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- bdub92, on 04/16/2008, -4/+352What a bratty ***** spoiled kid, good job to the mom putting him in his place and teach him a damn lesson.
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -5/+244I like how normal parenting is now so unusual that it makes the news.
Don't bargain with your kids. And nothing makes them obey like starvation. - sUGArDawg, on 04/16/2008, -7/+167I think you were betting the majority of diggers would be pro-kid and would digg the hell outta your statement. You lose.
- jimmick, on 04/16/2008, -4/+153... You could do that
OR
You could backhand him - pacmangamer, on 04/16/2008, -4/+135My son would never play another video game ever again he he pulled that crap on me!!!!!
- PresRob, on 04/16/2008, -6/+130Digg for a mom bright enough to hack her son's Myspace Page and cool enough to stick Snoopy on there.
Sad that there are guys not bright enough to pick up a single mom this cool. - sUGArDawg, on 04/16/2008, -6/+125WTF is wrong with the world?? Clean out your history and cookies!
- 1800collect, on 04/16/2008, -2/+116I'm having trouble accessing the site. Somehow it partly loaded on one of my refreshes.
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Kid vs. Mom. Kid: 0, Mom: 2
Category: Xbox 360, Posted: 04/15/2008 at 03:51PM CDT by Frank Ling, Senior Editor
It seems that the continuing battle between parents and kids over game time is alive and well.
For your consideration: a 13-year-old boy in Virginia decided that it was a good idea to break the family vacuum cleaner in order to get out of his chores around the house and play video games. Not so fast whippersnapper. It looks like your mom won this round.
She has decided to sell her kid's Xbox 360 on eBay. But the story continues. It turns out that while his mom was going through his computer, she checked out the cookies and found that her innocent little boy was frequently checking out porn sites. So she decided to hack into his My Space page. The mom talks about the incident and states:
"My 13 year old managed to break the vacuum....thinking it would release him from that duty. He also has a list of other chores that were TYPED up for him to do Friday afternoon....one thing on the list was done...mind you these are simple things...empty the trash, clean your room, etc.
"Then I go thru the cookies on his computer and find out he has been checking out porn sites. Now there is a password so he can't even get on and his my-space page has a picture of snoopy on it now. Apparently I'm the meanest mom in the world, were his words.
"I'm a single mom. I can't let them walk over me or I might never get up ."
On the eBay ad she says:
"Yes I am the mean mom who is selling her sons XBOX and games to replace the vaccum he broke but also to teach him a lesson that things cost money, and you should respect your parents. He can do his chores (that still remains on the kitchen table typed very neatly) now knowing that the money he earns will go towards something he bought...and maybe that might make him respect alittle bit more....this is something that has been three weeks coming, he has had numerous changes to get a better attitude...but when I found the porn on his computer that was it...so here we are: Let's bid."
So far the ad has generated 15 bids and the high offer for the Xbox 360 and games is up to $410 at the time of this writing.
Now as a gamer, I can understand the guy's frustration at not being able to play his games. But breaking the household vacuum cleaner isn't exactly what I would call a smart move on his part. Sure, all of us want to play our games, but there is also the reality of having to do things that maybe aren't as fun to do such as chores, school, and maybe even our jobs.
As one sage once put it, "Live to game. Don't game to live." Or to put it in other words, "Don't break the vacuum cleaner..."
Gizmodo version: http://gizmodo.com/379633/kid-breaks-vacuum-to-pla ... - MikeSD34, on 04/16/2008, -4/+107And then stop, it's hammer time.
- Needles13, on 04/16/2008, -1/+99I'm not so sure a picture of Snoopy on myspace is considered a punishment, especially if he's in his red baron outfit.
- geobay, on 04/16/2008, -3/+93Then beat him until he stops
- leerayIG88, on 04/16/2008, -3/+88"What does myspace mean to you?"
"EVERYTHING, BITCH!" - ghostfaceDX, on 04/16/2008, -5/+83I punish my kids by waterboarding.
- ichbeineinrcg, on 04/16/2008, -3/+80So did the kid, and that's a good thing. This is a great mom and I wish there were thousands more like her willing to stand up and actually parent.
- subliminalurge, on 04/16/2008, -11/+82It's not a matter of whether you or I think it's acceptable for a 13 year old to look at porn. The fact is that HIS mother doesn't think it's acceptable, and since the kid is her child, she's the one who gets to make that call for this particular kid.
- leerayIG88, on 04/16/2008, -8/+76I would beat my kid till he cries.
- Llanowar, on 04/16/2008, -5/+73Then beat him again for the hell of it.
- Doomsan, on 04/16/2008, -2/+68http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo treat your mother right!!
- Mysticcal, on 04/16/2008, -1/+63Best that she blocked him from myspace anyways, its worse then porn IMO.
- paulb0t, on 04/16/2008, -1/+62Diggs: 145
Server: 503 - MikeSD34, on 04/16/2008, -0/+61Someone has to pay for the new vacuum cleaner or for repairs.
You break it, you buy it. Sounds like a good life lesson to me. - Jwoey, on 04/16/2008, -0/+59You ***** shot the pink ranger? Why would you do that? She was hot!
- iidestined, on 04/16/2008, -2/+51Too many choices. She should go with all of them.
- AriaStar, on 04/16/2008, -3/+48Yeah, your mom sure is. Oops, you didn't mean her this time, did you?
See, around here we like to see parents actually parenting their children. This kind broke something, so got what he deserved. Maybe he'll think twice next time. - ghostfaceDX, on 04/16/2008, -7/+48This was the best ***** thread train ever.
- florin, on 04/16/2008, -2/+40Digg: 1, website: 0
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -4/+40The kid was 13 his password was probably password.
- subliminalurge, on 04/16/2008, -0/+35He most definitely did deserve to have his xbox sold.
As a parent, I'm required to provide my kids with food, shelter, and an education. If they want any luxuries beyond that, they need to earn them by being respectful, following my rules, and definitely not intentionally breaking my *****. - hokeywebb22, on 04/16/2008, -52/+86I understand selling his xbox to pay for the vacuum cleaner that he broke and that he needs to respect his parents but come on. Getting mad that he was looking at porn? He is a 13 year old boy. Every 13 year old boy finds porn.
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 04/16/2008, -4/+37I haven't even clicked the link yet, and I can already tell the mom is right...
Simply because of your comment and since you're being dugg down. - fuhcough, on 04/16/2008, -0/+33no MY password is password. his is probably megazord.
- Thugacation, on 04/16/2008, -1/+34Or being threatened with being shipped to Nigeria. Oh, the memories.
- FSugino, on 04/16/2008, -1/+34The Consumerist reports that Dyson sent her a brand new vacuum to replace the busted one. Score another one for mom.
- LogicBomB, on 04/16/2008, -3/+35100% appropriate.
If a kid of mine broke something on purpose to get out of chores I'd either break something, or sell something of theirs and tell them "From this point forward, you buy everything on your own. Also, NEVER forget that if it's under this roof, we *ALLOW* you to use it, even if you own it".
I'm much more leinient with the porn (we've all been there, right?) unless it was something that would cause liability issues. That ***** wouldn't fly. - deadnoob, on 04/16/2008, -2/+31well, at least its nice to see the old "break-the-vacuum-so-I-don't-have-to-do-chores" trick still being used.
- Railz, on 04/16/2008, -1/+29Whoa. Cruel and Unusual punishment mean anything to you?
- Unlgued, on 04/16/2008, -0/+27That's OK, Bush said it was cool.
- ninjasaurus, on 04/16/2008, -0/+27"GO KILL YOURSELF!"
Man that kid was such a snaps -- hilarious though. - elbekko, on 04/16/2008, -1/+26Only proves that Safari users are wankers.
- o0joshua0o, on 04/16/2008, -4/+29She shouldn't have sold the Xbox. I punish my kids by making them play Two Worlds or Bomberman: Act Zero for Xbox 360.
- MikeSD34, on 04/16/2008, -4/+28Don't forget to clear out your google search boxes too, that suggestion list that comes up as you type is a real killer when you've got someone looking over your shoulder.
Safari has a "Private Browsing" mode that takes care of all of this. - FinalLimit, on 04/16/2008, -10/+31oh SNAP!
- YodaJones, on 04/16/2008, -3/+24Whatever happened to a good old fashioned beating?
- vSanity, on 04/16/2008, -3/+22On year my mom returned every single Christmas present she bought me. And I had to be their when she did it.
- darkism, on 04/16/2008, -0/+19hunter2
- Aadain, on 04/16/2008, -1/+20"I like how normal parenting is now so unusual that it makes the news. "
You can thank the baby boomers for the trend. They bought the "new age" parenting methods and tried to be friends to their kids instead of just being parents. Once all the Boomers are gone, I think parenting will get back to normal. - MikeSD34, on 04/16/2008, -1/+20Mine is "pinkrangerishot"
- HoratioHellpop, on 04/16/2008, -0/+19Seems like every boss I've had in the last 15 years has used "password" as his password. For fifty bucks, I'll send you the company names.
- revjustin2, on 04/16/2008, -2/+20Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!
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