Disappointed!

SB is disappointed.  Can I just say SB is actually Connor (in real life)?  It's so much easier to call them (my kids) by their names.  I'm too old to remember all this stuff - "just the facts, ma'am!"  (smile).  Besides, many of you who know me in real life, via emails, snail mail, from the blog I had before this one, on Facebook . . . know my kids anyway.  There. Done.  Just for the record, though, Connor/SB is the oldest, Teenie is Rachel, Crickles is Christian.

Okay, why is Connor disappointed?  He spent money on a dud refurbished PS3.  It came with all the warranty and he bought the year extension warranty . . . he's covered.  He knows it will be alright and get fixed.

He's like me:  disappointed in a product that has now been TWICE guaranteed to work.  It's a bit of a let down.  It is more of  a let down when you've waited as long as he has waited to get this system.  And, trust me, we had to hear about it a long dern bloody time!  He was like that about everything he wanted from birth.  He took "no" just fine, but he would plug-in the product he wanted about a zillion times a day.  I would strangle him if I thought he was manipulative this way.  It's not manipulation on his part, but his personality.  He's terribly focused on certain things.  

He lived without Pokemon cards a very.long.time.  He did that phase and burned out . . . but it was a long phase.  He loved Legos a very long time as well.  He has only just recently let go of those (no longer buying them or playing with them - but they ain't going anywhere).  This is Connor's pattern.  He really is fine with us telling him "no".  We can easily reason with him.  However, in this case we never said "no".  We said "yes", but "wait".

He had to pick up his grades.  Check.  He has to maintain them.  That is not a box that can be checked, but only constantly maintained.  He wrote up rules for usage.  Check.  We want him to be mature about this.  It is his money being spent, but because other things come before gaming, he has to be mature about that.  As parents, we reserve the right to not allow him to play if his grades dip, he is irresponsible, and/or whatever.

Anyway, the fact that this machine isn't working is really a good thing.  I know as parents and/or adults we can enjoy the lesson he's learning in this first big purchase he has made for himself.

Sometimes things don't work when we buy them.  Don't lose your temper.  Don't be discouraged.

Aside from his complaint on FB (which was really rather mild), he's done very well with our telling him,"Son, we'll fix this tomorrow."  

And, we shall.