Burned Laptop

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#1

Unlike what the title suggests, this thread is not about a notebook that came in contact with fire. This is a rant, and since I do not see anywhere in this forum where I can pour my heart out, this will have to do.

A few days ago, my mum promised me that she wants to buy me a brand new laptop. At first, I knew it was too good to be true, but just minutes ago, she told me she refused to do so! Of course, she was gentle about it and even asked me to send it for repair, but a new laptop just sounded so good that I felt it was worth me acting like a spoiled brat just for the sake of expression my negative view in this.

God, I was so mad just now, and I still am now. My laptop has no sound and a poor quality running speed, it is the ultimate nightmare for a gamer like me! Worse, I can’t view videos without listening to their cool audio (I couldn’t even enjoy the “Up” teaser just now because of that).

Sigh. After the stunt I pulled just now (acting like a total unfilial son to my mum), I think it’s going to be a while before I can listen to the wonderful world of the Internet ever again.

Edit: Now she says that she wants to buy me the laptop again - another empty laptop no doubt. I’d rather not have my laptop this way, but I’m desperate. She’s probably just saying that so that I will calm down for now. Heh. Typical.

Edit 2: I know that the attitude I gave her was definitely uncalled for, but eh, what was I to do? If you know me, you would know about my crappy lifestyle and how lonely I am, acting like that guy who lives in his mum’s basement all by himself. I guess I could not blame the crappy environment I was put in, but right now, nothing else seems to matter anymore.

I am starving now, and I can’t go through my living room to get to my kitchen because my father’s there watching television. He’s obviously not too happy about the way I treated the matter.

#2

Don’t worry too much about it, WBoon- I know what it’s like to get caught up in the heat of the moment. Anyway, you’re not entirely to blame, as your mother should not really be making empty promises. It’s annoying when you think you’re going to get something, and then there’s a change of plan.

How old are you? Is there any chance of you being able to get a job part-time and save up for a new laptop? Perhaps agree with your mother that you’ll pay half if she pays half, or something like that? That’s what I usually do if I need something expensive, and it usually works out well.

Anyway, it sounds like your frustration on the matter was not entirely caused by the laptop situation. I’m sorry to hear if you’re going through a rough time right now, and remember that everyone on PP is here to help. That’s the good thing about this place- you can rant and rave as much as you want, let everything out!

#3

i know exactely how you feel (16 years here)

Mom enters…you guys can have computer time today.
That’s great

1 hour later right before we are about to begin.
Mom; Actually i changed my mind.

AUUGGGHHHH!!!

if you just let it go over you won’t mistrust people when you grow up.

You can get really bitter and that is not good.

I’d ask your mom to forgive you if you talked back or exspressed your anger in a wrong way. I hope you will get what your mom said she would do.

#4

Thanks, guys, your replies beat what the people at the other message board I ranted to would say. :unamused:

As I stated in my edit, now she claims that she’s going to buy me the laptop again. She didn’t comment much on that, just that I’ll have to pay bit by bit using my pocket money from now on until the full payment is made. Of course, that was already agreed on when the first promise was made.

I am 18, actually, and yet, I am still as immature as ever. I would love to get a job, but I just don’t have the required social skills to serve customers with. Besides, I applied for a job at a McDonalds restaurant once, but I got turned down. I know I could apply for another job, but somehow, my mind is just telling me that it is not a very suitable option for me right now. Must be my extreme hunger.

Thanks again, lizardgirl and Al-Bob, and sorry if I seemed like a total snoot that needs to learn the way of respecting parents - I just don’t have a really good relationship with them. :frowning:

#5

i think you should keep looking for that job…have you tried grocerie stores?
My older brother (17) just got a job at a grocerie store and he doesn’t have that much people skills.

#6

Well, I’m pleased to hear that it’s all been settled, WBoon. It’s always best to sort these things out quickly.

Perhaps a job is just the thing you need? I obviously can’t judge the situation you’re in now, but I will say that I felt a bit like I was stuck in a rut until I got a job alongside college, and the feeling of earning your own money, as well as getting out there and meeting people and gaining valuable experience, is very, very nice. But there’s no rush- it’s important to go for the job that’s right for you. Just a suggestion, though.

And don’t worry, you’d be surprised just how many people have a bad relationship with their parents. It’s a shame, but it’s common.

#7

Al-Bob: I guess a job at the grocery store at the ground floor of my apartment block won’t be too bad… Thanks for the suggestion, anyway, I appreciate it. :slight_smile: I appreciate everyone else except my parents, unfortunately…

lizardgirl: Yeah, my friends have told me about that satisfied feeling before. It definitely feels good to spend with your own money, but as you said, I need to find a job that’s suitable to me first.

Thanks for helping, though, you guys, it’s such a pity my parents can’t be as understanding as fellow teenagers, but that’s understandable by me. Heh. Yeah, they do love me, and I do annoy them with my stubborn, disrespectful attitude, but hey, we’re family, what could we do? Okay, getting too mushy, eww. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see, moving on as it goes.

#8

i’ve found that most parents do understand teens but don’t know how to handle it with care becuse their parents handled them with no control.

Parents are understanding but in my opinion just the same as teens only older, wiser, and with more repsonsibility. They still make mistakes and have problems.

#9

A job would be a great way to build your social skills then. Can’t get better at something if you avoid it.

#10

Do hard Things…get out of your comfort zone.
That is the way you grow.

#11

But really… you can do far better then McDonalds. Try a Target store or something. Or somewhere relevant to your interests (i.e.Best Buy if you like electronics or Borders if you like books.)

#12

Okay, thank you everyone for your help, seriously, but I think a part-time job is just not really my thing right now; an official full time one made available to me once I get my degree is a more suitable choice as I see it. :stuck_out_tongue: No offense, though, everyone.

Besides, I am heading to the mandatory army in less than a year anyway, so I’ll still be earning $300 per month soon.

#13

sweet…

#14

Well, my mum kept her word this time, and she finally bought me a new laptop! However… there is this annoying bug; the ‘o’ on the keypad of the notebook appears to be broken, it continuosly functions and defunctions randomly, causing me to type like this:
Tmrrw we would go t the orange pole.

<_<"

Sigh, s trublesme, nw I will have t bring this laptp back t the stre fr an exchange. :angry:

Edit: Well, I got the laptop back and the staff there agreed for it to be replaced with a new one by Tuesday; earliest tomorrow. Hopefully it will be the following day, though, I don’t want to type with me having to literally punch in the ‘o’ key all the time.

My little Ranger-branded mouse looks all so cute with its glowing middle mouse button, it changes color when I move the mouse. This might just work out in the end after all.

#15

Hey nice laptop. What type is it?

#16

I’m pleased to hear it worked out for you, WBoon. And yay for mouses that change colour! :laughing:

#17

Al-Bob: It’s an Acer manufactured Aspire 4925G Windows Vista Home Premium with Dolby Home Technology surround system (screams like little girl), a nVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256 MB graphic card, an Intel(R) Core™ 2 Duo CPU T7500 processor (no matter what the heck that means) @ 2.20GHz, a memory of 2.00GB and a 32-bit OS (Operating System).

Phew, read all of that from my “System” folder. :stuck_out_tongue:

lizardgirl: Thanks. :slight_smile: Yeah, it’s pretty tight, but I still have to get this sucker exchanged for its mulfunctioning ‘o’ key. Tch. <_<"

#18

Sweet laptop…man that is quite a waste for being broken.
Can’t wait to see how it does when it is corrected.

#19

Has it been fixed yet? By the way from what I can tell (my mother dosen’t change her mind on me the way some do and the rare times my father has my mother’s raked him across the proverbial coals) the best way to deal with a parent who’s like that is to use a personal recording devices to record them agreeing to something so you can play it back when they deny it (the last time my dad tried to do something like that was with a CD last October which he claimed was a christmas present even though he had bought it as a “for right now” off of ebay and I managed to get my CD by showing him the Email. Though it was also partially a congradulation gift from my mom then for learning the #1 rule of business, always leave a paper trail). Maybe you can even catch them enough times to search for psycology journals (google scholer) to tell them that bahaving that way sets a bad example (permissive parenting is the second most harmful, the best is egalitarian)

(Isn’t it fun to have a min-psycologist to put ideas in your head :laughing: he hee)

#20

Heh, I can’t believe this thread is resurrected once more. Ah, well.

Yes, the problem is solved, the laptop has been exchanged shortly after my previous post in this thread, which is a long time ago before this one.

I could do that, MiniChuchan, but even if I told my mum personally that she had made that agreement before, the problem that caused her to change her mind would not go away, and in the end, she would still have to change her mind.