Selling Son's Beloved Play Station 2 For Punishment!

[Al B. Sure!]

177 is steep... throw in some games and you might get a buyer.

anyway, if you ask me, you should've beat the **** out of him... not beat as in spanking... i mean knock him the **** out.

[Ben Kenobi]

MrFun saw this thread, Ben Kenobi will see this thread, and, well, you know.

Well, what do you expect me to do?

Seems reasonable, given the circumstances. Selling the Playstation.

[St Leo]

Parents should be outlawed.

[General Ludd]

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by MrFun
Ozzy will see this thread and point out how teenagers are being persecuted by adults.

Well if its HIS playstation 2, then his parent's shouldn't sell it. One shouldn't steal in response to theft.

But the kid DID steal, and the mom rightly tallied up the amount. Let him keep the Playstation and make him pay back the $177. She probably won't get that much for the playstation anyways. Though theft, especially of something important to the parents like that bottle of wine is something serious. So maybe make him repay double in punishment. Or call the cops.

BUT if the kid had his own beer, then I'm sure he wouldn't have a need to steal from his parent's stash.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by OzzyKP

BUT if the kid had his own beer, then I'm sure he wouldn't have a need to steal from his parent's stash.

Sound reasoning.

[OzzyKP]

Now I'm sure people are still gonna get mad at me for one reason or another, but let it be noticed and now emphasized that I'm actually harsher on the kid than the mom in the actual circumstance outlined. But in a way that is respectful of his rights (property ownership).

Plus I've proposed a solution to stop this thing from happening in the first place.

[Ben Kenobi]

So maybe make him repay double in punishment. Or call the cops.

Why not his playstation? It makes sense. The parents value their wine, the kid values his playstation.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by SpencerH
I've started to charge my kids money when I have to waste my time and clean up their crap.

Does it work?

[OzzyKP]

But let me throw something else out there. A hypothetical to guide the handling of this situation.

Lets say the mom was out of town one weekend, the father was sitting around the house watching the game getting totally plastered. Having run out of beer, he uses his newly accuried booze induced wisdom to decide he should crack open that $150 bottle of wine and does so. Later into the evening he knocks over and breaks that bugle.

The mom comes home and discovers what her husband did. What should she do? What would you do? Would it be different than what she/you would do to the kid? Why?

Not hypothetical questions, I'm really interested to hear everyone's answers.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Why not his playstation? It makes sense. The parents value their wine, the kid values his playstation.

See example.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
But let me throw something else out there. A hypothetical to guide the handling of this situation.

Lets say the mom was out of town one weekend, the father was sitting around the house watching the game getting totally plastered. Having run out of beer, he uses his newly accuried booze induced wisdom to decide he should crack open that $150 bottle of wine and does so. Later into the evening he knocks over and breaks that bugle.

The mom comes home and discovers what her husband did. What should she do? What would you do? Would it be different than what she/you would do to the kid? Why?

Not hypothetical questions, I'm really interested to hear everyone's answers.

Divorce.


And likewise, she should of dis-owned the kid and put him up for adoption.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
But in a way that is respectful of his rights (property ownership).

He has no property to own. He's a 13 year old with no job or income and probably has his parents buy the Playstation. Ergo, they have the full right to get rid of it should they choose to do so.

[Ben Kenobi]

The mom comes home and discovers what her husband did. What should she do? What would you do? Would it be different than what she/you would do to the kid? Why?

Not hypothetical questions, I'm really interested to hear everyone's answers.

1. I don't agree with underage drinking. That would be a rule that, even if I have alcohol, I don't want my kid drinking.

2. I would have to have a talk with my husband about getting plastered. Once he's sober, we would do so alone.

3. I would express my disappointment that he would drink the wine I hoped we would share.

[OzzyKP]

Divorce.


And likewise, she should of dis-owned the kid and put him up for adoption.

Well as long as you are consistent.