Convincing Parents to get me a PS3

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

:roll:Stop being lazy, work harder in school and get a job.

Edit: You're not 12 anymore, "wahh I get bad grades at school but I expect my mom and dad to give me $340".:|

:roll:Stop being lazy, work harder in school and get a job.

CannedWorms

Oh yeah forgot to mention i am getting a summer job. So i can pay it off entirely soon enough, so the only thing holding me back is grades and its way too late to change that.

Oh yeah forgot to mention i am getting a summer job. So i can pay it off entirely soon enough, so the only thing holding me back is grades and its way too late to change that.

lxlHIMlxl

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

lxlHIMlxl

Oh yeah forgot to mention i am getting a summer job. So i can pay it off entirely soon enough, so the only thing holding me back is grades and its way too late to change that.

lxlHIMlxl

Yeah money really isnt the issue, the issue is they dont want to reward me for doing bad during the year. But then again they kind of have to since i havent gotten a 16th birthday present and its SUMMER.

[QUOTE="lxlHIMlxl"]

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

Odrec

This is probably what im going to be doing :/

Tell them you will pay half.

Wait I actually have an idea instead of trolling:

Say you will damage yousekf if you don't get a PS3, then they'll comprimise and get you a PS3 if you promise you won't hurt youself.

Promise them you will do better next year and tell them you will pay half the price for it.

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

throw a huge temper tantrum and don't stop till you get what you want. that always works right?Mike_1511

you can always try having a very good social life this summer,

Honestly, doesn't sound like you deserve it.

And thank you to everyone that actually tried to help, i think im just going to offer to pay half and promise ill do better next year :/

Threaten to kill yourself.:P

What it got some guy in prison a Wii.:|

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Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

Odrec

Yeah. Make a deal with them. Something like if you get all A's and B's in the first semester next year they will buy you a PS3.

Threaten to kill yourself.:P

What it got some guy in prison a Wii.:|

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Threaten to kill yourself.:P

What it got some guy in prison a Wii.:|

CosmoKing7717

He was threatening to kill himself unless they gave him a Wii.:P

[QUOTE="CosmoKing7717"][QUOTE="Vyse_Legends"]

Threaten to kill yourself.:P

What it got some guy in prison a Wii.:|

He was threatening to kill himself unless they gave him a Wii.:P

Being someone who just worked his ass off to graduate this Thursday, you are seriously going to regret your current attitude towards school in two years.

Being someone who just worked his ass off to graduate this Thursday, you are seriously going to regret your current attitude towards school in two years.

Scianix-Black

...Are you sure he wasn't in the psych ward? CosmoKing7717

Normal prison...if memory serves me correctly.:P

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Being someone who just worked his ass off to graduate this Thursday, you are seriously going to regret your current attitude towards school in two years.

CosmoKing7717

Awww, that's lame.

I didn't take the SATs, lol. I'm doing it next year.

[QUOTE="CosmoKing7717"][QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

Being someone who just worked his ass off to graduate this Thursday, you are seriously going to regret your current attitude towards school in two years.

Awww, that's lame.

I didn't take the SATs, lol. I'm doing it next year.

Meh...i'm sad i didn't get perfect on math xD evil 770...and i always overthink things on reading and grammar so i got around 640s in both of those T.T...oh well just freaking out because the only school i really care about might not take meCosmoKing7717

What school?

[QUOTE="CosmoKing7717"]Meh...i'm sad i didn't get perfect on math xD evil 770...and i always overthink things on reading and grammar so i got around 640s in both of those T.T...oh well just freaking out because the only school i really care about might not take meScianix-Black

What school?

Georgia Tech. Pretty much the only school i care about in my area and it is supposed to be one of the best for any sort of engineering career or computer science, which is what I have been leaning towards for the past few years (pretty much when i realized getting into art design wouldn't work out as a major for me)CosmoKing7717

Why wouldn't art design work?

I'm going into graphic design at the Art Institute next year, up in Seattle.

[QUOTE="CosmoKing7717"] Georgia Tech. Pretty much the only school i care about in my area and it is supposed to be one of the best for any sort of engineering career or computer science, which is what I have been leaning towards for the past few years (pretty much when i realized getting into art design wouldn't work out as a major for me)Scianix-Black

Why wouldn't art design work?

I'm going into graphic design at the Art Institute next year, up in Seattle.

Lol I am creative but never taken part in any art based courses during high school so I really have no idea if i will be any good at it. It's a shame there are no schools that i could find with good courses both in design and computer science/engineering like i wanted...instead i will probably become a programmer doing a double major in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. We shall see though my friend went to college originally for Biology, transfered to the Art Institute in Texas and now does alot of work in film and photography. Always time to change your mind one last time...just have to make sure it is the last...CosmoKing7717

Yeah, I'm actually kinda iffy about art.

It just seems like an easy field to get into because anyone can draw, it just takes practice and experience to do it well. Not everyone can build a plane, though.

It's always nice to get compliments on my work though, even if I think it's horrible.

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

lxlHIMlxl

If I was in your circumstances my parents would have slapped me across the face instead of rewarding me

school should come first before anything even video games.i think you need to learn how to apply yourself academically before you even think about getting a ps3. since you failed or did bad in some classes i would take the initiative and tell your parents that i will go to summer school and bring those grades up and when you do that and your grades get up in summer school then you could try asking them if they are open to the idea to a ps3.

You shouldnt get a reward for failure. How hard is it to get a C or a B. Honestly D's and F's? What do you do at school. Is it so hard just to know enough information for 70's.

If I was in your circumstances my parents would have slapped me across the face instead of rewarding me

thelastguy

If I was in your circumstances my parents would have slapped me across the face instead of rewarding me

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If I was in your circumstances my parents would have slapped me across the face instead of rewarding me

muller39

lol People still use that?

My mom always grabbed whatever was closest to her when she got mad.

Like one time she broke a plastic candy halloween trick or treat bag thing over my head.

Well im 16, in my sophomore year of highschool. My grades have been very bad this year, a few D's, a couple F's. But i really want a PS3. School is about to end in 10 days and my grades for the last quarter arent that great either.

The only thing i have on them is that they never bought me a 16th birthday present, they gave me an "I-owe-you" Also since school is ending, there shouldnt really be a reason why they cant just buy me one, its not like its going to effect my grades. Also i have about 340$ so i can easily pay for the majority of it.

So under these circumstances how should i try to get a PS3?

lxlHIMlxl

The grades are where the problem lies.

My brother got a PS2 he lost 1 point on his GPA.

As long as you can prove it doesn't effect school they should be cool with it.

The problem here is you feel like you're entitled to a gift just because it was your birthday. You should feel lucky that you're parents haven't completely taken away all forms of entertainment and social life from you after grades like that.

You really don't care at all about those grades? I would be having a fit if I had even D's, but you got a couple F's and you're concerned about a PS3? You need a reality check, man. Don't you want to make something of yourself? I don't mean to sound harsh, but a PS3 should be the last thing on your mind. Just because it's summer and you had a birthday, your parents don't "owe" you anything. You owe it to them to whip yourself into shape, get your grades up, and then worry about other stuff.

If you're really that concerned about it, like other people said, get a job. But please, do not lower yourself to trying to make your parents feel guilty in order to get you a gift after a performance like that. That's just low, and you really need to rethink things.