Okay this is going too far.

• Hiccup wrote on 2011-08-11 08:54

  Quote from Sunureu13;547984:

  Oh but it does mean that. Do you know how much it costs to raise the average child? A quick google search shows upwards of $150,000 for an 18 year old, and can be as expensive as $200,000 up to 21 years old.
  
  Those figures compared to.. Lets say, a $1000 gaming laptop. Should he really be complaining about his dad kicking him off his computer every once in a while? I don't think so. If you ask me, he should be cracking open a cold one for his dad and making him dinner while he's at it.

  
  I pity your kids.
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-08-11 09:07
  It's called discipline. Many kids these days don't get enough of it. ;( I believe Sunureu13's points are reasonable.
• Hiccup wrote on 2011-08-11 09:08

  Quote from Yoorah;548032:

  It's called discipline. Many kids these days don't get enough of it. ;( I believe Sunureu13's points are reasonable.

  
  
  I'm well aware, but these days it's babies taking care of babies. I just think there's a better way to go about it. But that's not the point of this thread sooz
• Cynic wrote on 2011-08-11 13:33
  Dude, it's a computer. It's not discipline to take over your kids computer because you're too lazy to use one of the TWO you own.
  Seriously-- as a parent, you have to respect your kids boundaries.
  
  First off; he never said his Father raised him like a decent Father. Even if he did; it's not a responsibility. You're obligated by a moral law to take care of any child you help/give birth to. If you don't? You suck and are a low-life douchebag who should never reproduce. You don't get special rewards for being a parent, sorry.
  
  The Father has two perfectly fine computers of his own. There is no legit reason for him to be mooching off his Sons.
  End of story.
• Kyreffer wrote on 2011-08-11 20:11

  Quote from Sunureu13;547938:

  (I didn't read past the first page) If talking to him about it doesn't work, then:
  
  You live in *his* house right? Deal with it or move out. Your only two options. Apple updates can be restarted, video games aren't important unless you're making a living (i.e. comparable, monetarily, to a yearly salary of an average person), etc.
  
  As an example, my car (2008 Mistubishi Lancer Evolution X MR, a sport sedan, msrp $40k at the time, bought for myself) was fair game to my parents whenever they wanted to use it, even if other cars were at home (and my mom owns a 2000 Corvette), and I dealt with it, even if I wanted to do something I thought was important, like a date. You know why? Because I live in their house.
  
  Also, you can try compromising with him. Have him have his own account on your computer, and have it limited so he can't get you a virus or something. Or you can help him build an up-to-date, but reasonably cheap, computer for himself.

  
  
  I'm just wondering, did they at least ask you or tell you that they were using your car because I don't think its too much to ask my dad to say "Hey can I use your computer for a sec?" Sometimes he doesn't ask me and messes with my stuff and I just don't think that's right.
• Dejosa wrote on 2011-08-11 20:36
  I had the same issues with my sister, because she always checked her Facebook and try to stay on there excessive amounts of time. It's like talking to a brick wall to get her off the computer, because she's too busy listening to her stupid music videos or checking Facebook statuses. During this wild and crazy time, my computer started to become slow and I found several dozen viruses appearing on my computer.
  
  My computer was paid by my mother and it was a gift for my 17th Birthday, so it's technically my computer. I made her stop getting on my computer by locking my computer when I'm asleep (Yes, she goes on my computer while I'm asleep in the same room) or tell her to buy her own computer, because I was getting sick of my privacy being invaded and being interrupted during Skype Calls. Even at one point, she claimed that I had gay porn on my computer and showed my mother, which I didn't download or anything. (Which I'm bisexual; however, I don't have any pornographic material on my computer.) Let's just say that ended up to be a week of not living at my mother's house, because they kept calling me homophobic terms and kept invading my room without even knocking or asking for permission.
  
  Trust me, I suggest to get your father off of your computer and talk to him about it. If he doesn't want to comply, then simply lock the computer and play the silence game with him. He'll get the reality check sooner or later, because I got that through my sister's head.
• abc33kr wrote on 2011-08-11 20:44
  sell your laptop to your dad for profit, then build a better one. :D
• Kyreffer wrote on 2011-08-11 22:32

  Quote from abc33kr;548687:

  sell your laptop to your dad for profit, then build a better one. :D

  
  
  Its a desktop. Yeah things are okay but if he really starts to use it primarily then I'll just tell him to keep it. No point in sharing a computer when I just wanted to make my own and have it be my own o.0