The difference between a good parent and a cheap parent is a good parent will buy a 99-in-1 handheld game instead of a Gameboy and say, "I know this isn't what you asked for, but we feel that this is good enough," then understand why the kid is not overcome with joy. A cheap...

+64 The difference between a good parent and a cheap parent is a good parent will buy a 99-in-1 handheld game instead of a Gameboy and say, "I know this isn't what you asked for, but we feel that this is good enough," then understand why the kid is not overcome with joy. A cheap parent will do the same, but say, "I heard this is just as good, so pretend it does the one thing you wanted a Gameboy for, or else you're an ungrateful brat", amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I have nothing against parents trying to save money, because that's a very good thing. My problem is with parents telling their kids that they're going to get what they asked for, then come home with a piece of crap. From the kid's perspective, they get either a 99 in 1 or a Gameboy, and getting one will result in them never getting the other.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Wanna talk about it?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Didn't happen to me. It happened to my friend when we were seven and from then on I always ended my requests with, "If you can't find it, don't get me anything, k?"

by Anonymous 11 years ago