Size DOES matter (according to skid, anyway)
Anyone else have a skid like this?
FDH decided to use some of his tax refund money to purchase new televisions for the skids’ rooms. They both had old, craptastic tube televisions with pictures literally too shitty to play their precious video games on. We also got a new 32” smart TV for our room (love it!).
We found a great deal on some 29” HDTVs online and ordered two for the boys. We had shopped around for a while because we didn’t really want to spend more than $300 total on their two sets. FDH texted skid1 to let him know that the new televisions were on their way. He was excited to do something nice for his boys.
The excitement didn’t last long before skid1 shit all over it. The little brat texted back all pissy because he wanted a 32” 1080p smart TV like ours.
Um, no. Grow up, get a job that you work your ass off at, and buy what you want.
He was annoyed because at only 29” how was he supposed to set in his bed and watch Netflix? Seriously sent 5 or 6 texts complaining. And then he started in on how he needs new bedding.
Um, who cares? He’s here 4 nights a month (for now).
FDH told him that if bitched about it any more the TV would go back and he could deal with what he has currently (this is where we differ because I would have just sent the TV back the second the brat said a word about it). Radio silence after that.
And the kid wonders why FDH hesitates to do anything nice for him these days. It just opens the door to get shit on.
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Send that TV back! That's
Send that TV back! That's unbelievable!!
Yep if they were my kids they
Yep if they were my kids they wouldn't have TVs. But frankly, them in their rooms playing games = peace for me. Lol.
Yep...that's why I put a TV
Yep...that's why I put a TV in our SKIDS room...so they could leave me and my SO alone! They were like flies on shit...I couldn't breathe without hearing the little one say "What ya doing?". After the TV went in their room...I felt like I had my house back.
I believe that the majority
I believe that the majority of my own children's behavior problems arise after too much screen time. Attention problems, back talking, aggression etc. I find I have to pay back two fold for the small rest that the tv provides. In the end, I believe it causes more irritation in the long run.
"The sense of entitlement a
"The sense of entitlement a lot of kids today have is just disgusting." This is soo true in my current situation. Skids do this left and right at our house and at BMs. BS is starting to pick up on it too which i hate and am working on fixing. I am currently looking for documentary on poverty or something to watch with them, if I can find one age appropriate so they can see how lucky and be grateful for what they do have. Maybe even try to volunteer at a soup kitchen. Just something to show them instead of just telling them about it..... i don't know if it will work but i gotta try something.
Not only were we not allowed
Not only were we not allowed tvs in our rooms, our mom hated us watching it so much that when the ONE we had in the family room broke she didn't get it fixed for over 6 months! OMG, the horror!
Jesus, if your FDH wants to
Jesus, if your FDH wants to send that to FDH, Me, and my BS we'll handmade a pinterest-worthy thank you note and I'll send baked goods along with the note!
We still have one 40" tube TV we share in our living room, and one 19" tube TV on our dresser in our room... we move the one DvD player back and forth daily lol. (We had two, one broke and we haven't gotten around to buying a new one. As for the TVs, they still work.)
yup... skids have TWO damn 32
yup... skids have TWO damn 32 inch tv's in the bedroom. and they always want to watch "the big one" in the livingroom... dh says "u've got two in your bedroom- if u want to watch xxxxxx, then watch it up there." and they say "well *IIII* want to watch it down here on the big tv. u've got one in YOUR room, you can watch what you want there." sometimes he gives in, sometimes he doesnt, but irritates me that HE ALLOWS THAT TYPE OF MOUTHINESS.
they also always want to sell or trade any electronic we gift them shortly after the newness wears off. i'm nice and do care about skids, so when a gift giving time rolls around, i always try for the best of the best. always regret it a month or two later. nothing we ever buy them is good enough for very long....
That's the problem with
That's the problem with trying to reason with kids, then they think they have a say in it!
Perfect example of a time
Perfect example of a time where SMs feel powerless and unappreciated in their own home.
yep... or one of those
yep... or one of those portable 7 inch is sounding pretty nice if DH won't budge on returning the TV all together
It is the parents who have
It is the parents who have given them 'the entitlement'. Enabling them, giving them everything they ask for. At least your DH shut his son down, some would have sent back the 29" and ordered them the 32 Smart TV, because God forbid you have something better than what they are getting.
^^^YUP^^^
^^^YUP^^^
Agree 100%. FDH sees the
Agree 100%. FDH sees the error of his ways most of the time, but sometimes needs a slap upside the head. When this all was going on, he said to me in frustration "Why does he have to be such a jerk?"
My reply: "Because, FDH, all of his life you, your mom, and BM have given that kid every thing he bitches and moans about. I guarantee that if you send that TV back right now, he'll think twice before he acts like an asshole again."
AT least he understands and doesn't get mad at me for pointing out the obvious.
At least you can point out
At least you can point out the "obvious"...my SO hates when I bring those things up. It's a fight I will never win.
I just have to throw out
I just have to throw out there that when I read your title my mind went to a dirty place lol!
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I would make him do some
I would make him do some chores with a monetary value and then go to Goodwill to buy him some sheets since his are so horrible.
Oh, and send the television back. What kid think he can have the same or better as the main living area??
skid1 does this with regard
skid1 does this with regard to things FDH and I buy, fueled by BM, of course. FDH had knee surgery a few months ago, and for now the only active thing he can do is ride his bike. He wanted a new one, I liked his old one so we decided that h would get the new bike he wants and I would upgrade from my piece of crap to his old one. He got the inquisition from skid1: How much did you spend on it? Why'd you have to get a new one? Why does queen get your old one and not me?
and the kicker: "Mom says you have to spend at least that amount on us now."
:jawdrop:
WTFever, kid. My response: "We are adults who work every day for what we have. We spend our money as we please and do not answer to children. Your dad is obligated to provide a roof over your head, clothing, food and medical insurance and that's all. And your mom has NO SAY in what goes on in this house and no control over your dad's wallet."
sheesh.
I'd just not give it to him
I'd just not give it to him then. It's that and be grateful or nothing! My kids (12 and 18) don't have tv's in their rooms. We did once when they we're maybe around 2 and 7, but I took them away and never returned them. Now the 18 yr old has her laptop and access to our netflix, and DS will ask (because otherwise he'll lose it for a month) to watch netflix on his smartphone (tiny screen) and they are both thankful they have those items now.
This is where step life
This is where step life blows, because were it my kid acting like a disrespectful ingrate, he'd get nothing. I'd even take the old TV and toss it in the trash for good measure.
Of course, hopefully if I do have a child someday, he or she will not grow up to be an ingrate in the first place.
Too bad the Peace Corps have
Too bad the Peace Corps have a minimum age requirement. I think that might cure the entitled-itis that goes around too much.
un-fucking-grateful crotch
un-fucking-grateful crotch biscuit....
I bought a sign over the
I bought a sign over the weekend and have it prominently placed for skids to see.
"You get what you get and you don't throw a fit"
Kirklands for about $5, go get you one!!! FFS, they are lucky they have TVs at all.
OMG I say that all the time!!
OMG I say that all the time!! We don't have a Kirkland's but maybe I can find one online, or have one of my crafty friends make one. Lol!
Wowwwwwww! SD7 got a 20" hand
Wowwwwwww!
SD7 got a 20" hand me down tv (it is a HDTV though or w/e, flat screen).
She was soooooooo excited. She had a friggin VHS/DVD combo on it & that's it.
Later when we switched to direct TV we put a receiver in her room for her to get disney channel & nick or w/e. She still goes on & on about how "great her real TV is"
I would have definitely taken the TV out of her room if she ever complained. Don't like this? You get NOTHING.