So for christmas this is what my parents are gonna get me...

For christmas my parents said theyll get me something ONLY if it benifits me. so that means no games, toys basically anything a teen willl find fun. i asked for an xbox 360 and some games or a new cell and they always said no. they want to get me something educational like books or something. this makes me really mad but i know i shouldnt be mad at them. can someone tell me if this is right? if i should be mad? if they are wrong? and if anyone can relate please share.dragonmaster64

[QUOTE="dragonmaster64"]For christmas my parents said theyll get me something ONLY if it benifits me. so that means no games, toys basically anything a teen willl find fun. i asked for an xbox 360 and some games or a new cell and they always said no. they want to get me something educational like books or something. this makes me really mad but i know i shouldnt be mad at them. can someone tell me if this is right? if i should be mad? if they are wrong? and if anyone can relate please share.

HybridPhoenix

Agreed. I don't know why I didn't think of that one.

At least you're getting something.HillyBilly

but other then the fun things im asking for i dont want anything else. i dont want a laptop, book, or anything i just want the one thing that they are saying no to-games or game console. which makes me really mad! any ideas?dragonmaster64

mad? why? GREED!!!

I could understand upset, or disappointed... but still you should just brush it off.

yeah a Laptop seems the wa to go! then just mod it up and get whatevr game you would have got for xbox, basicly all on there anyway. and to make it more authentic, get a controller for it :P

got yourself an x360 :)

Given all of the obvious grammatical errors in your post, I can kind of see where they are coming from.SpaceMoose

I asked for a 360, and they told me they picked it up yesterday. It has a 60 gig hardrive, play and charge kit and two controllers for $315.UnamedThing

For christmas my parents said theyll get me something ONLY if it benifits me. so that means no games, toys basically anything a teen willl find fun. i asked for an xbox 360 and some games or a new cell and they always said no. they want to get me something educational like books or something. this makes me really mad but i know i shouldnt be mad at them. can someone tell me if this is right? if i should be mad? if they are wrong? and if anyone can relate please share.dragonmaster64

[QUOTE="UnamedThing"]I asked for a 360, and they told me they picked it up yesterday. It has a 60 gig hardrive, play and charge kit and two controllers for $315.Pirate700

[QUOTE="HillyBilly"]At least you're getting something.Pirate700

That's really lame. I would tell them just don't bother then. Pirate700

[QUOTE="Pirate700"][QUOTE="UnamedThing"]I asked for a 360, and they told me they picked it up yesterday. It has a 60 gig hardrive, play and charge kit and two controllers for $315.HybridPhoenix

Well, they probably want you to develop more appreciation for reading books rather than playing video games. My parents were always suspicous with video games and rigidly enforced the ratings system. Also, if I ever wanted something over $200, they said I'd have to either see how much money I got for my relatives or find some odd jobs to work for it. Since I was lazy, I decided I could live without it and instead ask for something modest like a cheap handheld system or a cheap game for the system I already had.

Come to think of it, your parents might also be trying to teach you a lesson about modesty by developing a habit of asking for what you need and not stepping into expensive territorry when it isn't necessary.

You should appreciate your parents for trying so hard to teach such a valuable lesson to you. I know I appreciate the guidance mine have given me.

Well, they probably want you to develop more appreciation for reading books rather than playing video games. My parents were always suspicous with video games and rigidly enforced the ratings system. Also, if I ever wanted something over $200, they said I'd have to either see how much money I got for my relatives or find some odd jobs to work for it. Since I was lazy, I decided I could live without it and instead ask for something modest like a cheap handheld system or a cheap game for the system I already had.

Come to think of it, your parents might also be trying to teach you a lesson about modesty by developing a habit of asking for what you need and not stepping into expensive territorry when it isn't necessary.

You should appreciate your parents for trying so hard to teach such a valuable lesson to you. I know I appreciate the guidance mine have given me.

THE_DRUGGIE

At least you won't be getting only a pair of socks.Neon-Tiger

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Well, they probably want you to develop more appreciation for reading books rather than playing video games. My parents were always suspicous with video games and rigidly enforced the ratings system. Also, if I ever wanted something over $200, they said I'd have to either see how much money I got for my relatives or find some odd jobs to work for it. Since I was lazy, I decided I could live without it and instead ask for something modest like a cheap handheld system or a cheap game for the system I already had.

Come to think of it, your parents might also be trying to teach you a lesson about modesty by developing a habit of asking for what you need and not stepping into expensive territorry when it isn't necessary.

You should appreciate your parents for trying so hard to teach such a valuable lesson to you. I know I appreciate the guidance mine have given me.

dragonmaster64

My parents have been doing that since I was about 5 years old. The last thing I remember them getting me that was over $200 was an NES when I was 3 years old. After that, I was asking for expensive things and they decided to teach me a lesson in modesty when I was 5 by giving me a $20 asking limit and they still stick with it today (with a possible bonus $20 if I act nice throughout the year). They were so great at teaching me this value that now I'm completely happy with getting books, cheap video games, or even $20 so I can pick a gift out myself.

Just go with it. Maybe, in good time, you'll look back at this and thank your parents for this like I did.

[QUOTE="dragonmaster64"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Well, they probably want you to develop more appreciation for reading books rather than playing video games. My parents were always suspicous with video games and rigidly enforced the ratings system. Also, if I ever wanted something over $200, they said I'd have to either see how much money I got for my relatives or find some odd jobs to work for it. Since I was lazy, I decided I could live without it and instead ask for something modest like a cheap handheld system or a cheap game for the system I already had.

Come to think of it, your parents might also be trying to teach you a lesson about modesty by developing a habit of asking for what you need and not stepping into expensive territorry when it isn't necessary.

You should appreciate your parents for trying so hard to teach such a valuable lesson to you. I know I appreciate the guidance mine have given me.

THE_DRUGGIE

My parents have been doing that since I was about 5 years old. The last thing I remember them getting me that was over $200 was an NES when I was 3 years old. After that, I was asking for expensive things and they decided to teach me a lesson in modesty when I was 5 by giving me a $20 asking limit and they still stick with it today (with a possible bonus $20 if I act nice throughout the year). They were so great at teaching me this value that now I'm completely happy with getting books, cheap video games, or even $20 so I can pick a gift out myself.

Just go with it. Maybe, in good time, you'll look back at this and thank your parents for this like I did.

wow, sucks to be you.rockon1215

If feeling content with what you have = sucky life, I'll have a sucky life.

Man, I'm not getting anything. And you're asking for a 360, well I got that for my birthday last year (Jan. 18), and now my harddrive is broken and I have no games to play. Guess what? It costs money to fix those, because I'm too young (Almost 15) for a job, so I'm just going to keep my ass quiet and grind through my christmas holiday, smiling melancholily as my friends tell me of the great things they have received. I didn't even tell my mother until today that my iPod was stolen at school, because I know she can't do anything, she's struggling with her bills as it is. Merry Christmas, eh?Phantom_J

I hate to break it to you but it doesn't matter if you get mad, it is their call.

I'd go for persuasion, or a job if I were you.

Here's a story one year when i got books for Christmas they were not the normal type of books , my mum is a computing teacher at a special needs school , and i think she got a deal for buying books and i got a bunch of books for Christmas and guess what they were in big bold writing and were probably about 30-40 pages long , they were not interesting story's at all they were also very predictable when i read one it was rubbish. On a other note i have a speech disorder I go to mainstream school and i have not been to speech therapy for years now i think 4 years so i still don't know why she got me them.EvilSteveo