Quote Originally Posted by pojmaster17q View Post
Excuse me, are you f***ing kidding me? You're telling him that if he can't explain LDing to his close-minded superstitious misled mother, he should give up something that can give him once-in-a-lifetime experiences ON COMMAND?
I'm with -InsaneKid- on the point that someone, especially while living under their parent's roof, should honor their parents. That includes following their direction. However, in the case where you're dealing with the topic of dreams in general, there's not a whole lot one can do aside from ignoring the dreams. If someone is faced with a parent who believes that lucid dreaming is bad, it is a matter of explaining what it is in a rational and logical way.

Personally, I think that it's often a trust issue between the parent and child. If the parent trusts their kid to make good decisions, then they shouldn't have a problem with the idea of being consciously aware and making decisions in dreams. If the parent doesn't trust their kid, it makes sense that they would fear that the young man/lady would do something "wrong" while lucid. There are those who just feel that dreaming is evil in general, and with them, all you can do is tell them that it's not and hope for the best.

I don't like the idea of going behind the parent's back and blatantly disrespecting them, but to be completely honest, there's not a whole lot that can be done if a parent doesn't want their child to dream any more.