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Sometimes.
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12-29-2004, 10:31 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,216
| Your parents and fencing
Did you ever/do you ever want your parents coming along to watch you fence? I know I don't. I have a feeling they'll throw me off.  I might invite them to some competitions next year, on the idea I wont look like a crap fencer.
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12-29-2004, 10:40 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Australia - various
Posts: 2,756
| Well, they came and watched me fence at a comp last year, but only because they had t odrive me to it!
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12-29-2004, 10:41 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Posts: 605
| Having your parents around could actually help, the whole "must look good for audience" thing.
Otherwise my mum hates watching me fence because she could be doing something else and sees it as a waste.
My dad likes to watch fencing but after a 6 hour competition day he usually gets a little bored, especially if I've been eliminated.
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12-29-2004, 11:26 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: calgary,ab,canada
Posts: 2,414
| well, they've never actually seen me fence and they probably never will as they live to far away; i've sent them pics though. having them not be there is probably a good thing. i usually do well in hostile environments where everyone is cheering for the other guy..puts pressure ON HIM to perform for his crowd. hehehe | |
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12-29-2004, 11:45 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 627
| My dad used to fence epee for NYU's team in his college days, and he wants to see if I'm as much of a lunatic as his sabre team from back then. Mom never had any involvement with it before I started, but they both have the usual parental interest.
Anyway, I've found that my parents can actually be a big help sometimes. I was bombing BADLY at the junior sectionals last year, mainly because my head wasn't in the game. They took me aside, told me that they weren't going to waste their time coming to see me anymore if I kept pulling that crap, and hit me over the head with a newspaper a few times. Literally. It worked, so I'm not gonna complain.
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12-30-2004, 12:16 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ithaca, NY
Posts: 1,011
| I didn't vote because there's no "I don't care" option. 
Eh, why not. Picked sometimes.
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12-30-2004, 12:26 AM
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#7 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mass.
Posts: 24
| Well, my dad is my coach, so it's always good to have him watching.
My mom doesn't really like watching fencing very much, but I don't really mind when she watches. | |
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12-30-2004, 01:34 AM
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#8 | | Boom!
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada
Posts: 5,925
| I don't mind if my folks see me fence - they've always been supportive of me, and fencing is something most people don't see every day. | |
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12-30-2004, 02:17 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,216
| My mum actually wanted to see me fence at a little competition a while ago (when i foolishly dabbled in sabre - but I'l admit, sabre is awesome fun!) and I told her no. Lucky that, because I fenced pathetically
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12-30-2004, 03:05 AM
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#10 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
Posts: 23,150
| They've never seen me do it. They don't get out much, due to health issues | |
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12-30-2004, 05:35 AM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wokingham, United Kingdom
Posts: 581
| Of course - my dad drives us to competitions! It's great: I clamber out of bed into the car and then, when I wake up, we're at the venue!
When it comes to the fencing though, I'm like Katman, in that it doesn't really bother me if have an audience or not. As long as you beat the guy at the other end of the piste, who cares?!  | |
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12-30-2004, 08:28 AM
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#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DC & Vancouver
Posts: 2,040
| I like having my mother present while I fence, it's not so bad. She's the one with the camera and money (for food and drinks afterwards). | |
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12-30-2004, 10:45 AM
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#13 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 73
| yes and no....
My dad was a competetive fencer on the international level in the late 60's early 70's so he makes a preaty tough coach but also, a great critic! | |
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12-30-2004, 01:30 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 233
| I always enjoy having friends, family, girlfriend come watch me fence. It gives me people to talk to while waiting for D.E.s and they usually cheer me on when I am fencing. I never let those same people distract me during my bouts either.
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12-30-2004, 04:43 PM
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#15 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Baltimore, Maryland/BFC
Posts: 99
| I just want my mom to stop asking me what happens if Red and Green Lights go off. (this is epee). Other then that its nice to have them there but i woudlnt be sad if there werent there.
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12-30-2004, 04:52 PM
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#16 | | Scavenger
Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,598
| I like having my daughter watch me fence, because she gives me good advice, but she usually gets bored and wanders off to talk to her friends because she's an epeeist and I'm a sabre fencer.
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12-30-2004, 05:38 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,511
| eh, I dont care either way, I just want them to pay more money and drive me more places.
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12-30-2004, 06:16 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brisbane - Australia
Posts: 348
| nah, my dad was a fencer too but my parents are way too busy to come to my fencing comps | |
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12-30-2004, 07:40 PM
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#19 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 53
| at first i hated having them around, but then later on i found that i liked having them their and getting the support. | |
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12-30-2004, 09:08 PM
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#20 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Posts: 86
| My Mom and Dad haven't seen me fence yet, but I wouldn't mind. Of course, Dad's 80 and Mom is 79. I'm 52. I need to get my Mom one of those "My Little Boy Is A Fencer" T-shirts. As far as they're concerned, this is just another one of those wacky things I've gotten into.
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