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Thread ID: 108712 2010-04-08 10:09:00 Need to convince my parents to let me have a TV in my room... xyz823 (13649) PC World Chat
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874391 2010-04-09 04:16:00 Darkstar09. Just show him all of these replies and see what happens. :lol: BobM (1138)
874392 2010-04-09 04:59:00 Start being ANTI SOCIAL until he lets you buy the TV SKT174 (1319)
874393 2010-04-09 05:40:00 ... you could tell him it would keep you off the streets and chucking water bombs at people that result in the police being called ;) Jen (38)
874394 2010-04-09 05:50:00 Hang around him all the time, like follow him and be overly helpful hueybot3000 (3646)
874395 2010-04-09 05:50:00 Don't say it's a TV, call it a second monitor:D KarameaDave (15222)
874396 2010-04-09 06:42:00 Photoshop ..... be creative ! (naked mistressy woman + Dad = new TV in room) SP8's (9836)
874397 2010-04-09 06:56:00 Don't say it's a TV, call it a second monitor:D

I like it...
xyz823 (13649)
874398 2010-04-09 08:48:00 Right, so the deal is that I want a TV in my room. Looking at a 32" samsung LCD atm. Anyway... Dad basically said NO the second I brought the idea up. So I need to convince him to let me.

So my arguments at the moment are: Im 16 now and can get married, have sex, leave home etc etc so why the hell cant I have a TV in my room???, Secondly I'M paying for it myself and I've offered to pay part of the electric bill if need be.

His reply to this was "You'll become anti social and never leave your room". My answer to this was "I already have the possibility to do that with my laptop... and I don't do I?" His answer was "Piss off, I'm too tired to argue right now"

So I need some amazingly compelling arguments as to why I should be allowed to purchase my own TV and put it in my room.

(The funny thing is that he has one in his room :D)

Oh and I dont really want to go out and buy it without telling him because he isnt opposed to taking it down the the tip while I'm at school or out...

Tell your parents you are 16 and need to start watching Porn, and would they prefer you do it in the the living room!.

You may need to back that threat up with action preferably when they have some friends around.
Battleneter2 (9361)
874399 2010-04-09 10:30:00 So, umm, why did you bother to respond to this thread? Or is it just that your left hand has become a bit tired?

Someone obviously didn't read the first post. Good job Greg.
--Wolf-- (128)
874400 2010-04-09 11:07:00 I got that for a while (I'm only 18 now, so only a couple years ago). I fixed it by moving out of mums (albeit into dads).

Try starting a structured debate on the topic with him. No yelling, arguing, etc. Just ask for his reasons on the matter, offer a rebuttal, etc etc. Parents do have the authority, suck as much as it might, there's no getting around it.

Although if you're paying rent/board/etc, buy it, and a deadbolt for the door :D
ubergeek85 (131)
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