I tried it for the first time this past weekend...and failed.

[chesspain]

[ QUOTE ]
I talked to them about how I have played 25,000 hands of 2/4 online this year with a current winrate of 1.02bb/100. About my eventual goals of moving up and/or playing higher at the casino. My dad says "you play too tight." I say "how do you know?" He says "one bet every 100 hands! How can you stand it? I would be way too bored. That's not poker. I couldn't do that. What happens the other 99 hands?"

[/ QUOTE ]

[ QUOTE ]
I also tried explaining to my mother that I do not play NL. Sheesh. She just laughs and says "that's not much money to win for all that time. It can't be worth it." Ugh.


[/ QUOTE ]

If you're only playing one or two tables, then really you aren't making much money. But I presume that you are having fun with a hobby that brings in some extra money. That may be a better way to explain to your parents all of those hours spent staring at a computer screen muttering to yourself. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[chesspain]

[ QUOTE ]

[ QUOTE ]
She just laughs and says "that's not much money to win for all that time. It can't be worth it." Ugh

[/ QUOTE ]

Put it in terms of an hourly rate in comparison to a job. She doesn't know what the hell bb/100 hands is.



[/ QUOTE ]

According to my calculations, the OP has only made approx. $1000 this year playing online, excluding likely bonuses and rakeback. Consequently, I would assume that his hourly earn will not sound very impressive, especially since he is a thirty-seven year old man.

Nonetheless, he could just tell his parents that he is fortunate to have a hobby that makes him money, rather than his having a like golf, music, etc. which costs money.

[tripdad]

[ QUOTE ]
If i tell them i went to the casino and played, they always ask me what i play, even though i keep telling tham that i NEVER play -EV games like blackjack or slots and i ONLY play poker now.

[/ QUOTE ]

poker is a -EV game by definition. also, if you are old enough to gamble in a casino, you shouldn't be living with your mom and dad.

[ QUOTE ]
Do tell your parents that you regularly have days where you win and lose thousands of dollars, sometimes sitting in front of your cpu in your underwear? Or do you just tell them you go to AC once a month and play poker with no other details? Many parents would have no problem accepting the latter but would heap tons of crap down your throat when told of the former (even if you can prove you are consistently profitable). This is just my take.

If your parents are cool and trusting enough to not worry when you tell them every detail, they are definitely more accepting of certain things than most in my experience.

Jeff

[/ QUOTE ]

I pretty much tell my parents all the details about me playin poker... even when i lost $23,000 and was down to a bankroll of $330, and no money into any bank accounts.. my mom transferred a grand into my bank account so I could buy books, food, etc [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

i was a bit concerned about telling them i lost more than 20 grand - it was more money than i could have imagined having before i started playing poker... i wasn't worried about it, but i figured they'd flip lol. funny thing is, they weren't worried either [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. my dad told me not to get discouraged and my mom sent me a card.

i turned that $330 into $21,500 in the last 21 days [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[obsidian]

No offense, but your parents should absolutely be worried about you dumping almost your entire bankroll.

Anyways, I tell my parents about how much I make when they ask. When I first started playing they were of course wary but are now pretty supportive. They know I'm a winner, and that I'm too smart to go entirely bust. They just don't want me dropping out of school which is understandable.