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Pretty sure a few anons will know this from me telling it a few times before.
>be 10/11/can't remember
>get into Pokemon from getting Silver in a trade for an NSYNC game
>holyshitthisisthegreatestgameever
>get into more games, getting Firered, Red, Crystal, Ruby, Emerald (dad bought me Emerald for my birthday one year), and XD
>get bunch of cards as presents and trades
>living good life as spoiled Pokefag
>fast forward to age 14
>dad was attacked some New Years Day
>he goes to church because my aunt tells him the lord will heal him
>he gets better after praying (supposedly)
>he notices I'm way into Pokemon and having a lot of fun with it
>look into it
>ask pastor about it
>dad tells me pastor says pokemon is evil
>gives me websites about christfags saying Psychic types are from Satan and Pikachu is a wizard
>he actually believes this shit
>makes me give away my games and toys, burn my cards
>kept Emerald completely secret
>can never mention the word "pokemon" around him ever again
And part 2:
>be 15
>tired of the shit so I work to get my games back
>get Leafgreen and sneak it behind his back
>he eventually finds it after my sis rats me out
>made me watch as he smashed it with a hammer
>tells me "that's what you get for disobeying me and God"
>bawling like a pussy
>still have Emerald though
And more!
>be 17
>build up my collection again
>have Emerald, Ruby, Red, Leafgreen, XD, Platinum, Heartgold, White, and Guardian Signs in secrecy
>sister finds White and Guardian Signs
>gives them to dad
>he doesn't speak to me for a week
>notice games are gone
>freak the fuck out
>find them in his dresser
>realize I had to ask him about them
>manage to sneak them out and claim I'd mail them to a friend
>never did, but they were stolen by some nigger along with my 3DS and Heartgold
To this day he still believes all of that shit. I'm 18 and have no money or job so I can't exactly move out.