I've been having this problem for a long time now, and I've just been ignoring it as my parents seem to be in denial or challenging to persuade.
Let me give you an example of what the problem looks like:
I've been starting the 75 HARD challenge after @Fox made a post on it, I've been starting to lift weights a year after I had stopped. It was something I did as much as often as five times a week, but I, unfortunately, had to stop due to my parents' claim that weight lifting stunts your height growth. Most of us know that this is false, unless poor technique and formation is used, and may even promote growth. It has even come to the point that if I do poorly in a test, they claim it on me lifting weights as they believe I'm wasting time, although it's only around 45 minutes a day. They would be saying the same thing if I was playing video games, it's as if they're comparing weightlifting and exercise to gaming, thinking that it's a total waste of time.
I might be sounding as if I'm whining at this point, but I've tried things to get around them, I've started to lift weights at around 5 AM in the morning whilst everyone is sleeping, or I've been lifting when my dad's at work and my mom's downstairs watching the TV. However, when my parents see the only dumbbell I have, near my desk, they come to the conclusion that I've been lifting weights even if I may not have been. I could be hiding the dumbbell from them for the remainder of my teenage years, or I could create a valid argument and explain all the benefits to them. This is the problem; I feel as if my parents' are in denial and will most likely not be able to be convinced because I'm trying to go against their views, which are sometimes invalidated and is just an opinion a relative had told them.
My cousins, dad's brother's sons, have been lifting since they were 14 and are quite tall compared to my family, my parents even say that I should strive to be like them physically. However, they didn't do so well in school, so I believe that my parents' feel as if lifting will take out of my day, reducing the amount of time I have to study. This may not be the problem because they want me to play basketball outside as they believe it will make you taller, which also takes time out of your day. My parents think that exercise is unnecessary for gaining mass, and can be achieved by eating alone, which is far from the truth because I'm an ectomorph.
This problem is just an example of what I've been facing but can be substituted with anything. I believe that numerous other people also have the same problem of convincing their parents, therefore it would be beneficial if anyone could suggest a way of convincing them.
Let me give you an example of what the problem looks like:
I've been starting the 75 HARD challenge after @Fox made a post on it, I've been starting to lift weights a year after I had stopped. It was something I did as much as often as five times a week, but I, unfortunately, had to stop due to my parents' claim that weight lifting stunts your height growth. Most of us know that this is false, unless poor technique and formation is used, and may even promote growth. It has even come to the point that if I do poorly in a test, they claim it on me lifting weights as they believe I'm wasting time, although it's only around 45 minutes a day. They would be saying the same thing if I was playing video games, it's as if they're comparing weightlifting and exercise to gaming, thinking that it's a total waste of time.
I might be sounding as if I'm whining at this point, but I've tried things to get around them, I've started to lift weights at around 5 AM in the morning whilst everyone is sleeping, or I've been lifting when my dad's at work and my mom's downstairs watching the TV. However, when my parents see the only dumbbell I have, near my desk, they come to the conclusion that I've been lifting weights even if I may not have been. I could be hiding the dumbbell from them for the remainder of my teenage years, or I could create a valid argument and explain all the benefits to them. This is the problem; I feel as if my parents' are in denial and will most likely not be able to be convinced because I'm trying to go against their views, which are sometimes invalidated and is just an opinion a relative had told them.
My cousins, dad's brother's sons, have been lifting since they were 14 and are quite tall compared to my family, my parents even say that I should strive to be like them physically. However, they didn't do so well in school, so I believe that my parents' feel as if lifting will take out of my day, reducing the amount of time I have to study. This may not be the problem because they want me to play basketball outside as they believe it will make you taller, which also takes time out of your day. My parents think that exercise is unnecessary for gaining mass, and can be achieved by eating alone, which is far from the truth because I'm an ectomorph.
This problem is just an example of what I've been facing but can be substituted with anything. I believe that numerous other people also have the same problem of convincing their parents, therefore it would be beneficial if anyone could suggest a way of convincing them.
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