posted on December 24, 2004 11:22:21 AM new
Kids Naughty, So Dad Sells Their Gifts on eBay
HOUSTON (Dec. 24) - A father of three children in the Houston area has gone from playing Santa Claus to playing the Grinch.
The man decided that his children were being naughty instead of nice -- and he's taught them a lesson by auctioning their presents on eBay.
The man, who asked the Houston Chronicle not to reveal his name, decided to sell off the presents because the youngsters had misbehaved. His children are nine, eleven and 15.
His posting on the eBay Web site says -- quote -- "Bad children get no Nintendo D-S. Santa will skip our house this year."
The man is offering to sell three of the wireless video game systems as well as several games.
The bidding was up to 465 dollars as the auction wound down last night.
posted on December 24, 2004 12:03:13 PM new
Wonder what he's gonna do when he finds out the winning bidder is his 15 year old using a neighbor's computer and the 9 and 11 year olds are the under bidders? And they pay with a Paypal account they opened with his credit card.
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posted on December 24, 2004 12:25:41 PM new
Why doesn't he just return the games to the store for full price? Sounds like a phony story or publicity stunt of some kind to me.
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posted on December 24, 2004 01:26:43 PM new
"Why doesn't he just return the games to the store for full price? Sounds like a phony story or publicity stunt of some kind to me."
yes someone else did that exact same thing last Christmas--its getting old fast
posted on December 24, 2004 02:29:18 PM new
Yeah, it isn't real I am sure, just a way to make a few bucks. These kids are probably getting their presents, dad wants to make a few extra bucks.
posted on December 24, 2004 08:31:44 PM newI feel He has a lot of growing up to do.
You have got to be kidding. This is exactly what he should be doing. The kids are mis-behaving and need to learn a lesson. I would hate to see the termoil that your children dish out. I bet you give them a good finger shaking. OOOOOOO, that will really teach them. NOT.
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posted on December 25, 2004 04:23:21 AM new
Whoa!! He did not get his reserve and relisted and eBay shot the auction down. When I saw it on TV last night the first thing I thought of was what bad publicity for eBay.
posted on December 25, 2004 06:22:36 AM new
stonecold613............"You have got to be kidding. This is exactly what he should be doing. The kids are mis-behaving and need to learn a lesson. I would hate to see the termoil that your children dish out. I bet you give them a good finger shaking. OOOOOOO, that will really teach them. NOT."
Stonecold ... to disagree with me is fine, but to attack me is not fine, No turmoil here in my life with my kids they all (3 Girls, 1 Boy) survived childhood without metal problems, and have strong love for us and each other. Today they have good memories of childhood, which is how it should be, not a built in hate for the harm that was inflicked on them for being BAD?........come on,
Its Christmas Morning and all my kids are coming with the grandchildren, so there are better things for me to be doing then to be defending my ways and my comments.
posted on December 25, 2004 02:40:30 PM new
Discipline and punishment should be kept between parent and child, not splashed on eBay, the internet, and television for the whole world to see. No kid deserves that.
posted on December 25, 2004 03:57:28 PM new
I took away my daughter's birthday, once. She was told to stay out of other people's cars, including pickup beds in the neighborhood. I made her a believer.
posted on December 25, 2004 06:06:41 PM new
While the dad shouldn't have made it public, he did do the right thing. He gave his kids a consequence for their behavior and then followed through with it when they didn't straighten up as advised.
Too many people don't stick to their guns when it comes to their kids and as a result we have spoiled brats ruling the roost all over the place. Why would you be giving presents to kids that act like his do? And they probably act that way because until now he never put his foot down and kept it down.
Actually, he did them a favor--especially if he now refuses to reliquinish the reins back to his kids' hands.
I have a friend who is now facing the consequences of her laxity with her daughter. This was a girl who was given everything, whose behavior was allowed to slide because giving in to her tantrums was easier than saying "no" and meaning it. An instance: when she was nine her mother scrimped & saved for several months to buy her a TV...and she had a tantrum because it wasn't a "good enough" TV! If she'd been my daughter she'd never have seen another TV until she was old enough to buy her own--but no, though the TV was taken away, it was given back in a couple of weeks "because she's being so good." This girl is Oscar material at "being good" while or until she gets what she wants and always has been. The long & short of it is that after a lifetime of being catered to this little madam, at age 17, just got caught after having stolen $2800 from her mother. Mind you, this is after her mom & new stepdad bought her a brand new truck two months ago! Now, finally, when it's too late they are cracking down on her. She's wailing & gnashing her teeth & telling the world how badly she'd being treated over stealing a measly $2800! (her words). Her justification? She thinks her mom should "pay her back" the $200 per month her dad finally started paying in child support years ago. Seems she thinks child support money should have been given to her to have fun with and can't understand the concept that it went to feed her, clothe her, support her, etc. etc. etc.
Just maybe, if her mother had not given in to her so much when she was younger, this girl would have turned out a whole lot better than she has.
And I see kids just like her every day at work, whose parents cater to them as if they were little potentates and who get treated like dirt in return.
Good for this dad!
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