I am so ticked off with oldest son..very

[Dammit Janet]

Ok, I realize Billy may have some form of issues but he also is a selfish son of a biscuit eater. He is 29 years old and we only charge him $100 to stay here. I think we make it way too easy but Tony wont back me up any more than that. I think we are going to have a a long talk about this.

Billy has all these electronic toys. It looks like NASA in his bedroom. Huge computer with two monitors, 22 inch HD LCD TV, new HD dvr Dish receiver (that he bought and added to my dish account without asking me). Yet he never cleans his room. It looks like hoarder paradise. Oh he also has a Nintendo DS. Or did.

That is what this story is all about.

Last week when we had Keyana here I had bought her a game for the DS. She was bored and I got out this DS game. I was going to save it for Xmas and get her a used DS from a pawn shop but I decided to try it on his DS and see if she could actually play it. Well this game was too advanced for her. I didnt see the age rating...it said E but it had reading in it so it really should have been for at least 8 year olds.

I told Billy, I am going to go try to find a used game somewhere, maybe Gamestop, and ask for something for 3/4 year olds that doesnt require reading, and lets see if she can do that before I actually buy her a DS for herself. He heard me say this.

HE SOLD HIS DS THIS WEEK!!!!!!!

He never asked me if I wanted it. He got $20 bucks off a Playstation 2 at Gamestop by turning in the DS. He says he told me. He didnt. I would have given him $20 bucks. He said, well I figured you would have wanted to get her one of the more expensive ones with the touch screens anyway. WHAT? If she cant even play the thing? If I didnt even get the chance to see if she can handle it? Why would I even buy it when you cant take them back?

How selfish!!!!

Well, Im telling you what. I am going to get something different for her this Xmas. Vtech has put two new things out. One is called the Mobigo which is like a DS for 3 to 8 year olds with a slide out keypad and you can download games from the internet or buy game cartridges at the store. And they have something called the Vreader which is an Ereader for 3 to 7 year olds. Its awesome. It reads to them, highlights words, has pictures that move, plays games, they can touch the words and they explain what the words mean. Its cool. Im gonna get those for her and I will be danged if Im buying anything for him. He just blew it. And he better start saving to leave. I want him gone.

[klmno]

How annoying!! I bet he never thought twice about it- whether he remembered or not. I can't believe Tony won't back you up on charging him more- his addition to utility bills alone probably cost more than that. Is he eating food you all are buying?

As far as used games or game stations- crai***ist, hon, really- I recently sold gfg's xbox 360 for an amount I was happy with but almost half of what games**p would have charged.

PS- Does she get to play games on the PC? How old is she again? I have some early educational PC games for pre-school/kindergarten age- or at least I don't remember them selling yet- I could just stick in the mail to you if she's old enough for them. Can she count any or started sounding letters and groups of letters out yet? (Sorry- I don't recall exactly how old she is and you might have it listed but I'm half brain dead right now.)

[Dammit Janet]

Shes 4, just turned 4. She is starting Pre-k this year. Because we started the lottery a few years ago, we have a program now in the schools called More at 4 which is a 4 year old pre-K program that just about all 4 year olds qualify for. I havent met any that dont including teachers kids, two parent families, quite well off families, etc. So obviously it isnt income based. Well maybe it is but the income is like well up there and there are other things that can get them in too. I know I met a lady at Keyana's dance class who is married and works at central office (SD) and her dtr is going to Pre-K. She was approved because her daughter had never been in childcare before. Oh, hubby is a Dr.

[Hound dog]

Hmph!

Honestly if he can afford all that junk he can afford his own place. Maybe he does have issues, so be it. But does not mean he can't at least make an all out effort to live independently. If Tony gives you flak you can always use Travis as an example.lmao I know he's got more going on than Billy. Yeah ok, so that's probably not fair.......but hey sometimes you gotta knock em over the head.

If Travis could manage away at college completely on his own........and survive.......and do it pretty darn well considering he had basically no money at all.......Well, odds are Billy will probably manage. But you will never know if he can if he never is made to try. Has been my philosophy with Travis. May turn out to be the best thing for all of you including Billy......may actually be the best thing in the world for him. lol

Hoovers, yep. Thankfully when it comes to nieces and nephews Travis usually thinks of them 1st. So has not been an issue. We're currently using his TV cuz ours up and died and there is no money to replace it. He may have thrown a fit before going off to live on his own.......but volunteered it to us. lol PC was soooooooooo thrilled (sarcastic) to get all of his old legos for Darrin lmao.

I'd get her the one more age appropriate that doesn't require reading. She'll have more fun with it anyway.

Hugs

[klmno]

If she is allowed on a PC I have a couple of things that would be age appropriate for her. I can't guarantee what shape they are in but they should would ok. If you want me to send them, PM me with an address.

[Dammit Janet]

Oh I would appreciate that so much Klmno! One thing she is supposed to work on this year in Pre-K is computer skills. Ha...lol. Teaching young I guess. She does play one mine from time to time but it mostly just learning to use the mouse to open up pictures...lol. She is a bit behind in mouse control...lol. Is that a learning disability?

Child needs a para to help with controlling computer mouse. LMAO.

[witzend]

Does Tony help you pay the bills, and does he have an idea of what your budget is like?

[donna723]

"She is a bit behind in mouse control...lol. Is that a learning disability?"

Ha! That reminds me of my sons very first report card he got in kindergarten. It wasn't really grades, more rating them on the skills that they were supposed to have mastered by the beginning of kindergarten. He was great on all of them but one ... "Standing on one foot and hopping"! I wasn't too upset because I didn't think it would hinder him too much in his later life. In fact, I've been told that many people who can't stand on one foot and hop are still able to lead a completely normal life ...

[Dammit Janet]

Tony knows all about the bills. I am not sure exactly what the deal is with him and Billy. It really puzzles me because he is not the bio father but yet he is much more lenient or over protective of Billy than he ever would be or is of the other two...especially Cory. Jamie can do no wrong, Billy should be coddled and Cory is the devil himself.

In my mind, Jamie is a pain in the rear, Billy is a selfish know it all who needs to get his act together and move out, and Cory is a person who has messed himself up but is trying with extremely difficult strikes against him including some physical problems that arent his fault. And I think we need to step back from all of them. Tony thinks we should never step back from Billy, he is too fragile but that Cory should just be dumped like yesterdays trash. Huh?

[Lothlorien]

We got my son a DS when he was 4, because Missy had to have one. He couldn't play too many of the games. The best games were the Game Boy games that fit in the DS. They were easier for him to do. He's 7 now and plays the more advanced ones. The V-Smile is a good option for a 4 year old. I just gave ours to my niece, because Missy and Mighty Mouse have grown out of the Vsmile games.