problems....how do i make them understand?, *sigh* Options

[chinke3xcuti3]

Okay.I really really want to take dance class (break dance class)!!

Ever since seeing this performance at my church when I was 7, I've always wanted to learn how to break dance. So, I asked my daddy.

He said, "NO!" It's those typical kind of asian parents. *sigh*

I really want to, I'd even pay for the classes all by myself.............

I'm 12 turning 13, and my parents think I'm too old to take on any kind of class. I've never gotten to take any after school stuff, or any sports.

I'm a good kid (hehehe)...................All I'm asking my parents is if I can take breakdance class, because it's my dream to become a professional dancer. They just won't seem to support me...like...they think "break dance" is bad or whatever.

I just don't get asian parents..ugh..

Okay..

My parents and me aren't very close...we are wayyy wayyy far from being close.

So..I'm here...

How can I persuade my parents to let me take dance classes??? And, am I too old to take on any kind of sport? AND, if I do persuade them..how would I look for some sort of dance class (I've never joined these kind of things..so I don't know how it works)

I'm a shy kind of person.....HELP?!?!

[SimplicityGirl]

Well, I'm glad my Mom isn't like that. She encourages me to take all sorts of extra curriculars since I was little, from dance to drawing to badminton.

I'd say have a sit down talk with them, and don't put on a defensive tone when you're talking. I find that if I really want something and my Mom doesn't exactly approve of it, if I just sit down with her and explain to her all my reasons for wanting to join, and negotiate something, she'll let me go. Usually it's negotiated upon chores and grades. I suggest you have a talk with your parent and see how that goes.