Isn't it your money that you worked for? I just don't see how it's up to them but I guess they are your parents and there is probably some law stating they can rule over you until you are 18 and control your money but truthfully as much as I respect my parents if they told me I couldn't buy something with my own money I would go against there wishes and tell them to deal with it. What are they going to do? Send me to a foster home because I bought something they didn't like? Probably let me buy whatever the hell i want if i went to a foster home anyways that's the way I'd see it though I'm not a ingrate i just believe in the freedom to spend what you worked your butt off for on whatever you want to.I have the money, they just wont allow me to buy one
Mad-_-Mike
How to convince your parents to let you buy an Xbox 360
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[QUOTE="MadVybz"]
[QUOTE="imperial_agent"]
sorry kid but I agree with your parents.
360 is expensive. it consumes too much of your precious free time.
imperial_agent
You know, for a guy that's a pretty decent level and on Gamespot in the first place, this seems to e a rather strange comment. Are you even a gamer? :|
Yeah it's a bit hypocritical of me to say that, but truthfully I look back on my days in middle school and high school, and realize that I spent too much time playing Super Nintendo and not enough time on my algebra. Who knows, maybe if I spent more time on my homework then today I would be an engineer, with a hot wife, but I'm not an egineer and I don't have a hot wife. I'm already done with school and have a job, so I can buy whatever I want and spend my freetime however I want. I sort of wish I made smarter decisions back then because I had no idea how magnified the choices I made a teenager would effect my life as an adult. You don't think it's a big deal back when you're still a kid or a teenager, but when you're an adult and see your classmates move onto cool jobs like New York Times editor or founder of a tech company, mean while you are working for some crappy job, you will wish you hadn't limited your potential just because you wanted to play Call of Duty. Or you could go back to school, upgrade your education and then do what you want to in life. It isn't over until you give up, hell I get bad grades, one year behind in school and fail at life but It's not the end of everything, you can always do something you wan't to if you put enough effort into it. An exam you write at 18 that you fail in can always be upgraded in the future.
[QUOTE="imperial_agent"]
[QUOTE="MadVybz"]
You know, for a guy that's a pretty decent level and on Gamespot in the first place, this seems to e a rather strange comment. Are you even a gamer? :|
Yeah it's a bit hypocritical of me to say that, but truthfully I look back on my days in middle school and high school, and realize that I spent too much time playing Super Nintendo and not enough time on my algebra. Who knows, maybe if I spent more time on my homework then today I would be an engineer, with a hot wife, but I'm not an egineer and I don't have a hot wife. I'm already done with school and have a job, so I can buy whatever I want and spend my freetime however I want. I sort of wish I made smarter decisions back then because I had no idea how magnified the choices I made a teenager would effect my life as an adult. You don't think it's a big deal back when you're still a kid or a teenager, but when you're an adult and see your classmates move onto cool jobs like New York Times editor or founder of a tech company, mean while you are working for some crappy job, you will wish you hadn't limited your potential just because you wanted to play Call of Duty. Or you could go back to school, upgrade your education and then do what you want to in life. It isn't over until you give up, hell I get bad grades, one year behind in school and fail at life but It's not the end of everything, you can always do something you wan't to if you put enough effort into it. An exam you write at 18 that you fail in can always be upgraded in the future. The thing is that the older you get, the harder it is. So the best solution is to simply avoid making as many mistakes as you can early in life, so you don't spend the rest of your adult life trying to correct them. The younger you are, the more impactful your decisions are to your personal life. It's ironic to hear, usually we think that we need to be more careful when we're older, but the opposite is true. Your choices you make as a teenager have a domino effect that will directly effect your quality of life when you're older, and those decisions you've made in the past only generate stronger conseqeuences the older you get. All I'm saying, video games are fun and all, but stay focused on your yourself and the type of future you want to have. That's all.
[QUOTE="XileLord"]Or you could go back to school, upgrade your education and then do what you want to in life. It isn't over until you give up, hell I get bad grades, one year behind in school and fail at life but It's not the end of everything, you can always do something you wan't to if you put enough effort into it. An exam you write at 18 that you fail in can always be upgraded in the future. The thing is that the older you get, the harder it is. So the best solution is to simply avoid making as many mistakes as you can early in life, so you don't spend the rest of your adult life trying to correct them. The younger you are, the more impactful your decisions are to your personal life. It's ironic to hear, usually we think that we need to be more careful when we're older, but the opposite is true. Your choices you make as a teenager have a domino effect that will directly effect your quality of life when you're older, and those decisions you've made in the past only generate stronger conseqeuences the older you get. All I'm saying, video games are fun and all, but stay focused on your yourself and the type of future you want to have. That's all.[QUOTE="imperial_agent"] Yeah it's a bit hypocritical of me to say that, but truthfully I look back on my days in middle school and high school, and realize that I spent too much time playing Super Nintendo and not enough time on my algebra. Who knows, maybe if I spent more time on my homework then today I would be an engineer, with a hot wife, but I'm not an egineer and I don't have a hot wife. I'm already done with school and have a job, so I can buy whatever I want and spend my freetime however I want. I sort of wish I made smarter decisions back then because I had no idea how magnified the choices I made a teenager would effect my life as an adult. You don't think it's a big deal back when you're still a kid or a teenager, but when you're an adult and see your classmates move onto cool jobs like New York Times editor or founder of a tech company, mean while you are working for some crappy job, you will wish you hadn't limited your potential just because you wanted to play Call of Duty.
imperial_agent
lol if only that was true. I had a 3.5 GPA through grade school, 3.7 GPA in college, graduated Cum Laude, joined all the professional honor's organizations...
Then I graduated in May with a degree in an industry that's not growing right now, while all my friends that smoked weed in high school and had D averages have been working at their jobs for a few years now, making decent pay without having to worry about student loans...
While I get to choose between working at Burger King and Walmart.
[QUOTE="MadVybz"]
[QUOTE="imperial_agent"]
sorry kid but I agree with your parents.
360 is expensive. it consumes too much of your precious free time.
imperial_agent
You know, for a guy that's a pretty decent level and on Gamespot in the first place, this seems to e a rather strange comment. Are you even a gamer? :|
Yeah it's a bit hypocritical of me to say that, but truthfully I look back on my days in middle school and high school, and realize that I spent too much time playing Super Nintendo and not enough time on my algebra. Who knows, maybe if I spent more time on my homework then today I would be an engineer, with a hot wife, but I'm not an egineer and I don't have a hot wife. I'm already done with school and have a job, so I can buy whatever I want and spend my freetime however I want. I sort of wish I made smarter decisions back then because I had no idea how magnified the choices I made a teenager would effect my life as an adult. You don't think it's a big deal back when you're still a kid or a teenager, but when you're an adult and see your classmates move onto cool jobs like New York Times editor or founder of a tech company, mean while you are working for some crappy job, you will wish you hadn't limited your potential just because you wanted to play Call of Duty.Wow, I wasn't expecting THAT kind of response.
But, as I'm sure that a lot of other people would say - you have a lot more time to become successful than most people say. That doesn't necessarily apply to MY circumstances, but it certainly does once I graduate high school and the IB programme. And it's very well possible for people to seek fortune in outlets that don't necessarily involve you have decent grades. Not saying that grades don't matter, but it's true.
The thing is that the older you get, the harder it is. So the best solution is to simply avoid making as many mistakes as you can early in life, so you don't spend the rest of your adult life trying to correct them. The younger you are, the more impactful your decisions are to your personal life. It's ironic to hear, usually we think that we need to be more careful when we're older, but the opposite is true. Your choices you make as a teenager have a domino effect that will directly effect your quality of life when you're older, and those decisions you've made in the past only generate stronger conseqeuences the older you get. All I'm saying, video games are fun and all, but stay focused on your yourself and the type of future you want to have. That's all.[QUOTE="imperial_agent"][QUOTE="XileLord"] Or you could go back to school, upgrade your education and then do what you want to in life. It isn't over until you give up, hell I get bad grades, one year behind in school and fail at life but It's not the end of everything, you can always do something you wan't to if you put enough effort into it. An exam you write at 18 that you fail in can always be upgraded in the future.
LittleEnid
lol if only that was true. I had a 3.5 GPA through grade school, 3.7 GPA in college, graduated Cum Laude, joined all the professional honor's organizations...
Then I graduated in May with a degree in an industry that's not growing right now, while all my friends that smoked weed in high school and had D averages have been working at their jobs for a few years now, making decent pay without having to worry about student loans...
While I get to choose between working at Burger King and Walmart.
thats just really unlucky haha not much anyone could have done about that. Its all well and good to have 20/20 heinsight but you did do the best thingMadMike... believe it or not your parents have your best interest in their heart. They're not denying you an Xbox because they're being cruel or think it's funny to deprive you. They think that if they restrict your access to video games, you'll spend less time infront of the TV and more time crackin the books, playing sports, making friends, and meeting girls. For the most part, I agree with their decision, as hypocritical as that sounds from someone who plays tons of video games and posts on game forums. No amount of compromising or deal-making is going to make them change their mind, so I wouldn't even try it.
Hey, instead you can just go up to your parents, tell them you understand why they've made this decision. They will be shocked and proud of you. Then you can ask instead for a used car (if you got your liscence) :) Or ask for a beginers motorcycle... or ask for something else besides a video game machine. They will be so glad you've put this video game thing behind you that they will probably get anything you want as an alternative.
Parents will shell out money for their kids if they think it's a good deal.
err y wont dey let u...YO...
Ive been trying to get my parents to let me download the FREE FULL VERSION of RE5 on my laptop for abt 1 and a half years now and they still havnt let me. any ideas, guys? remember: its the free full version download on my laptop!!!
raheel789
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