Son saves his dad's life - wants a PS3 for it.

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

CRUNK3050

it's not should. he requested it as of right now, the kid has the higher status quo.

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

CRUNK3050

I agree with you. That kid should think that his father being alive is reward enough. Greedy S.O.B.

You guys are ridiculous. Kid is 9 years old. What do kids get when they do something good? Rewarded.

You're acting like the kid is old enough to know gratification of saving your dad's life. How many kids thought death of their parents in their teen years? he's not even there yet. Not old enough to comprehend that (usually comes later in life).

Nine years old. "Eat your dinner, do your homework, then you can play." "Wash the dishes and you can go to the movies."

You guys are ridiculous. Kid is 9 years old. What do kids get when they do something good? Rewarded.

You're acting like the kid is old enough to know gratification of saving your dad's life. How many kids thought death of their parents in their teen years? he's not even there yet. Not old enough to comprehend that (usually comes later in life).

Nine years old. "Eat your dinner, do your homework, then you can play." "Wash the dishes and you can go to the movies."

jdang307

I agree with you a 100%! well said, exactly what i was gonna say but you did it already..

You guys are ridiculous. Kid is 9 years old. What do kids get when they do something good? Rewarded.

You're acting like the kid is old enough to know gratification of saving your dad's life. How many kids thought death of their parents in their teen years? he's not even there yet. Not old enough to comprehend that (usually comes later in life).

Nine years old. "Eat your dinner, do your homework, then you can play." "Wash the dishes and you can go to the movies."

jdang307

yeah he's 9 years old so what?

You know the kid may get his wish (and it won't be from mom or dad). There was a story of a kid a while back that worked very hard to get a PS3 when it was released and in the mean time this kid found out that there was another kid that was faceing a life or death illness that when the first kid got his new PS3 he sent his console to the unfortunite kid.

And after the story was told on a local news program not only did this kid get a PS3 but he got just about anything he wanted or would ever use from a total stranger.

This kid saving dad's life may get his wish and much much more in the long run.

Think about how mature this kid was to do what he did.

[QUOTE="jdang307"]

You guys are ridiculous. Kid is 9 years old. What do kids get when they do something good? Rewarded.

You're acting like the kid is old enough to know gratification of saving your dad's life. How many kids thought death of their parents in their teen years? he's not even there yet. Not old enough to comprehend that (usually comes later in life).

Nine years old. "Eat your dinner, do your homework, then you can play." "Wash the dishes and you can go to the movies."

Lividrecca

I agree with you a 100%! well said, exactly what i was gonna say but you did it already..

same here. and the dad should feel compelled to buy him something at least, if not a PS3.

makes perfect sense actually. i still think its greedy. but yes, reward is always exptected. maybe just not a ps3 though?XxHammerFallxX

Why not? If he's ever going to "deserve" a PS3, now would be the time.

When his Dad heard that, did he think to himself: "Just shot me now"

orfbin, jdang, and crunk all make good points but... what the heck will a 9 year old do with a damn PS3 anyway???? download videos from cartoon network onto it??? lol not cool wat a wasteurio1

Hey! Guess who doesnt care what the kid gets! I think he should just be grateful to have his dad. His reward should be able to hug his father again.

[QUOTE="urio1"]orfbin, jdang, and crunk all make good points but... what the heck will a 9 year old do with a damn PS3 anyway???? download videos from cartoon network onto it??? lol not cool wat a wastesocomn00b

LMAO!!!! dat would be terrible!!! but i'm pretty sure the child would use the internet browser to access the super dirty porn sitez.... wow that statement will be modded hardcore lmao

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

CRUNK3050

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

CRUNK3050

i agree. just do it out of the good and love of your heart.

[QUOTE="CRUNK3050"]

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

RoYaL1990

i agree. just do it out of the good and love of your heart.

so, if someone saves your life, you're going to tell them to go **** themselves?

What kind of 9 year old wants a ps3 instead of a Wii? FireFalkon

my cousin of 7 years old bought a 360

my cousin of 7 years old bought a 360

GeneralX84

heck, I hope someone buys the kid a ps3 AND a game! it's the dad who should be grateful, even though I'm sure the kid is happy that his dad is still around too.

and to whoever it was who derided the idea that a nine year old would get much out of a ps3, your wrong. i've seen it (nephews). where did you get such an idea?

good story, hope he gets it.

heck, I hope someone buys the kid a ps3 AND a game! it's the dad who should be grateful, even though I'm sure the kid is happy that his dad is still around too.

and to whoever it was who derided the idea that a nine year old would get much out of a ps3, your wrong. i've seen it (nephews). where did you get such an idea?

giton

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

CRUNK3050

I agree

[QUOTE="CRUNK3050"]

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

Denji

I agree

Same here. His dad being alive is reward enough.

[QUOTE="giton"]

heck, I hope someone buys the kid a ps3 AND a game! it's the dad who should be grateful, even though I'm sure the kid is happy that his dad is still around too.

and to whoever it was who derided the idea that a nine year old would get much out of a ps3, your wrong. i've seen it (nephews). where did you get such an idea?

FireFalkon

RFOM for sure, I don't know what else.

A coworker's 9 year old son has an xbox, and xbox 360, a ps2, a ps3, a wii, a psp, and possibly more. and his own hdtv. i have no idea what games he plays, but his dad tells me the kid uses all of his consoles. every time a new cnosole comes out, his dad buys it for him. very spoiled kid.

[QUOTE="RoYaL1990"][QUOTE="CRUNK3050"]

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

flyingplatypus

i agree. just do it out of the good and love of your heart.

so, if someone saves your life, you're going to tell them to go **** themselves?

Personally, I'd shove them into the street and then pull them back right before a truck hit them proclaiming "ha, now we're even!"

Seriously, though, he's rather young and doesn't really know any better. (to him, $500 isn't something that he'll really be able to comprehend.) In the end though, they're even. His father is the reason he was alive to begin with, after all.

Watch the Dad get him a PS3 but hog it up all to himself

"hey dad whats that, is that......MOM!!!!!!!!!"

"hush, fine u can play it for 5 minutes and THATS IT!"

What kind of 9 year old wants a ps3 instead of a Wii? FireFalkon

I think it's fine if his dad asked, what can I get for you to repay you? or something like that where the dad actually wants to do something good for his son for it. But if the kid just demands it for saving his life, he's just a little Greedy kid.GunnerVIII

[QUOTE="GunnerVIII"]I think it's fine if his dad asked, what can I get for you to repay you? or something like that where the dad actually wants to do something good for his son for it. But if the kid just demands it for saving his life, he's just a little Greedy kid.rickhuntermacro

[QUOTE="GunnerVIII"]I think it's fine if his dad asked, what can I get for you to repay you? or something like that where the dad actually wants to do something good for his son for it. But if the kid just demands it for saving his life, he's just a little Greedy kid.rickhuntermacro

I think it's a bit much to call a 9 year old greedy. He probably doesn't even have a full grasp on life and death (frankly he may still think his dog sparky is at a local farm chasing cats, not buried in the backyard) or economics and our monatary system. At nine, what sort of income does he really have? He's relying on his parents to buy the things he wantsfor him still. He's probably running under the simple impression "what i did was good. When I do good things I recieve rewards. This is what I want for my reward." Sure, at our age, we understand the concept of doing the right thing simply for the sake of it. At his age, he doesn't. In a sense, it's kind of cute he would ask for one.

Now, if his father were to decide to get him one as a sort of thank you, I'd have no problem with that. Should he get him one? Well that all falls into each persons concepts of what values do we pass onto our children, and how do we do it.

I think it's fine if his dad asked, what can I get for you to repay you? or something like that where the dad actually wants to do something good for his son for it. But if the kid just demands it for saving his life, he's just a little Greedy kid.GunnerVIII

i know what you're saying, but if you think about it, it probably wouldn't really work like that.

here's what I mean. let's say you're a dad and you have a nine year old son, and you really love him. you couldn't be more proud of your son and you love to spend time with him. you two have a really great relationship and a close bond and he thinks the world of you too. you are his world. now, you pass out at the wheel and he manages some heroics to save your life. how do you think you're going to feel about it? your boy's a hero, you know?

right. k then, what would you want to do? give him a stern lecture about not expecting rewards for good deeds? or are you going to be so proud because he's your beloved nine year old boy who just did something way beyond what anyone would expect a nine year old to manage, and because he did, you still get to be his dad?

so he wants a ps3. right, well he's a nine year old kid, what do you expect? you love him, don't you? you're alive, aren't you? so give it to him anyway because of what he means to you and what he did, and you can still coach him on the finer points of modesty and humility as you continue to live your lives together, something that wouldn't have been possible if he hadn't done what he did.

weird, if anyone doesn't get that.

[QUOTE="FireFalkon"]What kind of 9 year old wants a ps3 instead of a Wii? Sully28

lol haha yeeeauh!

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Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

sPOON_f33dU

it's not should. he requested it as of right now, the kid has the higher status quo.

[QUOTE="RoYaL1990"][QUOTE="CRUNK3050"]

Why should the kid get a ps3 for saving his dad's life? What you save your fathers life and think you should get a reward? Thats messed up.

flyingplatypus

i agree. just do it out of the good and love of your heart.

so, if someone saves your life, you're going to tell them to go **** themselves?

i'd thank him and give him something if i wanted, but he shouldnt ask for something in return of saving my life.

All kids get 'rewards' for doing stuff. This kid is exactly that a 'kid' and his mindstate is like that too. But getting a ps3 since you saved your fathers life? Kinda low and greedy if you ask me, not diggin it.