Idiot buys photo of Xbox One on eBay... then gets a free Xbox One!

There was a similar case on Judge Judy about people selling "photos" of products on eBay to purposely confusing buyers for a quick buck.

 

Well I would give a kid that age a Xbox or Playstation.
But at the age of 5 I've got a second hand N64 (probably early 1998), but then again my dad played all games first or they must been regular sports or mario/kirby/movie related. I can still remeber my dad putting away golden eye until I was 18. But my mom gave it when I was 11/12.

But I agree that as a parent you should be responsible if you give your kid a console.

 

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I love how this has become 'slate the UK' thread

Jesus christ the guy got scammed and is quite stupid for it, but not ALL of the UK is like this!

People get scammed on ebay ALL THE TIME, don't see how this is such big news!

 

Because a regular honest person with a normal life and with a normal family getting scammed isn't as exciting to hear about? I mean, take away his kid and make him older and see how good the story is. Just saying. lol

 

Yeah, my parents bought me a ZX Spectrum when I was four. Granted I couldn't shoot photorealistic mexicans on it but I don't see a problem with young children having games consoles as long as the age rating is taken notice of and supervision occurs (which in this case is unlikely).

 

I was a dad for the first time at 17 and I love to hear everyone's immediate assumptions before I rain on their parade by saying that:

A) me and my partner have been together since age 12
B) I was employed from 15 and earnt a bloody good wage for the time (1999)
C) He was planned

i hate that people bitch and moan about teenage parents and the "typical" stereotype they picture when talking about them, all people notice are the dickheads shouting at a screaming one year old whilst listen to crap music and smoking with their mates in a bus shelter but not one person notices the quite pleasant young couple doing a good job raising kids in the nice house at the end of the street!!.

 

Sorry about that but rarely, if at all, you hear people talking about having a planned pregnancy under the age of 20. Believe me, I'm not saying that's good or bad. But you most people at that age (under 20-ish, and more unlikely at the age of 15) aren't ready for the responsibility of parenthood. Than again, it might be easy talking as a 20 year old.
In the end the teen pregnancies, where the parent's aren't ready/accident are far more common than the planned. Not to mentioned are far more pictured.

So, again, sorry if you're offended but in general (and especially in the case of this news article) teen parents aren't ready and are them selves still kids to an extend. But if it's planned than I'll wish every young parent luck.

 

I guess it's a question of maturity, some are more mature than others, hell I'm 35 and no kids, so respect!!! It's easy to stereotype because of what you see in the streets and on TV.

 

Stereotypes exist because like it or not there tends to be some truth in them at the time they are created. The majority teenage pregnancies are neither planned or happen to responsible people. Some teenage parent/s rise up to the challenge but plenty don't and just end up helping to perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

 

Although what you say is mostly true it pisses me off that no one ever praises the good ones but don't miss a opportunity to criticise the bad ones!, shouldn't it be the other way round? Praise the good and ignore the bad?

Society today is just feeding on negatives all the time, it's no wonder deppression is at a worldwide high.

 

Nobody praises the good ones because the prevalent opinion is it's generally not a good idea to have kids that young, and I'm pretty much in agreement. If you don't have a strong family to support you then it can be a living nightmare, couple lack of life experience with limited job prospects and you end up with strung out teenagers raising kids who are barely able to look after themselves let alone infants.

I applaud the fact you've done a good job, but as a parent it's what you're supposed to do, not something you seek praise for (not saying you specifically are). Maybe your kids will thank you later on in life, that will be amazing. The only reason you hear more about the morons is because parenting done properly (relative to circumstance) isn't as much of a big deal.

 

Maybe praise was the wrong choice of word (I'm not seeking any btw) what I meant was that teenage parents should not be immediately stigmatised with the "chav layabout scum" without due cause.

For the record we chose to have kids young so that we wouldn't be old, gray and psyically weak etc as our kids/grandkids grow up, for example forgoing accident or illness when my oldest son is 18 I'll only be 35 and still be able to go kickboxing and train him at the gym etc.

 

That movie just shows what will happen if consumer society won't be replaced with something more healthy. And actually it happens, slowly but steady.

 

It is because, firstly, the age of consent in the UK is 16. Whilst there's no escaping the fact that kids do often have sex before that, it's a bit too soon, really. Secondly, it's largely accepted in the UK that you stay in school until you're 18, then probably go to uni, get a decent job etc. Sure, you CAN leave school at 16 and you CAN get a decent job without a degree. It's not really the norm, though - you need qualifications in this day and age. Yes, 15 years ago it was a bit different.

However, we're talking about a guy who is 19 and has a 4 year old. In fact, I think he's only just 19 from the article... which means he was 14/15 when he became a father, so maybe 13/14 when his child was conceived. That's too young. We're also talking about someone who is either a) buying his kid a system that primarily caters for games way too adult in content for a 4 year-old or b) uses his kid for a bit of sympathy. Either way, not a nice person. I make no apologies for my post - the guy is an idiot, plain and simple... and not someone I'd call a model parent. The majority of teenage parents are those who had kids naively, too young, whilst still at school, unplanned.

My belief, though, is that you should want to be with your partner long-term and be in a financial position to support a family before you actually have one. So, if you're earning a decent wage at 15, which you'll have to admit is a rarity unless you're Justin Bieber, then 17 isn't a terrible age to start a family. That said, the majority of 17 year olds will either be in school still, or work at McDonald's. And the majority won't have planned to have a family. There are a fair few teenagers who do grow up and accept the responsibility, but to be fair, they're still children. And a lot of them still want a 'normal' life - going out with mates on the piss, going to Ibiza, playing video games - acting like kids. Not many will give that up so young.

So the reason for the stereotype is simple - the vast majority of teenage parents DO fit that profile.

As for your reasoning, well it's fair enough, although I'd argue against it. My Dad was 31 when I was born. We still participated in activities together through my teens. He played squash back then and still plays golf today. My Grandad took me camping until I was 18 or so. We went cycling together for decades. He taught me to ride a bike... in his sixties! And he'd play sports with me. He retired in his seventies and then collected football pools for several years. You say you don't like people stereotyping teenage parents, and yet you're stereotyping old people!

 

QFT

 

What a dumbass.

 

Dude, it's already happening exactly like you said...slowly but steady

I work in NY City and as you may know, everything is expensive as hell over here. My Co-workers and I always pool money together so we can buy those huge packs of Poland Spring or whatever discount bottled water we can find, and that's what we all drink all day. Out of all my Co-Workers, there's just one guy that never chips in with us for water. We always see him with his fancy, expensive Fiji or Voss water. To me, I just thought he was the type of guy that liked to spend money on nice looking things. Even if it was something as simple as water.

Anyways, so the other day, I'm working the graveyard shift with him, and I noticed that he pulls out his "Smart Water" on me and that's all he's been drinking lately from what I've heard. So I managed to man up and ask him why he doesn't chip in with us and share the bottled water we buy. I explained how he'd save money.

No joke. The dude replies with "No thanks, I like making smart choices with my Smart water".... I didn't know if he was being snobbish or idiotic so I asked him again why he spends money on expensive water when he could be saving it with us. His next reply was "I don't like that water, it tastes cheap, plus smart water has electrolytes". The moment he said that, the scene from the movie Idiocracy came into my head. In my mind, I was telling myself "OMG, it's actually happening!' What made it worse, he didn't even know what electrolytes were, all he knew was that it kept you hydrated. As a Bio student I explained exactly how electrolytes work and how even tap water has electrolytes. In the end, I was horrified that I witnessed such idiocy. We're definitely heading in the wrong direction if more people like this are out there.

 

Someone being overly pretentious about something they saw in a commercial is pretty moronic. Then again, you could be judged just as much by people who stand by water filters and refillable cups (not saying you deserve to be either, do what you do as you please). There's a perpetual cycle of judgment with people that starts at a small peak and descends to a much wider base. It's almost like a volcano. The magma is the purest truth.. but despite all the advances of our greatest, the magma is still far too intense for any of us to even consider getting close to.

Stupid people will always be around, and for good reason. They give the smarter people of the world much more purpose than they would have had otherwise. Disgust and frustration inspire improvement. Eventually, post-transcendental society will flourish and allow everyone to be a king or a queen to some degree. We could have been so much closer to it at this point if it weren't for all the agendas and fear-mongering.. but those are 2 tactics that are as old as mankind itself. Survival of the fittest by any means necessary generally leads to family, family leads to a new generation of survival of the fittest by any means necessary, here we are, sunrise, sunset. Etc.

 

thats pretty funny least he had intent for his kid i'd hope lol