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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: How do I convince my parents to buy me a Nintendo DS Lite? |
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| I really want a Nintendo DS Lite .. my parents didn't get me a b-day gift in 2 yrs .. and a christmas gift last year ... they said they already paid for my school fees .. and u have the computer and stuff .. and my mom always gives me the poor people sentence .. : "did you know there are many people who don't have all their needs and money .. ??" sumthin like that .. please help me!! this is different from the other things I want .. I want this real bad!!I'm gonna use some of my money .. I will also ask my parents if I we could pay equal (me-$75 parents- $75) .. also since I am older already .. i need to use my money to buy the things i want from now on .. what to do?!!!?? |
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Josh Yahoo User
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| show themgames likeBig Brain Academysay it actually makes you smarterand the stylus helps yourhand eye coordination |
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Presley R Yahoo User
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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omg dude! thats terrible (note: all parents use that excuse) say what if we were on a road trip and i didnt have anything to do in the car and i just kept bothering you every 5 min about when we were going to get there. and say the price went down a little bit  |
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Strife42 Yahoo User
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Show them that you are willing to work for it. Do chores around the house and generally be mature and be a good kid for like a couple weeks-month, w/e. Then ask them if they could help buy you a DS. If they say no you have an excuse to back your arguement up that you helped around the house and were good. Maybe money is tight right now and you may have to wait. |
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madman32395 Yahoo User
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| you could do what Josh said which would be smart but you know what would be smarter... Getting a job or mowing lawns like I did when I was younger (2yrs) and save up to show your parents responsibility. |
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Hart Yahoo User
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| My mother, who is near 60, bought one for herself. She really enjoys it. There are many games that are aimed at older people, like Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, WordJong, FlashFocus, and various Sudoku games. Show them the different games you can get for it and see if any of them seem interesting to your parents. Tell them that even in your 30s or 40s, it's important to keep your brain active! Everyone says that parents need to spend more time with their kids, and I think gaming would be a great way to give you all something fun to do together and talk about. They might also be impressed if you offer to share the DS with them, even if they have no interest in using it.It's true that many people in the world are struggling to survive, while people in industrialized societies are using expensive machines to play games. You should be grateful for what you have, like a computer, an opportunity for a good education, a home, and enough food to eat. I hope you do get your DS, though. Good luck. |
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willowlafaye Yahoo User
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| As the mother of five children, my advice would be to offer your parents the 50/50 suggestion and if they still say no save your money and buy it yourself. I, personally, make my kids chip in half on anything that costs more than $50.00USD. |
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Jason G Yahoo User
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Mention the academic games like Josh said and throw in the general light- heartedness of the games, as opposed to the less appropriate and more expensive psp... |
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SImpression Yahoo User
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| If they like Dogs show them Nintendogs and make them get sucked into the cuteness! |
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Abigail P Yahoo User
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| well find ur parents weak spot and exploit it if ur parents buy u stuff wen ur sad be sad if ur parents buy u stuff wen u get good grades get good gradesalso if u have ur birthday coming up tell the pplz coming tell them to get u money to save up 4 a ds or tell them u really want a ds |
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scott.radley Yahoo User
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Be really really really nice to them and offer to do everything for them, you never know it might work.Scott |
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