I best come on here for a bit otherwise....

victory

make_me_wise wrote: »

Your son has an odd build. Sorry couldn't resist

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Sorry typing fast:rotfl: he would have an even odder build if I was not trying to calm down here and had gone for him:rotfl::rotfl:

victory

skylight wrote: »

Is that because this is now the principal principle?!!!





(Sorry. I'll get my coat. Or I would if it hadn't been borrowed).

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

POPPYOSCAR

victory wrote: »

No idea ch47 if I had my way he would fix it himself and give it back to me as I gave it to him, working, I am so :mad: at the moment he is in his room, he knows he had pushed the wrong buttons (told him allsorts OH will not give you a lift to work anymore, no xmas presents, I will take the equivalent in monies out of your room and sell it to raise the fixing money, oh yes well OTT very much so)

I don't know how I really don't but somehow he will pay for the fixing or replacement, he even had the cheek to go on at me that this would not have happened had I bought him a mobile for his birthday, oh can you see the steam?:rotfl::rotfl:

They always, always, have a way of turning it around to being anyone else's fault other than their own!!

victory

make_me_wise wrote: »

Good luck with him, he sounds like a nightmare.

That is not what I am calling him now (in my head no one can hear me):rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::eek:

victory

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

They always, always, have a way of turning it around to being anyone else's fault other than their own!!

But in my mind it is his fault, sure he could have been unlucky with the old mobile given up on the day he loaned, sure he could, or he could have dropped it (no proof) or he could have shaken it and dislodged the working or he could have, it is all if and ands and why's and buts all I do know factually is it was working when I loaned it to him and now it is not and he refuses to take responsibility for it:D

Icey77

Alikay wrote: »

Tell him calmly that you need a phone. Any phone - just one that works. Teenagers always have a mate with a spare old PAYG knocking about in a drawer. Then ask him to set it up with your sim and phone numbers in it, and tell him you'll calm down and talk about the Christmas present thing once you have a working phone in your bag.

Don't bother about winning, or being right....just get the practicalities sorted out:D

This sounds like a reasonable resolution ... if you can get your DS to be a little reasonable and accept that he was in the wrong for not telling you the phone has stopped working.

Perhaps this seems a little calculating but I realised early on that if I went back saying I can't get something to work or I think I've broken it my parents would be usually OK about things the whole honesty is the best policy thing does sometimes work in your favour!

make_me_wise

victory wrote: »

That is not what I am calling him now (in my head no one can hear me):rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::eek:

In the distance I can see a very blue haze. Is that hovering over your house right now?

newcook

to be honest Victory, I think you are fighting a losing battle if you think he will buy you a new one. it may have been that the phone wasnt working when you gave it him so why should he buy you a new one?
same way that you didnt replace the phone that was in the washing machine because you didnt know it was in there he's not going to replace a phone that he may not have broken.

yes, he should have pointed it out to you rather than just sticking it on the side but maybe he really did forget to tell you (I forget what I go into a room for and Im only 31!!)

as I suggested before though, at least your family will know what to get you for xmas!

put it down in the massive book of experience and dont lend him a mobile again!

victory

make_me_wise wrote: »

In the distance I can see a very blue haze. Is that hovering over your house right now?

No black;)

newcook

victory wrote: »

But in my mind it is his fault, sure he could have been unlucky with the old mobile given up on the day he loaned, sure he could, or he could have dropped it (no proof) or he could have shaken it and dislodged the working or he could have, it is all if and ands and why's and buts all I do know factually is it was working when I loaned it to him and now it is not and he refuses to take responsibility for it:D

but do you know it was?! did you finish a call then hand it straight to him?!

as I said before, my old handset still had the display showing, gave the correct time, my alarm was going off when it was set for etc but when someone tried to call it stated there was a fault or that I was engaged or it went to voicemail (and there was me feeling unloved, that nobody wanted to talk to me/text me) and as I had used my credit I couldnt call them!!
it was only when my mom called me at work and said she had tried calling my mobile first that I realised it was broke!