Today, after my 14 year-old son brought home six Fs on his report card, we decided to take away all his video games and sell them. He screamed for hours, then went into the kitchen and started smashing glasses against his head, "until we brought back his games." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I sold all of my son's games and gadgets because he got a horrible report card. It turned out that the school made some sort of a mistake and it wasn't his actual report card. He actually got great grades. I tried to apologize but he told me to fuck off. FML
Today, my 12-year-old son played QWOP on my laptop. Half an hour later, he virtually destroyed it in a fit of rage. FML
Today, after my husband yet again failed to complete his To-Do list, I took away his Xbox and PlayStation and told him he could have them back once the list was done. He stared at me and said, "No. You're not my mother. Give them back and we will talk like adults." FML
Today, in an attempt to get my son to stop playing Call of Duty, I threw his Xbox controller out the window. He was so desperate, he followed it. His bedroom is on the second floor. My son has 3 broken ribs, and no future. FML
Today, while shopping, my six-year-old son threw a tantrum because I wouldn't buy him a video game. I ended up having to grab his arm and leave the store. He screamed that I was kidnapping him, at which point I was socked in the face and pinned to the floor by three bystanders. FML
Today, my son displayed an interest in chess, and asked me to teach him to play. Five minutes in, I captured his queen. He screamed "SCREW THIS STUPID GAME", slammed his fist down on his pieces, and started crying because of the pain. He's fourteen years-old. FML
Today, after twelve straight hours of work, my fourteen year old son surprised me with a broken window and a cracked TV. He said, "I was swatting away a fly." FML
Today, I realized just how bad my 28-year-old husband's gamer rage is when I came home to a smashed TV. This is the second TV in three months that he's destroyed. FML
Today, I once again told my son he needed a job and a girlfriend because I simply could not keep him in my house anymore. He yelled, "No, I can do whatever I want!" Then went back to playing video games. He's 38. FML
Today, my brother threw his Switch across the room and broke it. Our parents decided that, "Video games are bad!" and took away my Switch, as well as my gaming PC that I built and paid for myself. FML
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JasonThorn 23
Okay, I gotta ask...no emails/calls from the school/teachers about how he was doing? No alerts saying, "Hey, your kid is tanking every class, thought you should know?" I know public school isn't what it used to be, but...
Hangryko 32
If either of you were involved in your son's life at all, you'd have known he was struggling in school and set limits on video gaming time. You and your partner are responsible for this outcome. Also, selling his video games was incredibly wrong. It's easier to sell instead of restricting access and following through, isn't it?
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JasonThorn 23
Okay, I gotta ask...no emails/calls from the school/teachers about how he was doing? No alerts saying, "Hey, your kid is tanking every class, thought you should know?" I know public school isn't what it used to be, but...
Hangryko 32
If either of you were involved in your son's life at all, you'd have known he was struggling in school and set limits on video gaming time. You and your partner are responsible for this outcome. Also, selling his video games was incredibly wrong. It's easier to sell instead of restricting access and following through, isn't it?
angus 17
You’re terrible parents. You should have known. Clearly no balance and you are clueless
GoogieWithers 25
Did you let the games console do the babysitting? This is your fault for not being more involved. You could have at least confiscated them, set boundaries and had a clear plan for him to earn them back. But no, you just went for the most drastic option. He has time to get his grades up before the end of school. Why didn't his teachers contact either of you?
Rake 18
That how you help your son get better? By taking his games away? How about figuring out why he has such hard time at school? Don't you think that he already feels like a failure as it is? What horrible parenting skills