"What to do?"
Ok ladies, I have a dilemma.My son recently got a Gameboy Advance SP. He didn't have any games or anything for it, so I ordered some off of Ebay for him for Christmas. They just came in the mail.
Of course, he took the Gameboy to his father's house a week ago and lost it. Now, I'm stuck with these Gameboy games and nothing to use them on. That was a good chunk of my budget for his Christmas presents.
There's going to be one disappointed little boy at Christmas. He'll open presents that he can't use.
What to do?
Should I try to resell them and get something else? I don't want to buy him another Gameboy b/c I don't feel that he's responsible enough to keep up with it now.
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posted by Melissa Swanson at 10:10 AM
Melissa is a student, a working mom, and the mother of 4 boys (ages 4, 7, 8, and 10). She is costantly fueled by the tenacity of her boys and their ability to make her laugh! What they say is true, "Laughter is the best medicine!"
16 Comments:
Poor child ,how can you say that he will be unhappy at Christmas. That is what kids do ,most parents spoil them maybe have him save his money to buy another one. It is not to late to put him on the Angel Tree for needed people. Poor little boy.
Sorry you feel that way. I was mainly asking if anyone had any suggestions on what to do with them; like, is there anyone interested in buying them for their child? This might save them a few dollars.
I see your point, but you took it the wrong way.
My kids will get plenty of toys, that's for sure! I wasn't saying that he was needy.
ack- my eldest did basically the SAME thing- only because of his adhd meds complicating things (too high a dose & doesnt do what it should) he cannot even remember the last time he actually HAD his- & his was a ds- the 130$ variety (granted its 2 years old) but the point is, its his favorite thing & its GONE- at least yours lost it at his dad's house (theoretically) which means it MAY show back up-if dad is vigilent in helping out in the search-you may or may not have that help-dunno-
what i am doing with my son- (which he just got a game for his birthday that is horribly taunting him on his nightstand & a constant reminder of what happened) is that he is going to be allowed to use his xmas/bday money to buy another one-if thats what he decides to do-but he has to wait until after xmas to do so (which is the standard use of bday/xmas money rule round here)...
i am not sure if your son gets $ like we do @ xmas-but mine can already afford to replace his & have extra to buy stuff to go with it- the torture is that he cannot do anything til december 26th-
in the meantime, he has questioned each & every friend at school & some who arent-has put out notices in the school office, & has torn his room apart & put it back together upon several occasions- & it is just GONE-
so you may be able to use it as a lesson (if you know that he will get the $ to replace it for xmas from a relative) & still give him the games (which will serve as a constant reminder of the offense)...or it may turn up between now & then- or you can go ahead & sell the games & get something else-
it all depends on which is best for you discipline/lesson wise-
those things are horridly small & easy to misplace (trust me my eldest lived in a room the size of a closet & had toys on shelves & on every surface & in every drawer for 7 years & there were days when ya just never knew where it was) but it always resurfaced-
this is the first time mine has ever truly lost his- & its leaving a HUGE impression on him too-
if you want to try & recoup the cost of the games/shipping you could either relist or put em in want need trade-
but i know i am going to let mine replace his own eventually... you might let yours "work" it off too-like an allocated allowance of sorts-
good luck ( i would seriously enlist daddy's aid on this one to determine if its truly gone or not-it could just be hidden somewhere round his house or in his car- doesnt he have other kids too? that could contribute to the problem as well!!)
Okay this may sound silly but since you initially purchased the game boy and he lost it at his dad's house, shouldn't it be his dad's responsibility to replace it? The agreement that we have with my husband's ex when she has the kids is whatever the go over there with, they return with. If anything is misplaced, it is up to her to either find it and return it to us or to purchase a new one, whether it is clothes, shoes, games, etc,. It may sound crazy but it has worked for us. I also agree with a child having some sort of responsibility though so the idea of him working it off or paying it back does not sound too bad either.
I went ahead and listed the games on Ebay. I'm thinking that I can tell him that he can use the money to buy a used system. He will have to save the money up for games himself. He's only 7 so he doesn't get an allowance or anything. He does have a birthday coming up in January though.
Most of the time, my ex will find whatever is lost. However, we don't have any agreement. He cannot afford to buy a replacement. I wouldn't even ask. We get along pretty well. I was very angry that it was lost, but what can I do? I want to go over there and search their house, but that's not an option. I think someone probably stole it. She runs a daycare in her house. Maybe one of the kids took it or something. Not sure.
eek, that sounds pretty futile if the ex's wife runs a daycare out of her house-
who knows, maybe it will turn up somehow-
maybe you can recoup the $ off of ebay & find something else for him-who knows-
my eldest feels a bit better about being allowed to get a new one with his own $ after christmas-he understands the lesson involved & is very serious about the whole ordeal-
its a hard lesson to learn at 7 or 13 unfortunately!
Yes, it is. By the way, let me say that I didn't mean to come across as accusing those kids of stealing. The oldest one is like 3 or 4. My son said that he let one of them play with it (which he should have never done), and that he thinks that the child took it home.
Since I don't know the kid, I can't do anything about it. I think that they have looked for it, but what can I do?
Anyway, I feel like I'm spoiling him for offering him the money to buy another one, but he's 7. Should I really expect him to keep up with stuff? Is he old enough?
Am I just so tired that I'm not disciplining them correctly? LOL
Well, don't let a Game Boy ruin the good relationship that you have with your ex, that is something most divorced couples do not have. But you are right, he is only 7 and we all make mistakes. Hopefully, one will turn up, God has a funny way of letting things work out! Merry Christmas!
I agree with you. It's not worth ruining our relationship over. That's why I'm not pushing it. I feel that it was my son's responsibility, not his dads. It will surely turn up now that I'm selling the games, LOL.
Merry Christmas to you also!
I'm not really sure what it is that has offended people so much, but I've had a few comments that I've had to delete. If you're only intention is to come on here and bash me and tell me what a horrible parent I am, please don't return (as was your threat). If you feel the need to tell everyone you know how horrible a person I am, that's fine also.
Anyone that knows me would tell you that I'm a great mother and would do anything for my children. A lot of the things I write are meant to be funny, not offensive. Yes, I let my son wear his hear with a mohawk for a while, but that was only to show him that he had to stop cutting his hair. I eventually cut it. Anyway, for those of you that read my blog and get my sense of humor, thank you! I hope that you will continue to read and leave me comments.
Apparently whoever is leaving comments on this "MOMS" blog telling me how horrible of a mother and person that I am, doesn't have children.
why would you be a bad mum for proving a point to your child? i for one have done many similar punishments including making my eldest wear his elementary school uniform as punishment to his very proudly non-uniform middle school as a reminder to him that he is priveledged to be at the school & must keep his mind on his work & focus- which is probably meaner than sending a 4 year old to preschool with a racing stripe hair-do!
we are here to share our lives with others- if they dont like it, they can say so, but there are nice ways to phrase things & totally inapropriate ways to phrase them- i wouldn't worry about them- they appear to be the same ones who scour the paper forums looking to say silly things to rile people up-
& yes, they probably are childless...
I'm not quite sure why they thought I was being a bad parent. The comments were REALLY mean. They thought I was being too harsh on my children and stated that if I didn't have anything better to do than write about them on this blog, I need to get a life.
Well, it's my job. This is part of what I get paid to do. Plus, I like it.
My children don't think I'm strict at all. In fact, I'm the lesser of the two evils when it comes to parenting between their father and I. He's pretty strict on them. It's a good balance though.
I guess there will always be people that don't agree. It just kind of hurt my feelings that they would be that ugly about it. Oh well.
I was shocked when I read those comments. I did not think that you sounded too hard on your children at all. Even if you were strict, guess what, they are your kids and you are free to raise them however you want to as they are with their kids. Teaching a child to be responsible is part of being a good parent. Trying to save money, even if that is shopping on Ebay is also being a good parent. Oh, and working is also a sure sign of being a good parent. People take things so weird sometimes. Even the first comment, the angel tree? I did not interpret you as being broke, you are probably like the rest of us, middle class America, living on a budget and trying to save a buck or two. I see nothing wrong with anything that you have posted. There will always be someone that will disagree with you, no matter what. In your case, you seem to have many, many more supporters then those opposing your blog. So keep on writing, there are many of us who can relate and enjoy reading your blogs, shrug the others off! If they do not like it, they do not have to read it!!!
You think that you are mean, my son broke his tooth (for about the 6th time, long story) when he was a freshman in high school and was dared to slide into a huge mud puddle. Well, he did it and broke off his tooth that we recently had repaired again! It costs us about $300.00 each time to have it bonded over and over again. So, we made him go to school with a chipped front tooth for about 3 days. I must say, since then, he has not broken one again! And you are too harsh?
Oh, I'm sure that when my boys get older I will be the mom that sends them to school with a broken tooth also.
Yes, I'm middle-class America. I have to budget all the time. With 4 kids and a large family, things are really tight at Christmas.
I really appreciate all of your support.
I usually don't remove negative comments, but I didn't want my blog going in that direction.
Some people have nothing better to do than try to make others miserable. I love reading your blogs and I've never seen anything that suggests you are a bad parent. Keep blogging :)
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