Mom trouble.... please help??

Question

okay i really want a xbox 360 but it costs315$. so i decided to have a garage sale. Both my grandma and my dad helped me out by giving me stuff to sell. And then I asked my mom if she could and she said yes. But the day i went home she wanted the money for the stuff shes giving me to sell. Neither my dad nor my grandma wanted the money though. She said if i wasnt gonna give my mom the money she wouldnt help out. Thats one of the reasons why my mom gets on my nerves. She can never help anyone do anything. Yes she buys me things, but when it comes to things like this she NEVER helps. I taken care of my dog for a month now. And i havent even gotten paid. She just finds excuses to not pay me, its like she deosnt want me to buy it. Its c**p. I just need some help on what i can say to her to mabe change her mind. thanks

Answer 1

shes probably teaching you that responsibility doesn't come cheap, because it doesnt and you will know that in the future, she probably wanted the money to make sure that it was going where it was supposed to be going because she is going to help out if you give the money to her, so give the money to her, you never know, she might even throw in a game or two for listening.

as for taking care of the dog, you most likely wanted it, so now you should take care of it, for free, its the summer so you most likely have more time to train it than your parents do, and once you train it, it will probably like you the most for doing so.

Answer 2

yea... my mom does that to! The one were the mom make excuses to not pay us for our chores and stuff. And yes it is annnoying. but the dog thing should be your responsibility. But i guess your mamma wan'ts the money from the stuff she gave you cuz' i mean its her stuff you cant really blame her.

Answer 3

When dealing with parents (or other authority figures) you always must keep your calm and remain respecful, even when you feel they are wrong.  Try to figure out what your mom's motivation is - in most cases parents aren't trying to be mean, but they are trying to teach yo something.  Maybe she thinks you have an attitude that you deserve this xbox, when really it is something you are asking other people to get for you.  The garage sale would have been a better idea if it had been your stuff you'd been willing to part with to earn the money for the xbox.  What are you willing to do to EARN this?

By the way, I never got paid to take care of MY dog, or any other of my chores.  I also grew up without any of the video games that EVERYONE had, and probably am better off for it, even though I was a little disgruntled then.  Parents usually are just trying to make sure you grow up to be the best you can be.  Give her some understanding and respect, be helpful around the house, and see what happens.

Answer 4

Ohh its a family dog but they probably got it because you wanted one....  

Answer 5

You should be taking care of YOUR dog, without expecting pay.  As for the rest, while she should follow through with what she says, you know she may not, so plan for it.

Answer 6

What xbox 360 cost 315? I got mine for 225 at walmart

Answer 7

I feel ya.

Answer 8

AWWW!!!! Maybe you should talk to your grandmother or dad!!:)

I hope that you get your xbox360!:)

Answer 9

Ask your dad to talk to her for you. Say something like this:

"Dad, could you please talk to Mom for me? I think she's being really unfair. She gives me a ton of responsibilities,  but she never rewards me for them. Or could you at least talk to her with me? I'd feel better because I really think she might listen to you."

You could also try this with your Grandma. Either way, you Mom is being unfair, and it is up to you to make sure that she knows this.

Good luck!

Answer 10

Your mother is actually being reasonable. Your dad and grandma are essentially giving you the money - because all their doing is giving you stuff to sell and you get to keep the profit.

Why should you get paid for taking care of your own dog??

She probably doesn't want you to have an xbox! I don't blame her!

Answer 11

I say: Give your your mom the money. It doesn't matter that she won't give you money or whatever. Say thank you to your grandma and dad and be done with it. Because (not that your grandma or dad haven't helped at all, I know they have but still...) your mom (I'm guessing) has a job, supports her family, helps keep the roof over your head, changed your diapers, gave birth to you, and so on. So, if she doesn't pay you or wants her part of the money from the garage sale then GIVE IT TO HER!