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Why I won't tell my parents about Christmas.

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My parents never spend more than $100 on me AND my brother at Christmas. My brother is old enough to get a job and buy his own things, but I don't think he wants to. (He's 15.)

I can't decide on what I want because there's nothing I can get for <100.

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Buy some headphones and wait for the m50s to go for sale for 95 dollars

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I feel you bro!

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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We dont even celebrate christmas

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Just so you know...Christmas has no meaning, Newton was born on the afford mentioned holiday.

Jesus (if he was real) was born in the spring* not the winter, his birthday was moved for "christmas" which is supposed to celebrate the winter solstice just coz.

It was then later adopted and turned into buy your kids useless shit they don't need and are not thankful for.

 

Christmas as its known today, has as little meaning as valentines day.

I stopped getting presents when I was 14, my choice mind you.  My parents still insist on getting something, which usually just turns into like £50-100 they force down my throat.....parents pshh

 

How old are you?

Do chores

Get a paper route 

Do chores for neightbours etc

Lots of things you can do to get money.

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Yea mean you have it hard. Has been the same for me but for some magical reason now i can get a nice build(the one i posted its around 1350 euros together). Probably because around 550 euros is gona  be my money put into it. But then I also need a new desk, chair, not to mention keyboard and monitor. Im basically starting from scratch. Also what would you be using those PCs for? I hope you wouldnt use those last 2 for gaming.

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Just so you know...Christmas has no meaning, Newton was born on the afford mentioned holiday.

Jesus (if he was real) was born in the summer, not the winter, his birthday was moved for "christmas" which is supposed to celebrate the winter solstice just coz.

It was then later adopted and turned into buy your kids useless shit they don't need and are not thankful for.

 

Christmas as its known today, has as little meaning as valentines day.

Who cares whether it has meaning or not. As long as I get awesome stuff I dont see whats wrong with it.

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I'd ask for the money and then whenever something you want comes up you have the money to get it yourself. 

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I want an oculus rift. I could possibly ask it as a combo for my birthday and christmas (if my grades are good). Too sad it's not yet out in the 1080p version :L

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Imma make my parents buy this,THE HARD WAY!

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I asked my dad for money, but he "never has money". I even see him walk around with money even when the bills aren't due. He also owes me $50 back from June. I asked him "Will you pay me back before Christmas?" He said yes, but I'm starting to doubt that.

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I asked my dad for money, but he "never has money". I even see him walk around with money even when the bills aren't due. He also owes me $50 back from June. I asked him "Will you pay me back before Christmas?" He said yes, but I'm starting to doubt that.

Parents dude,parents.

But still,he might just not have it.

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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Just so you know...Christmas has no meaning, Newton was born on the afford mentioned holiday.

Jesus (if he was real) was born in the summer, not the winter, his birthday was moved for "christmas" which is supposed to celebrate the winter solstice just coz.

It was then later adopted and turned into buy your kids useless shit they don't need and are not thankful for.

 

Christmas as its known today, has as little meaning as valentines day.

I stopped getting presents when I was 14, my choice mind you.  My parents still insist on getting something, which usually just turns into like £50-100 they force down my throat.....parents pshh

 

How old are you?

Do chores

Get a paper route 

Do chores for neightbours etc

Lots of things you can do to get money.

I DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS.

I also don't really care for Christmas, but it's free stuff so I just take it.

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I asked my dad for money, but he "never has money". I even see him walk around with money even when the bills aren't due. He also owes me $50 back from June. I asked him "Will you pay me back before Christmas?" He said yes, but I'm starting to doubt that.

Dude. Parent borrowing from a 12-14 year old?

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Dude. Parent borrowing from a 12-14 year old?

I've been keeping track of my money since May. He took $150 from me and only payed back $100... Money is really the only thing I have.

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I DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS.

I also don't really care for Christmas, but it's free stuff so I just take it.

 

Its not free.

Your parents are paying for it.  That doesn't make it free.

Its understandable when you are little, due to the "magic" Christmas apparently provides, but when you grow up its just exploitation.

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I've been keeping track of my money since May. He took $150 from me and only payed back $100... Money is really the only thing I have.

No! You have your love towards your parents! Or? :P

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Its not free.

Your parents are paying for it.  That doesn't make it free.

That technically is true since none of my millions of relatives give me anything. (I'm asian, so anybody asian is related to me. Logic.)

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That technically is true since none of my millions of relatives give me anything. (I'm asian, so anybody asian is related to me. Logic.)

 

Well you all look alike so yeh, something fishy going on there.

I kid of course :)

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That technically is true since none of my millions of relatives give me anything. (I'm asian, so anybody asian is related to me. Logic.)

haha imagine all those stuff....

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Ok, at this point, I'd be better off getting nothing. :) I don't care about this anymore since I get like $10 every week I go to school. It adds up very slowly. Or doesn't really add up since I don't really anticipate school weeks. Or getting up. I don't really need anymore unlike the 12 year olds at my school getting the iPhone 5 or PS4 for Christmas. (No one is getting a Xbone)

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Ok, at this point, I'd be better off getting nothing. :) I don't care about this anymore since I get like $10 every week I go to school. It adds up very slowly. I don't really need anymore unlike the 12 year olds at my school getting the iPhone 5 or PS4 for Christmas. (No one is getting a Xbone)

I dont know whats more stupid to get. Iphone 5 or XB1?

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They're 12-year old middle-schoolers. They're not as intelligent as me, @Cali930, @piplupgao, and @LogicDeifying..

Most 12 year old are like that. Im not that much older than you(15) and a lot of people at my age are much dumber than you.

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