[header] How to get your parents to let you go to an anime con [title] Be aware of your parents' knowledge of conventions. [step] Do your parents know what a convention is? Do they have the wrong idea? Perhaps they've seen something like it on tv, and they might think it's a festival of women wearing skimpy outfits and men wearing tights. Tell your parents exactly what a convention is if they don't already know.
[header] How to get your parents to let you go to an anime con [title] Be aware of your parents' knowledge of conventions. [step] Do your parents know what a convention is? Do they have the wrong idea? Perhaps they've seen something like it on tv, and they might think it's a festival of women wearing skimpy outfits and men wearing tights. Tell your parents exactly what a convention is if they don't already know.
Not only will they not know, but they may see you as a kid too. [title] Know that there are such a multitude of conventions and ideas. Make sure they don't have the wrong idea! [title] Be mature. [step] Just as with asking for anything else, be mature with your parents. They might ask them, or they might even imagine they know. Tell your parents some reason why they might not know. [substeps] For example, say you are planning to have a convention on saturday night. Your parents are going to be annoyed if you're absent.