I feel like a complete jerk...

[skace]

If you're in college and you have a vehicle then you are doing well and need to stfu.

Also, from reading it sounds like your parents bought you 2 cars. They bought you a shitty one for campus, and they bought a spare for the house, which you can apparently use while there, for when you are home. If your parents hate you, they have the fucking oddest way of saying it.

 

[alien42]

silly christian

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: skace
If you're in college and you have a vehicle then you are doing well and need to stfu.

Also, from reading it sounds like your parents bought you 2 cars. They bought you a shitty one for campus, and they bought a spare for the house, which you can apparently use while there, for when you are home. If your parents hate you, they have the fucking oddest way of saying it.

I don't see where he says his parents hate him. If he really thought that way he wouldnt feel bad or apologized about how he acted.

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: shinerburke
I swear...I don't even see the point in continuing this with you. It is obvious you are part of the entitlement generation who thinks the world owes them whatever they want on a silver platter.

lol. i'm not owed or entitled to anything. nor is the OP. however, holding your wealth over your child's head in such a pathetic and childish way is an asshole thing to do. to be upset about it is perfectly normal. not sure how hard that is to understand.

if they'd picked up another truck for sitting around in the driveway, good for them. by picking out the exact one he wanted, then making sure to point it out whenever possible, is stupid and childish.

not sure where you get the idea i think i'm entitled to anything because i don't agree with the way the parents went about things, but hey, that's your deal, not mine. 🙂

the problem with this we don't know what the parents had in mind. how do you know they were lording it over their son just to show it off? How do you know? if the OP had kept his cool things may have been different and the parents actually did give him the truck as a present for working hard in school and getting good grades. You just never know. The OP was totally in the wrong and we should see absolutely no fault on the parents part. None whatsoever.

OP, the only thing you can do at this point is apologize to your parents. A lot of posters here say you have some growing up to do. I agree. Man up to your mistake and apologize. That's a great place to start if you have not done so already.

 

[Scarpozzi]

At least you have an I4....gas prices are on the rise.

One day, you'll learn that cars are for transportation only. It doesn't matter if they have dents in them as long as you can drive them and have confidence in them on long trips.

 

[bonkers325]

its funny how everyone thinks that parents are always right and kids are spoiled brats for 'wanting' something. this really isnt about the parent-child relationship - no matter how you slice it, the parents were insensitive and the child over-reacted. who the hell buys a 2003 pickup as a spare when your own child is driving a 1995 version of said pickup? if its a spare, swap it out and make the kid pay the difference.

i think its just a silly lesson learned by both parties

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
its funny how everyone thinks that parents are always right and kids are spoiled brats for 'wanting' something. this really isnt about the parent-child relationship - no matter how you slice it, the parents were insensitive and the child over-reacted. who the hell buys a 2003 pickup as a spare when your own child is driving a 1995 version of said pickup? if its a spare, swap it out and make the kid pay the difference.

i think its just a silly lesson learned by both parties

His parents are probably paying for his college tuition and already fronted him the money for his current truck.

The OP is immature and needs to grow-up. If he wants a nicer truck, he should get a part-time job.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Despite what Timbaland says, it's not too late to apologize.

Timbaland didn't say it - One Republic did.

In any event... wtf is up with your parents? I mean, look at the clues:

- Bought a truck similar (but better equipped) than what you wanted...
- Labeled it "A spare car for the house". WTF? 😕
- Sister says "Dad wanted it to be a surprise..." For what? To give to you? Then why hasn't it been given?
- Family brings up the new vehicle in conversation every chance they can? What purpose does this serve?

Either your parents are complete assholes or they had a hidden agenda. If it was the latter, well you likely failed. But honestly, what was your parent's point behind this little exercise.

With that said - yeah, you were an ass. You got the car you wanted. They got a new car. Game over, move on. Unless you were EXPECTING them to give you the new car, which would be your own damn fault...

Sounds like your whole family needs to grow up a bit.

 

[duragezic]

I agree with what skace said. I don't know how far you live away and if you spend much time at home, but as a spare car, they probably didn't need it much and were keeping it as a nice ride for you when you come home (an incentive for you to come home if you haven't been much? 🙂). Maybe they weren't comfortable giving you a very nice car at school (lots of traffic and accidents, or even dings and scratches?) so were gonna keep it at home and give it to you later.

Just how bad would you feel if something like that was the case! And what's with the listing all the little features it has over yours? Your car is fine and you are going to a good school, thanks to your parents. You are thinking about this so much and finding every little reason why you should have that new truck and your current one is inadequate.

LOL @ BoomerD... "has time to haul equipment around for Jeezus band"

 

[AMCRambler]

I gotta tell you man, you've got it easy. You got handed a fairly decent, fairly reliable car to drive to college. That's pretty damn nice of your parents. Sounds like they don't exactly have a lot of money to drop for cars either if they're buying 5 year old used pickup trucks.
Let me tell you what my parents gave me to drive to school and then see how crapped on you feel. My parents had a 1966 AMC Rambler Classic parked in the garage that used to belong to my grand parents. They bought the car new in 66' off the lot. That's pretty cool a classic car you say? Yeah, if it had been kept in good shape. My old man knows cars, but he's a tight wad. So when it came to fixing stuff wrong with this car over the years, he half assed everything. Leaking water through the fresh air intake in the hood cowl? Ahh lets shoot some expanding foam up in there for $3 a can. Leaking again? Shoot some more in there. Heater cable broken? Jury rig a heater cable by soldering a knob to what's left of the original cable and now the damn thing only opens a quarter of the way. Exhaust is rotting out? Hell we got an old swing set in the backyard, we'll just cut the pipes of that up weld it all together and bolt it on! Who cares if the pipes are knocking against the body in 3 different places. Oil channels to the valve train clogged? We'll just tap a hole in the side of the block, cut hole in the valve cover and run a copper tube up to the valves. I mean holy crap. I can't believe that car lasted me three years driving to school. Oh yeah and when they gave it to me as my graduation present the brakes were shot so they bought me the parts and I had to fix it myself(ok pops helped a little by shouting orders at me).
It's a wonder that thing got me to school for 3 years straight. But driving a car with barely any heat to school in upstate NY is no fun. Not too mention the friggin floor pans would fill up with two inches of water when it rained real hard. When you started it, it had a manual choke on it and you had to let it run with the choke on for a good 10 minutes before driving it or it would stall out as soon as you hit the gas. With the half assed oil bypass it was leaking about a quart of oil every two weeks so I was constantly adding oil. It had mouse nests all over the place from being parked in our garage for 15 years. Oh I forgot about the tires! Rather than buy some new tires to replace the rotted bias-pli tires, he drives me out to my Uncles garage in Pennsylvania and makes me dig through the used tire pile to find a set with some tread in the right dimensions to fit the car. Exhaust pipe rattling all the time and people staring at me. Ridin' on slicks. Spewing oil. Water sloshing around my feet as I drive.

Man oh man. And you're bitching about a '95 Toyota pick up? I oughta kick your ass myself.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Look I can assure you they were not going to give it to me. Their stuff is already in the car. My parents apologized, they said they didn't think I would be jealous over this and they didn't mean for it to come off that way.

Incentive for me to come home more often is what I was thinking. I didn't come home at all last semester save for Thanksiving Break. I came home during Winter Break and worked my butt off. This is spring break and I am home now. It is 3:30 drive to get home from Tech. It is a very nice drive in the country too-- just I like everything at school 🙂

I think it is funny that people only see the part where I had an argument still and that I apologized and have worked through it and see that I was wrong. Posts are still appearing in reference to the very first post.

By bringing it up in every conversation, it wasn't necessarily their fault. They drove it and someone else always mentioned it and asked me how it was which, in that case, I was polite and said how cool it was. Just when we got home, I tried to apologize and just fell apart and told them why I was upset about it.

-Kevin

 

[nace186]

I really don't understand why some people being so hard on the OP, keep on telling OP to grow up. They act like if it's a magical switch that can flip on instantly. If you can't see it, the OP is on the process of growing up.

 

[Platypus]

thou shall not covet?

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: nace186
I really don't understand why some people being so hard on the OP, keep on telling OP to grow up. They act like if it's a magical switch that can flip on instantly. If you can't see it, the OP is on the process of growing up.

Win!

All sorts of attacks on OP's character, religious beliefs, etc. Also many blind assumptions to back up arguments (like parents paying for kid's college). ATOT, you've outdone yourself as usual.

I for one believe Kevin is probably more mature than some of the people ragging on him in this thread - the very fact he is struggling over what happened shows that he is more "grown up" than many here.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Platypus
thou shall not covet?

Technically it says you shouldn't covet your neighbor's wife/ox/donkey/possessions.

So maybe leaves a little wiggle room for interesting family conversations? 😉

(I keed, I keed)

 

[meltdown75]

i don't know who is more annoying, the whiny OP or the whiners sticking up for him.

everyone STFU and buy me a car

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't know who is more annoying, the whiny OP or the whiners sticking up for him.

everyone STFU and buy me a car

Do I sense a twinge of jealousy? (I don't have a car either, but you really sound envious).

 

[HardcoreRobot]

LOL
work harder

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i don't know who is more annoying, the whiny OP or the whiners sticking up for him.

everyone STFU and buy me a car

Do I sense a twinge of jealousy? (I don't have a car either, but you really sound envious).

no i don't have a car. i live in my parent's basement too.

- pour warm cup of STFU
- drink
- STFU

 

[homercles337]

Can you try this post again i english?

 

[Gamingphreek]

Both sides seem to be fine now. They left a note back saying that while it may be more practical and convenient, it is theirs and something they wanted.

I hate the fact that everything makes sense for them to upgrade my car (My sister's car is 8 years younger than mine) AND they acknowledge it, but decide that they want it. That is where the jealousy comes in, and it is going to be a struggle, but I think if I can keep that in check and appreciate how lucky and blessed my family as a whole is, then I will have learned something from all of this.

Perhaps in a year or two they WILL give it to me (by that I mean swap and I pay the difference). Or by that time, maybe I'll have an internship and I can start looking at a nicer car. Just something to look forward to and work towards in the future. One of many things to work towards in the future (Though I would trade any material posession for the opportunity to get married and raise a family -- but seeing as I can't buy that I'll let that play out separately 😛 😉 )

-Kevin

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Naustica
You failed the test so you don't get the newer car.

thats where i thought it was going too. sux it played out like that, but as a parent i wouldnt have done that unless i actually did buy it for my kid. the "test" part would have been more to see how you have matured than to actually take it away if you failed tho...

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Both sides seem to be fine now. They left a note back saying that while it may be more practical and convenient, it is theirs and something they wanted.

I hate the fact that everything makes sense for them to upgrade my car (My sister's car is 8 years younger than mine) AND they acknowledge it, but decide that they want it. That is where the jealousy comes in, and it is going to be a struggle, but I think if I can keep that in check and appreciate how lucky and blessed my family as a whole is, then I will have learned something from all of this.

Perhaps in a year or two they WILL give it to me (by that I mean swap and I pay the difference). Or by that time, maybe I'll have an internship and I can start looking at a nicer car. Just something to look forward to and work towards in the future. One of many things to work towards in the future (Though I would trade any material posession for the opportunity to get married and raise a family -- but seeing as I can't buy that I'll let that play out separately 😛 😉 )

-Kevin

you are falling into the same trap. why should you expect them to give it to you? won't they still need it? wouldnt this force them to get something else? now of course if they buy something else or want something else it wouldnt be a bad idea.

its there money let them enjoy it. there will be a time where you (by many post of yours i do expect you to get adecent job) can afford whatever you want to drive.


but glad you guys kinda talked about it. but i will throw in alast shot (hehe) and thats you should have talked face to face or at least over the phone.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
I hate the fact that everything makes sense for them to upgrade my car (My sister's car is 8 years younger than mine) AND they acknowledge it, but decide that they want it. That is where the jealousy comes in, and it is going to be a struggle, but I think if I can keep that in check and appreciate how lucky and blessed my family as a whole is, then I will have learned something from all of this.
-Kevin

You still dont get it. Why should you get the newer better car and they get the older one? It may make "sense" to you, but have you ever considered that you may not DESERVE it?
Everything you write says "i appreciate" and everyting you do says "I am ungrateful"

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
I hate the fact that everything makes sense for them to upgrade my car (My sister's car is 8 years younger than mine) AND they acknowledge it, but decide that they want it. That is where the jealousy comes in, and it is going to be a struggle, but I think if I can keep that in check and appreciate how lucky and blessed my family as a whole is, then I will have learned something from all of this.
-Kevin

You still dont get it. Why should you get the newer better car and they get the older one? It may make "sense" to you, but have you ever considered that you may not DESERVE it?
Everything you write says "i appreciate" and everyting you do says "I am ungrateful"

Nope, and I was starting to feel the bashing was going a little overboard..............