My Mom and the Butterfly

[Filipe Silva2]

My mom is kinda 50/50. She doesn't like me doing magic for HER, but somehow she always "promotes" me. Whenever we're visiting or someone is visiting and she is around, she tells me to show our visitors some magic and she doesn't look or anything. My stepdad couldn't care less. My little sister couldn't care less either. I do magic at school usually, and in 2 weeks I'm going to brazil and I'm gonna do magic to my family over there - who LOVES magic. It's just the luck you need. Many people who have parents that don't like magic never kick it as far as people that have supportive parents. Look at David Blaine and Brad Christian. They both said that they had a supportive mother. Mine doesn't give a ****, but at least she won't put me down, because she would feel like a bad mother that way(she actually said that to me). And I really don't care what they think, because other people like my tricks, I like my mother's creditcard, and my mother likes people who like me. Because if her son has a talent, somehow she will be praised to. Weird stuff, magic-hating parents. My advice for you sands - Do what you do and do it for your dad. Or do it for strangers. Never let disapproving parents prevent you from something that is not bad for your health/future.

-Filipe Silva

[weird_x6]

dude i feel sorry... before i go on the street i make sure a practise in front of a mirror and then show my family... when im good then i go out. unlike you you dont get the oppurtunity to practise in front of your mom

[perlmeister]

dude i feel sorry... before i go on the street i make sure a practise in front of a mirror and then show my family... when im good then i go out. unlike you you dont get the oppurtunity to practise in front of your mom

I agree, I try and practice for a while before showing.

To OP: your mom is not a good audience so stop showing her.

[base851]

Just a few random thoughts...

Actually, your Mom can be a great resource. Look at it this way, now that you know how she is, if you can pull something under her nose then I think you're ready for just about anything. View her as the ultimate litmus test.

[Cardshark 769]

Yeah its similar for me too.. except not the family part, they are very supportive. but because in Thailand playing cards are actualy illegal because of their connection with gambling it makes it hard for me to perform on the street, i tried it once and a policeman came and took my cards. I explained that there was obviously no gambling going on since i was just showing some spectators a trick or tow but he got mad and walked away... with my cards : (

[whiterabbit1313]

I tried Daniel Garcia's Life on my mom and she didn't even care! She ALWAYS tries to criticize or ruin my magic. Whenever I try to show her something she refuses, and when I do get the rare chance she'll watch me for 3 seconds, say "Too slow." and walk away. She makes me SO mad! I perform the exact same tricks to real audiences and I get great reactions! So when I perform Life she picks a Praying Mantis just to throw me off. I change the patter a bit and move on to the dollar-folding phase. While I'm doing it all she says is "How does this relate? How does this relate?" She NEVER waits for ANYTHING!! I'm trying to SHOW her something and all she's focused on is the ending! JUST WATCH AND YOU'LL SEE!! So the bill folds and she doesn't care at all (Just as a side note I performed it well. Real audiences freak out but she NEVER does). Anyway so now I'm holding the butterfly bill and I begin the flapping sequence. She looks at it for a second but then I see her eyes look away. I'm sitting their getting a little angry inside. Then she looks back and says "So...now you're into origami?" I was getting mad now. She picks up a napkin and squeezes it in her fingers and goes "Oh I'm magic! Look I'm doing it my first time! Anybody can do that!" Then she just walked away telling me how stupid a trick it is. I'm SO angry right now! I wanted to pull of a David Stone and rip her tongue out! Every trick I show her (if I do) she just puts me down. Then I'll go to school and around town and perform it for people and they FREAK out! My brother is the same way but he always refuses to see my magic no matter what. My dad is the only regular person in my family. He loves magic and sets up most of my gigs. Sorry I just had to vent. My mom is a REAL pain...

My dad is the exact same way. i've almost given up on performing for him. once he walked up to me and just knocked my cards out of my hands. i know with him the fact that he can't figure out why something is happening he doesn't want to be a part of it. its almost as if he needs to understand everything and my performances take that knowledge away and he doesnt like it. maybe it is the same with your mom or maybe she just doesn't like not being the center of attention.