Overcompensating with gifts
SO again with this problem. My BF wants to get this 9 year old an ATV. Am I exaggerating or is he too young. The kid doesnt even ride his bike around the house. It's so annoying how spoiled this kid is and what a brat he is. My BF parents went out of town to go to a horse race and they took the skid. Not only did they take him on a trip that kids have no business going on but they took him out of school one day just for that!
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oh okay! its just annoying
oh okay! its just annoying because I know for a fact that after a week that thing will be gathering dust and taking up space
Sounds like a cool gift to
Sounds like a cool gift to me. As long as dad and his parents aren't asking / expecting you pay for the gifts/trips,let it go.
Family time is just as important as school time. When the kid is 69, that trip with his grandparents will mean more to him than a day in 4th grade.
Do they go ATVing regularly?
Do they go ATVing regularly? Or is this just something new that he thinks is cool and skid will brag to the other kids at school that he has one?
Friends of ours go out every weekend and both her kids have them. It's not a cheap thing to do regularly and you have to have a trailer to get it out to the trails. If it's not something that they are already into or something that they do with other friends I doubt it will get much use.
nope this is a new thing!
nope this is a new thing! just an expensive gift my BF wants to get him. Just like when he put him in soccer and the kid was so miserable! he hated it
You should google ATVing in
You should google ATVing in your area and see what's near. How much it costs to use the area, how much it will cost to get there (he might have to buy a trailer to transport it) and who are they going to go with?
If his son hasn't ever ridden he'll have to learn how and who's going to teach him?
He'll probably get angry with you for pointing all of this out but the fact is why would he spend money on something that his son might not even be able to do. Unless you live out in the country, he can't just ride it around the block!
Maybe find a place that does ATV tours and see if the kid even likes it?
Years ago an exfriend (long story) bought his son a supped up go kart, it was outrageously expensive and there was one place in town to drive it. It cost $50 - $100 to book time on the track. Needless to say the kart sat in the garage till his wife sold it, at a loss.
Personally, my first instinct
Personally, my first instinct is that's just crazy. My SO was doing crap like that - each year a more ridiculous, more expensive gift to WOW the kid on Christmas. The novelty wore off about 2 minutes later - The last big one was a small go cart sort of a thing. Insane.
wow thats ridiculous! Yea the
wow thats ridiculous! Yea the last big thing was a trampoline. He used it for about a day and said "oh I have one at moms house"
She said farther up that it's
She said farther up that it's a new thing, just a look at me I'm a great dad gift!
I'll bet he doesn't even have any idea about where they'd go riding.
Stupid, stupid, stupid!
You could always google some
You could always google some articles about young kids being horribly hurt and killed in ATV accidents and leave them lying around.
Yes, you are right, 9 is WAY too young. What is with these people?!?