| DMeisterJ said: Soriku. You are so full of excuses. Sadly, I don't think that it is totally your fault, but the fault of your parents. You don't need them to buy you games, you need to buy games for yourself. My parents hardly ever bought me games, but somehow I amassed over seventy PS1 games, adn 100 PS2 games. How and the hell did I do that? Looking back, I don't really know. But what you can do is trade games with your friends. There are twenty one million Wii owners out in this world. I'm sure you know one or two, and maybe you could trade games with them. It's too bad that many parents are raising their kids to grow up and not giving them tools necessary for life. Did your parent's buy you the Wii? If so, have they bought all the games and accessories for said Wii? What have you bought in your lifetime? Did you buy the computer/laptop you're using to post this sob story? Did you buy the chocolate milk that you're drinking right now? Did you buy the pencil with which you complete your homework? I'm most assured that the answers to all of these questions are no. So here's what you do: First, don't just go up to them and ask them to buy you Super Smash Brothers Brawl, drop hints all around the house. Leave the flyer from best buy opened on the living room table with SSBB circled. Or gently mentin it when your parents are in a good mood. The kicker is to go above and beyond and do things around the house that you don't normally do like cook dinner, clean up the kitchen, etc. Maybe they will reward you. |
ROTFLMBO ... as a parent, the flyer on the table tactic is funny ... my son is 4 and asks for everything. I give him a present every now and then, but mostly, it's not the parent's fault. When I was 14 - over 20 years ago - I wanted a remote-controlled helo. My dad made a deal with me - he said if I saved half of the amount, he'd match the rest. To this day, I still don't have a remote controlled helo (nor am I interested in it).
I believe as a parent, if I buy my son a toy/game/console, if he wants more games and the like, save for it. It's not my responsiblity to just buy games or toys just because they ask. I didn't see that passage in the manual that was attached to my son and daughter at birth.
Seriously, Soriku, I know you want a ton of games, but some parents aren't able to pay for several games. Parents are in no way, shape or form obligated to buy anything except your basic needs. That's the truth. It took me several years past my 14th birthday to get the toys I wanted. The good thing about gaming - if you wait long enough, you'll get the system, sometimes much, much cheaper.
I wish you the best in your endeavour - but you can do like I did every year around Christmas until I hit 18 ... grab a Wishbook from Sears, circle my wants and hit the Christmas tree and find socks, shoes and shirts.
Keep your head up, son ...
