Simply put, I need to raise money. Times are hard and I haven’t much to work with. I’ve considered selling my guitar on Ebay. It’s a custom made Stratocaster clone with Seymour Duncan Pickup s and Hotrails in the bridge. It’s got an ash body and maple neck with an ebony fretboard, black chrome pegs and a red finish. I had it custom made, but I can’t play anymore because of the arthritis in my left hand. I was thinking about selling it, but it’s like cutting off a piece of my body. I really don’t know if I can go through with it, the only thing I can compare it to is like selling one of your kids. It breaks my heart just thinking about it, but I don’t know if I have a choice.

Ok. I know you probably think I’m being over dramatic but to be perfectly honest, I’m a rather mature 15 year old. This isn’t teenage rebellion, it’s being full of a lifetime of being controlled. I see ONE of my friends like twice a month outside of school. I can’t go out on the weekends. I can’t sleep over at anybody’s house. I can’t go shopping with my friends. I can hang out with my friends without my mom being at close range. My dad is lazy and all he cares about is his computer so I don’t even like him. I always thought that when the time came, my mom would start to let me go bit by bit and let me show some independence. I truly have no preparation for the real world whatsoever with my mom babying me and breathing down my neck. I don’t want her to.

I’ve tried calmly explaining what a disadvantage that will be when I leave home for college because I will be lost and dependent on her for the rest of my life, which is NOT what I want. When I do talk to her though, she just pretends to get all sad and then I feel guilty for causing her pain because I know she loves me so much but sometimes I think there’s a line between loving and isolating. She has isolated me from real life my entire life. I never got to go on field trips or to friend’s houses. She would always buy my clothes for me. I’ve never even ridden a school bus and I had to convince her for 3 days to let me go to one of my friend’s houses and even so she took me there late and picked me up early. The only social life I have is at school.

You probably think she’s just a loving and caring mother but the truth is, she’s smothering me. I have trouble holding on to who I am because she constantly tries to impose her views on me. I tell her that I’m a different person from her and that I think differently but nothing works. She’s trying to make me into a clone of her and that is not what I want. In 2 years, I will be leaving home for good going off to college in the real world and I will not be ready. I told her this but she doesn’t care. She only sets these rules and limits to show me who is boss even though all my other friends have gradually earned some freedom. That’s all I want!

And I’m a good kid. I make A’s, I’m involved in school activities, I’ve never gotten in trouble, I help around the house and I never get any recognition for it. I don’t care if she ruins the next two years of my life like she has the rest, I would just like to be able to leave the house with confidence and not have to come running back to mommy and daddy because it’s their fault if I’m not ready. Time to myself is the only way I can keep myself grounded. My mom yells at me all the time. Like tomorrow, I’m supposed to see my friend and she’s all like ’she can come here when i say she can. if she comes here before i say it’s ok, i will talk to her mother’ I was like WHAT THE HECK?!

Does she have to control EVERYTHING? I just don’t think it’s fair that I’m not living my life, she’s living it for me. I’m the one who’s going to die when MY years are up so shouldn’t I make the best of them? I’m not asking to go to parties or stay out late. I just want a normal teenage social life- something I haven’t and probably never will have.
I just don’t feel like I can do anything myself because I’ve never had the opportunity. Not only that, but my parents were raised by foreign parents so the way they parent me is different than the typical American. I’ve tried to explain how since I live HERE and I’m growing up HERE and I’ll be living HERE, they should stick with these customs! I’ve never even been on a field trip if my mom wasn’t the chaperone.

I’m hoping to go to an out-of-state college because if I don’t break free soon, I feel like I never will.
Today, we went shopping and she got into a fight with the clerk at the store because the lady wouldn’t let my mom in with me to the dressing room. I tried to explain to her that I can do it myself and I don’t need her in there and she left the store and refused to pay for anything. And she embarrassed me by yelling at the poor clerk (who I later apologized to, but she didn’t seem to care about my apology) and not only that, but people from school were there. So they saw everything.

Any suggestions for how to cope or try to convince her that I need my space without hurting her feelings? I still love her so much and it breaks my heart that I feel this way but it’s true. I need room to be my own person and so far, I haven’t gotten any. I’ve tried writing letters, everything. PLEASE HELP!

I want a good rifle that can be effective for a DMR below the price of 0
This is what I have narrowed my list to
JG G3
http://www.airsoftpost.com/version-matrix-t3k1-marui-clone-airsoft-rifle-black-p-28748.html
CYMA AKM
http://www.airsoftpost.com/version-cyma-cm036-full-metal-ak74-airsoft-rifle-p-29375.html
JG M4A1
http://www.airsoftpost.com/matrix-eagle-custom-lipoly-ready-m4a1-piece-barrel-full-tune-380450-p-29002.html

suggest another gun i could buy if you do not like my choices

Hello! I have a newbie/novice question about the operation of my new Glock G18c replica pistol. (Its not really a Glock g18c, but is a clone and shoots BBs, the Slide doesnt have the Glock markings, but it is meant to function the same as aforementioned pistol. It is about the safety switch. Here goes:

On my "Glock G18c" (actually customized upgraded KWA G18c,) the Safety is -engaged- (as in the trigger won’t fire the firing pin, or it puts the block in the way, so the ’safety’ is ON) when the switch is at a 45-degree angle to the slide? (On a Beretta, you would also see the red dot to signal that the safety is ON in this position, right?) – And the safety is -disengaged- when the safety switch is level with the slide, both horizontal, yes?

Im asking because I refuse to dry-fire my gun. My dad had a .357 magnum (the one that has the wood handle, not Combat magnum) with 6" barrel and it was a sweet pistol, and he let me hold it but said "Dry-firing it is the worst thing you can do, I never dry-fired mine, so just hold it." Same with my KWA (custom) G18c.

It also appears to be oiled nice, I didnt even move the slide back yet due to no BBs to load concerns, and I was wondering how often I should ‘oil’ it. I probably will seldom shoot it.

Thanks, any advice on this about the operation and maintenance of a semiautomatic design is appreciated.

PS: Naturally, the Smith & Wesson was a 6-shot revolver, and a .357 magnum at that, so no Im not calling that a semi-auto, no way lol, I just included that as a reference. .357 has to be one of the best rounds you can buy in terms of power and defense, and is also very very powerful for a handgun, right? I have a BB Gun, so i just thought I would give that 6" barrel .357 magnum revolver its credit. I used to know the model of it, it had the black barrel and wood handle, it wasnt the combat magnum. Oh well. Just to clarify, thanks.

If I play this game long enough to become one of the Regular, do I get one of these Clones? Is this a reward, or prize of some type? Does a Clone earn you Points on R&S, to have one? I am not sure that I understand this.

Saya

How much it would cost to build a car? Like for example clone of Bentley Continental GT – http://www.zcars.com.au/images/premier-4509-bentley-continental-gt1.jpg
I would probably get some older car which have great motor / HP and costs less then k and take the main from it but only make my own body/ interior/get some custom wheels and stuff like that!
Maybe if anyone also knows some online resources on how to rebuild cars and things like that!

thanks!

I am looking into buying a 1911a1 clone by Llama. I understand they are not in business anymore, but I just cant stand black grips on a blued 1911. I want checkered wood grips. From what I have read, and from comparing pictures of other 1911’s to the Llama 1911, I think the grip screws on the llama are further apart, and are very close to the edges of the grip, where the usual 1911 grips are a fraction of an inch further from the ends of the grips. Most other parts on this model, which is a .45 1911 clone, are interchangeable, so why the grips? Is that an optical illusion or are they just a little different? If so, can I buy grips with screw holes drilled to custom spec?

i have a norinco nz-85 ( cz clone ) and im wondering if a custom metal shop would be able to make me custom grips out of diamond plate? the stock grips are plastic and cheesy as hell also they brake very easily. on top of that can i have my gun chromed? if i can have it chromed do i need to remove the little pin the hammer hits?
the diamond plate will pretty much be for cosmetic, i do IPSC shoots and have another gun i use but this is more of a fun gun maybe something for a friend i bring so if it slips its their problem

Hi, I just wondered how much a website similar to this will cost http://www.goodfon.ru ? Clone either custom made with tweaks such as different resolution and so on…
To be specific more like this sketch I made http://www.xda-wallpapers.com/sketch.html
So how much you think it will cost me to order that?
I asked to order not to run!
I already have hosting and everything else for my other websites

I cant find out how to make custom lego men heads like these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Custom-Minifigure-Zuckuss-Bounty-Hunter_W0QQitemZ270203945276QQihZ017QQcategoryZ145928QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Custom-Lego-Clone-501st-Legion-Heavy-Trooper_W0QQitemZ250204993762QQihZ015QQcategoryZ19009QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thank you