Stupid Parents..............

[BrettRandell]

Hey Everyone,
this is a story about my stupid parents.

It starts like this. My brother wanted to use the hair dye that I payed for (blue colored), but i didn't want him to, so I said I would hide it and if he found it he could use it. Well, i have a family computer, so I put it on the inside of our HP printer on the side. HE DIDN'T FIND IT. Today when i get home from my friends, my dad tells me i owe him 25 dollars cuz hes a freaking idiot. (well he didn't actually say that). He said the printer wasn't working and he checked inside and saw a blue bottle laying on the bottom of the inside of the printer....and thought it was supposed to be there. So he spent 1 hour on the phone with a company spending 25 dollars for some reason only to realize that it was a bottle of hairdye and when he took it out the printer worked.

Now they started saying all this stupid stuff so it ends up that I can't buy and build the computer i wanted to make! They said i can't use my bank account money cuz its for college. And i said i allrready have a college acount. So they tried to make up an excuse and said "oh....but....hmmm...yeah thats your college account to" So now i have to find a way to raise 600 dollars from scratch....

Damn. Why must people be stupid and ignorant.

-me

[Paul Victorey]

Moving this to General, as this isn't really a hardware problem.

[BrettRandell]

Oops. Sorry about that.

[LawyerRon]

Your negligence was the cause of your Parent’s $25 in damages so there’s really no issue. Pay up.

p.s.: If your dad can prove your act was intentional and with malice, he's entitled to punative damages.

[DrZaius]

I think your Dad is over reacting. It was just a mistake (kind of funny if you think about it... blue die bottle... blue ink cartridge) and you certainly didn't do anything bad on purpose. And if you know enough to build your own system, he definately should have waited for you to get home and see what the problem was before calling anyone and paying.

[homie27]

You should pay your dad $25 bucks just for letting you out of the house with blue hair!!!

[BrettRandell]

Thats what I'm thinking Dr. Zaius.

Haha. My hair isn't blue NOW, but it was a few months ago.
Ehhh. I will probably find a way to get my parts! I will prevail
-me

[LawyerRon]

Quote:
“I will probably find a way to get my parts! I will prevail”

Well, at least you’re persistent!

[Furius92]

You could always *cough* get a job *cough*. But I agree with the good doctor.

[whr2206]

yeah, yo could join the working class. I've done some really dumb things...that have cost over 1,000 bucks....but i paid my dad off..... Yeah but I think he is overeacting a little

[Frey Grimrod]

Am I incorrect in thinking that alotta the $$$ in his bank account he placed there himself by having a job? I learned real fast to NOT show my parents the $$$ I made. They would always try to pull stuff like that. Do I save my $$$? Sure. of course not so much anymore all my cash is kinda heading twards bills... anyways if you didnt place the $$$ in ur bank account sure they can keep it from u but if You placed 600$+ I there on your own whine bitch moan and complain till the cows come home. If that doesnt work you could always try rationally explaining your position. And if all else fails firebomb the house for the sheer ejoyment of it, sorry the pyro is comming through. Your dad was indeed a bit ignorent to not wait till you got home. However I think it will be easier to just pay the 25$ than explain that to him....

[audiyoda]

Let's see.....who put the bottle of blue hair dye in the printer....who didn't tell anyone that it was there.....who forgot to take the bottle out of the printer after it was determined the little brother could not find it.....who should have thought that maybe by putting that bottle in the printer, the printer might not function correctly.

Stop gripping, shut up, pay your Dad, and save your money to build your computer.

Good gawd, it's ungrateful, disrespectful kids like this that are the best examples of why my wife and I use birth control.

-Craig

[Jenni]

Being a little hard on the kid, aren't you Audiyoda? Everyone makes mistakes. And if he worked and earned the money he's talking about, I think he should be allowed to do what he wants with it.

BrettRandell, learn from your mistakes. Hiding blue hair dye in the family printer is not the smartest thing in the world to do. It could have leaked and ruined the printer, so I would say you are getting off easy with the $25. And your parents can't be all that bad if they let you have blue hair. Most parents would have a cow if their son asked if it was ok to dye his hair blue, or killed you if you did it without asking. Since you had blue hair and you're still around to tell about it, they can't be all that bad.

Reason with your parents. Maybe you can talk them into funding your new build. Call it a learning opportunity. My 18 year old brother has his own computer repair business, and has had it for 2 years. He learned most of what he knows from working on/building his own computers.

[audiyoda]

I don't think I'm being hard on him at all. All my life I've lived up to my mistakes -- I was taught at an early age that there are certain consiquences to my actions -- good or bad. But today, it seems that if someone screws up, it's not their fault. No one want's to take ownership of their actions and I get sick of it. When I saved money for soemthing when I was living under my parents roof I respected their opinion on how I should spend it -- that doesn't mean I always followed their advice, but I listened. And if I made a mistake in my spending, I paid the price. Same held true if I had money to spend but had screwed up in some way -- penence was not getting to spend my money -- that was a real good motivator to following the rules of the road.

Bottom line is I had and still have the utmost respect for my parents. Kids today seem to have forgotten who brought them into this world, who pays their bills, who puts food on their plate, who's there to get them out of trouble......I could go on and on.

Anyway -- anyone who calls their parents "stupid and ignorant" deserves a swift kick in the nads. As LawyerRon states in his signature: "To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves"

-Craig

[lil Jimmie]

Pay your parents the $25.00 and own up to the fact that if you hadn’t put the hair dye in the printer this never would have happened. Take responsibility for you actions and stop redirecting the blame.

[KR0316]

Anyone who calls their parents ignorant and stupid is ignorant and stupid. Remember who provides room, board, and clothing. When I grew up I was taught of consequences to my actions. Nowadays you are a bad parent for that. Pay up and get a job (if you don't already have on) to raise money to build a computer. It also seems bad nowadays kids are just handed things and don't have to work for the most part that makes them ungrateful and disrespectful like poor little BrettRandell. I worked for everything I had (except room and board of course) and if I spent my money unwisely or didn't take my mothers advise I learned from the mistake but I always respected my parents in anyway and would never call them ignorant or stupid. I called my little sister ignorant and stupid all of the time but that was different.........lol.

[KR0316]

Originally posted by Jenni Reason with your parents. Maybe you can talk them into funding your new build. Call it a learning opportunity.

That's all fine Jenni but someone who has to call their parents ignorant and stupid probably doesn't have the people skills needed to reason with their parents.

[bosco]

Originally posted by audiyoda Anyway -- anyone who calls their parents "stupid and ignorant" deserves a swift kick in the nads

Id like to second that motion.
Fess-up/pay-up junior.

[HAL9000]

Here is what you do.

1) Admit your mistake
2) Pay your dad, admit your mistake again
3) Let your bro dye his hair blue with your dye (if you still have it)
4) Don't whine, bitch or complain, that will only work against you. Instead, come up with clear arguements on why you need to build this computer.
5) Approach your parents in a calm, collected manner. If you want to be treated like an adult, act like an adult. Admit your mistake, admit that you were being selfish, admit that it was stupid and that you will take the time to think things through.
6) Present your case (this will be well thought out).
7) Now you will prevail, don't gloat about it, they can change their minds again.
8) Request that this thread be deleted ASAP, just in case you're parents stumble across it.

[Curt]

As a Middle School teacher, I see this type of attitude all the time. Wonder how long he's gotten away with it. And we, the teachers, are supposed to fix these problems. Remember the TV show "Mission Impossible"? Oh yeah, that was make believe. Sorry, had to vent. I'm grading papers.

[audiyoda]

HAL-- spoken like a true Canadian.

Curt-- I feel your pain. May none of my children's habits need such corrective measures.

-Craig

[Paul Victorey]

Originally posted by HAL9000 Here is what you do. 1) Admit your mistake 2) Pay your dad, admit your mistake again 3) Let your bro dye his hair blue with your dye (if you still have it) 4) Don't whine, bitch or complain, that will only work against you. Instead, come up with clear arguements on why you need to build this computer. 5) Approach your parents in a calm, collected manner. If you want to be treated like an adult, act like an adult. Admit your mistake, admit that you were being selfish, admit that it was stupid and that you will take the time to think things through. 6) Present your case (this will be well thought out). 7) Now you will prevail, don't gloat about it, they can change their minds again. 8) Request that this thread be deleted ASAP, just in case you're parents stumble across it.

Well spoken, HAL. Too many times I see people go to absurd lengths to keep from admitting that they made a mistake, and, in doing so, only make things worse for themselves.

If more people followed your philosophy on problem solving, there would be a lot more arguments that ended with both parties being satisfied.

[Gintaras]

Originally posted by audiyoda I don't think I'm being hard on him at all. All my life I've lived up to my mistakes

So does BrettRandell, and everyone else...

I DO learn from my own and mistakes of others do, even today...(that's why I don't have AMD:- Thanks to PC Mech Forums)


[QUOTE]Originally posted by audiyoda
Good gawd, it's ungrateful, disrespectful kids like this that are the best examples of why my wife and I use birth control.

Don't want to experience what did your parents experienced?


[QUOTE]Originally posted by LawyerRon
Your negligence was the cause of your Parent’s $25 in damages so there’s really no issue. Pay up.

p.s.: If your dad can prove your act was intentional and with malice, he's entitled to punative damages.

This is nothing against Ron, but lawyers today do run "family business".
That's why it's very hard to teach/educate your own children. How many of US- older did understand words, and how many of nowadays children do understan words?

At the end- it's NO good to call "stupid" your own parents.
Just think: how you'd like to be called "stupid" when you'll have your own child[ren]?

TREAT THE OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED That's my solution

[Toaster]

Hello folks,
When your folks give you the boot and say "your on your own pal", you might reconsider your stance. Sure its easy to claim ignorance and get off scott free but you learn NOTHING.
So...First off, I'd say no "blue hair dye" and no tatoos or peircings of ANY kind.
That way, when you become aware that folks could care less if your "cool" and you have your own life to live, you will be grateful.
I tell ya, you got it soooo easy....kick back...go to school, go partying....free dental and hospital care, 3 meals and a cot.....don't bitch...you wouldn't have gotten away NEARLY as easy with me.
You got it made, in a few years YOU can make all the decisions when its your place to do so. Simply because, any mistake YOU make is yours for LIFE.
So...apologize to your folks for being a self centered "teeny bopper" that puts more creedence in being cool then to "know" what your folks are prepping you for....LIFE...its a bitch!

[audiyoda]

Originally posted by Gintaras Originally posted by audiyoda Good gawd, it's ungrateful, disrespectful kids like this that are the best examples of why my wife and I use birth control. Don't want to experience what did your parents experienced?

I don't want to experience what BrettRandell's parents are experiencing. Actually, according to my Mother (who visited our new digs today), I was a rather well behaved little audiyoda. Come's from good blood lines, better breeding and the best parents I could have asked for.

-Craig

[dead_eye]

What's the problem? I built my own computer with parents hovering over me, but I used my earned money. Get a job and when you have that money, they should let you do whatever you want with it. They might even be proud about you having a job and help out with the cost. Not only that, but since you have no other expenses, you have an almost unlimited budget.

[Nuclear Krusader]

But today, it seems that if someone screws up, it's not their fault. No one want's to take ownership of their actions and I get sick of it.

I completely agree. These last three years I've had to deal with that kind of people on a daily basis and I ended up pretty neurotic. Now, whenever I see someone acting that way my blood boils inside my veins!

I know very well that parents ain't always right, but I was taught that they always must be respected. And you have to address them with education. If you don't do that for love then at least do it for your own interest. It's very hard to argue with a mad parent.

If you don't respect your own parents, then it's likely you won't respect others, and if you don't treat people with respect you're in for a world of troubles.

[SARGE]

And the preacher said, "AMEN".

[archie]

Hey BrettRandell, pay up the small fee for your goofy mistake, don't ever call your parents studid, and when negotiating with them for getting that PC, prove to them that you have enough funds for your post secondary education and that the PC will be of benefit for that purpose.

[mkstein2]

Yeah, and that computer you're going to build with your money, it'll be sitting on a desk payed for by whom, in a room,payed for by whom, in a house, payed..., hooked to a phone line...?

You've got it so good, now and you don't even know.

A little gratitude goes a long way, show some.

MK