actually be happy for you. I know it sucks that your parents can't share your happiness over a nice win but sadly that's how it is.

I'm sure many players have parents who think their kids are gambling their money away on poker. These parents are often the same people who spend lots of money on the daily numbers, getting 500-1 on a 1000-1 shot. They lump all gambling together and obviously don't know anything about odds or EV.