best reason 4 a new tank

[pica_nuttalli]

Come to Canada!
19 in most provinces, but 18 in some of them.

oh honey don't tempt me... i could wax poetic about the glorious land of "Canadia" for days... *craves French-Canadian bakeries*

we have so absconded with this thread :guilty: :sorta:

d_p hurry up and get back here! we college kids have too much time to kill here while we wait on you!!!

 

[littlefishie]

I'm actually headed to lecture soon so I can't take over anymore!
Canada = awesome. And that's all there is to it!

Yeah, d-p, you need to come back so we can help you get a new tank!

 

[dwarf-puffers]

he sed me wouldnt cause i new that he was going to take it bake and it was just a waste of money so i didnt need my money back if i wasnt gona use it on a good cause i think i have an idea though to get it back ill say um using it 4 an ipod and then i dont no hide a tanks some were

 

[dwarf-puffers]

my 90 gallon tank is at my grandmas its not really mine but my grandma sess it is so i dont no

 

[dwarf-puffers]

it dosent help that i almost failed band cause that is the only subject they care about o well i hate it anyways

 

[littlefishie]

Erm.. sounds like you've gotten yourself into an interesting situation there. By the way.. what do you play in band? I might be able to help with that. I can play about 18 instruments, so..

And a helpful tidbit -- instead of waiting for the flood control so you can post message after message, try editing the original post so that everything you're looking to say is all in one spot.

If you have MSN, feel free to add me and I might be able to help out a bit.. there's an MSN button at the bottom of my post, or the address is in my profile.

 

[dwarf-puffers]

thanks i no that edit thing i was just felling like another post i no thats weird and thanks but i get band its just i dont like playign the music and i dont practise 2 hours and 30 min a week it to much 4 me i much rather play my electric guitar or star at my fish at my grandmas (i play the altosax in the school band)

 

[littlefishie]

You shouldn't have to practice that much if you play in class.. I never brought my alto sax home [that was my grade eleven instrument, I switched every year] and still played in the concert band.
Can't you play guitar for your class? A lot of kids did that at my school.

If the 90g is at your grandma's, do you take care of it? Because then that pretty much is your tank!

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i think i have an idea though to get it back ill say um using it 4 an ipod and then i dont no hide a tanks some were

NO NO NO NO anic: that is the LAST thing you want to do if you want to get a new tank long term.

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  [*]don't lie to your parents
  [*]don't sneak things around their backs
  [*]don't betray their trusts in you!!!
  

if you do those things, it'll take years for you to earn back to where you were. and you won't be allowed any more tanks, i can almost guarantee!!

look, i remember being a kid and wanting your way and pulling sneaks. i also remember my parents coming down on me like a ton of bricks!! please, listen to me. Compromise is your Best Option. as a 14 year-old, you won't be able to force them into doing anything you like. you're still a kid and the harder you fight them, the harder they'll fight you. your dad took your money once; he'll do it again and you'll never get it back after that. if your parents don't feel like they can trust you on simple things like not buying tanks, how can they feel like they trust you on going to parties, hanging out later with friends, and other things like that? its part and parcel, part and parcel.

if you keep pushing the "anger" and "betrayal" buttons, then it will just get harder to push the "warm fuzzy" and "mutual interest" buttons. you can't defeat your parents, you have to win your parents. do things they want you to do and they are more likely to do things you want them to do. sentiment is a reciprocal event; people want to treat you the way you treat them.

look, someone back me up on this...

--edit--
grrr!! can't. spell. when. impassioned!

 

[littlefishie]

I totally forgot to mention that.. )

Lying to them about what you're going to spend the money on gets you in trouble.
Trust me.. been there, done that.