Help With parents!

[Gary0987]

Is it Legal for my parents (im 14) to take away my propety that i paid for and sell it ?( it is over 200.00 US dollars)

[Wraith]

You should probably ask yourself why they took it away. There can be many reasons for this and only you and your parents know why.

I have taken my sons belongings away from him before now as a punishment. If he had caused damage to something (through silly or dangerous behaviour) and it needed paying for I would certainly make him responsible for paying for it. As he has no income I would give him the chance to earn the money. If he refused this option I would sell some of his belongings to cover the cost.

If a person makes a mistake they a responsible for making it right. I'm not suggesting that this scenario applies to you, I'm just letting you see things from one parents point of you.

[WoWo]

Where did you get the money from, was it pocket money you saved up ?

[undercovers]

yes it is legal, you are a minor and your parents are your guardians they can decide what you own and what you don't, my advice is next time hide it better! Actually what is it you've had taken away?

[Gary0987]

yes i know why they took it away and i am happy they did,It was a Ps2, and since i had nothing to do i got into arcylic painting and i love it! its a blast,But They arent letting me have it back because he wants he to paint all the time and when i tell that isnt right and hes crazy he says he will sell it.And yes i did odd jobs for my parents and other people mostly hard labor (laying sod, moving dirt, etc).

[Gary0987]

and oh yo i told i would try for only 2 hours a day and if i couldnt do that they could take it back again

[PunkyD20391]

I think that it's kind of rude. I mean shouldn't they just be happy that you're painting now? I don't think they should push it so much. And if you're the one that bought it, and they sell it, you better get the money for it. But the only reason I could see a parent taking away something of their child's is if they were getting really low grades from it or something like that. But I definitely think they should give it back to you. I'm around 14, too and I would HATE it if my parents took away something and wouldn't give it back. I'd think about doing the same to them (but of course I wouldn't have the guts to do that) :). I really think they should give you back your playstation, and i think they should just be happy that you're in acrylic painting.

[Tha-Flash]

Least your doing something good. All I used to do was go in a mood like a spoilt child and in my bedroom just watching tv, do absolutely nothing until I got it. I am like addicted to the PC and if I didn't goto school my mum would take the internet cable away and hide it. So I would be doing nothing as its still weekdays and everyone else at school. I'd usually hide their cigarettes or something, not exactly bad to stop them smoking I say. It actually worked, but I did go back to school after. So it all worked out.

[Wisebird]

Difficult to answer without knowing the full facts, Gary. I would confiscate items from my son for various reasons but I would never sell anything of his. If I really needed him to pay for something he had damaged I would expect him to sell something or earn some money, but I would not sell his belongings myself - I don't think this is morally right.

[Wraith]

Good point Anniekon. So far I haven't needed to sell any of my sons belongings. You are quite correct of course, it would be morally wrong to sell them off. In future I will allow him to raise the money himself. Thanks.

[Wisebird]

I hope it didn't sound as if I was getting at you Wraith - I didn't mean to preach!

[Wraith]

No problem Anniekon, I didn't think you were getting at me. I just wanted to acknowledge that you had made a valid point. Thanks.

[koolkid110]

i think ur parents need to get with it wierdos

[nrmatth]

not only were you responsible enough to admit that it was a good thing but you were dedicated enough to earn the money yourself. i don't agree with them selling it but i think that they've otherwise raised a good son. remember parents are human and make mistakes too. this one worked out in the end for you but maybe next time you will use something like that in moderation. You are an early teen and i'm sure your parents were freeked out that you would become some lazy game junkie (no offense to those out there). This is the age where you will begin to mold into yourself and i'm sure they were just trying to see things in your best interest. as for selling something you earned fair though is a mistake maybe they learned their lesson on but as parents they may not let you know that. just like when you forgive them you won't let them know either. the code of the parent child relationship, LOL.