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Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

TheMeanMom — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:28:46 EDT

The real story:

The EBAY auction was to sell the xbox and take the funds to buy a new vaccum. I recvd a brand new one from a sales rep with Ketchum--Alan. He overnighted it to me and I got it yesterday am....therefore I stopped the auction (and yes there were plenty bids) due to the fact that I no longer needed to buy a vacuum, I got a sweet one free. So the XBOX went to a non-profit that I interact with. My son hasn't gotten it back, I didn't back down, I simply decided 1. the vacuum was replaced
2. And I wanted this to end, so I could go back to my peaceful little life. Tis the truth, I don't second guess my choice at all. My son learned a lesson, he hasn't seen the crazyness on the internet since he hasn't been able to get on. The Myspace page is gone---all is over with. Tomorrow is Friday and is chore day, so if I were a betting woman I bet the chores are done before I get home from work.

TheMeanMom

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

sgodun — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:12:25 EDT

Has anyone else noticed that the eBay auction for the Xbox has ended without a single bid? I think mom might have caved.

sgodun

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:12:32 EDT

@Mayor McRib:

What does my avatar have to do with a disrespect to women? Pimping is just a nicer word for "Capitalism"..

@Pope John Peeps II: Your hint was funny. I can see why you already have many followers and don't need me...

@dna:
Hmm...calling me a whore? Wow, I'm sure in that deep depressive black place you call a soul, when you're stirring in your misery at 1am, if it feels better to call me a whore because you're lonely and unwanted...go for it.@

href="#c5216765">Metropolis:

You're my favorite new douche. You're right that making tons of money was a poor analogy for trying to bring awareness for the need for emotional intelligence.

Your EQ obviously falls way below most vegetables and invalids and coma patients...

So, I'm a pretentious oversensitive neo-hippy? Because pointing out that calling your kid a brat in a public forum that said Brat, might read at a later time, might not cause any long term personality damage or self-esteem issues?

And you're a parent? God, if only you knew how to work that condom right...

It's people like you that have everyone else convinced why there should be some kind of mandatory parenting classes, or God forbid a license to procreate.

@GadgetPlay:

That was appropriate.

Like I said, sorry again people for pointing out it's not cool to diss your kid in a public place wherein the kid might read it..

If those are the kind of moves you're making as a parent, then you deserve your kid being a brat.

And on that, Peace out to all my new fans!!!

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

GadgetPlay — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:40:23 EDT

@bandit: Only if they send her a 1099, which they don't have to do under $600. Plus, there was no mention of Dad, if she's a single Mom she might not even pay taxes, depending on her income.

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention:
Don't be such a brat.

GadgetPlay

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Metropolis — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:25:27 EDT

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention: LOL Psychologist making "tons of money" Your post fails right there. No psychologist makes "tons of money" "Emotional and Spiritual abuse" lol please, you sound like a passive pushover that was raised by pretencious, neo-hippy parents. Real life parenting isnt as clear cut and easy as what you think is.

Metropolis

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dna — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:59:03 EDT

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention:

His name says it all: WHORE.

(sarcasm)

*clap* *clap* *clap*

dna

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Simpsons-Movie-ruled — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:20:36 EDT

@Simpsons-Movie-ruled: *hides*

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Simpsons-Movie-ruled — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:20:04 EDT

Oh boy oh boy, CYBER FIGHT!!!

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pope John Peeps II — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:13:24 EDT

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention: Geez man. If that was in fact "sarcasm", then it seriously needs practice, because your "sarcasm" is exactly like the ordinary world's "thread trolling".

HINT: if you type something while rolling your eyes extensively, and making some sort of sarcastic hand gesture, those last parts don't come across on the interweb.

Pope John Peeps II

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

ceilingFANBOY — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:08:30 EDT

@Simpsons-Movie-ruled: She could use it as a sell point.

ceilingFANBOY

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:06:15 EDT

One can only hope that mom is still selling the X-Box 360 even if she's getting a new vacuum cleaner.

Buy herself some feet massager or something.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Mayor McRib — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:00:28 EDT

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention:
And someone who has pimp puppets for his avatar obviously has no respect for women. /sigh

Mayor McRib

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:51:45 EDT

@Pope John Peeps II:

And anyone that has their avatar as a satire of the dude who had religion's worst case of Pedophilia on his watch; probably isn't going to follow what I'm saying when it comes to kids anyways...

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:45:31 EDT

@Pope John Peeps II:

No, son, you've got it all wrong.

Take that imaginary tone you have going for me in your head and turn it way, way down....

Then read it again and see it for what it is...

Maybe you should work on those communication skills before you use the internet again?

And anyone that called their father "pappy"; must stand to reason that they also must stem from some kind of abuse as well, or their brother is also their father...

(That's an attempt at sarcastic humor, in case you get the tone wrong again. But, hey it's the internet! No hard feelings. In fact, I'm gonna follow you, so you can get that big star next to your name just to make sure you've got something legit to validate that false sense of superiority you're carrying...)

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pope John Peeps II — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:09:17 EDT

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention: Jesus DAMN son, you gots what pappy useta call "emotional problems". You should sort those out before using the internet again.

Pope John Peeps II

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

J.T. — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:05:51 EDT

That's the best thing I've heard all day. Way to do the follow-up reportage, Frucci. Thanks!

J.T.

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

pleasenopuffin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:02:48 EDT

I hope Microsoft jumps on the bandwagon and flags his xbox live account as a cheater. the last thing they need is a bratty little porn watching 13 year old associated with them.

pleasenopuffin

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Mike918 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:52:00 EDT

Damn that dyson looks hot...almost makes me feel like i should clean my room.

Mike918

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Murdermonkey — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:38:52 EDT

Im glad I bought my DC17 now.
thats a pretty awesome thing to do.

Murdermonkey

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:32:13 EDT

@shamoononon:

Maybe if you showed the kid some love instead of calling him a Brat, he wouldn't feel so angry and the need to trow tantrums and hide your shit.

There is such a thing as Emotional and Spiritual abuse. My mom makes a ton of money as a Psychologist fixing kids from parents, that going by your words, sounds like you.

And she's ready to quit because everytime she gets some progress with a kid, the parents douche it up again.

And I'm sorry if this gets me banned, but any parent that calls their kid a brat shamelessly in an internet forum, isn't looking at their own responsibilities for their kid's emotional distress...

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

DeLarge — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:57:55 EDT

@HeartBurnKid: I think she is expecting to get $600 or so, so she can get her kid a Beamz [gizmodo.com] that really will be a severe punishment.

DeLarge

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Simpsons-Movie-ruled — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:51:12 EDT

@male roof blower: If the mom could find out that her kid was surfing pr0n, dont you think she would have deleted it?

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Simpsons-Movie-ruled — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:50:28 EDT

Dyson is the BEST vacuum cleaner in the world!!!! No one can beat Dysons #1 relaibality(spelling?)

ICanHazMy$500Now?

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

emdy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:48:36 EDT

i hope there's a warranty on that dyson.

emdy

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

ceilingFANBOY — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:47:18 EDT

I wonder if all the porn is still on the XBox...hmm...

ceilingFANBOY

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Claystil — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:41:31 EDT

Put the little perv up for adoption.

Claystil

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

GrimaceXL — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:25:45 EDT

yeah, trade in your 360 for a dyson, the dyson has a better gpu and a better library anyways.

GrimaceXL

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:19:00 EDT

@bandit: In that case, she still profits off of this.

Remember, she's selling sonny boy's 360 for $250 + $15 per game.

HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

ceilingFANBOY — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:18:48 EDT

@bandit: Even still, she is selling the XBox. If she makes less than $175, then yes, she may end up with a net loss. Considering the publicity for this auction, I doubt that will happen.

ceilingFANBOY

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

GOKOR — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:14:00 EDT

@bandit: Not necessarily, what's the cutoff for claiming taxes? I know if you earn under $500 from an employer for the year that you don't have to report it or claim it.

I don't know what the rules are for gifts or rewards. Plus, wouldn't it be on Dyson to write it off? It's no different than receiving a free gift when you buy a new Camera or something from what I can tell.

GOKOR

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Ashe — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:13:56 EDT

164839

Ashe

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Ashe — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:13:39 EDT

@bandit: She can pay the taxes with the proceeds from the XBox sale :)

Kid's running a -2 on this one.

Ashe

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

bandit — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:47:14 EDT

This is still a net loss to Mom. The $500 vacuum is taxable as income, so she's going to owe the IRS anywhere from $50 to $175.

bandit

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pope John Peeps II — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:47:14 EDT

@liveinvt: This gives a whole new meaning to "red ring of death". EWWW

Pope John Peeps II

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liveinvt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:43:59 EDT

Ut oh my g/f just broke her vagina, please send reins!

liveinvt

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

m4ximusprim3 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:37:49 EDT

@Pope John Peeps II: Careful there. We've got all the future mayors we need.

m4ximusprim3

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

GOKOR — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:33:29 EDT

@Pope John Peeps II: Send him to the Bunny Ranch with a $5,000 line of credit. Free marketing right?

GOKOR

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

DeadWriter — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:32:07 EDT

I think the kid saved his mother from a more disturbing discovery. Porn + Pubescence + boredom = new uses for vacuum-cleaner with attachment.

DeadWriter

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Pope John Peeps II — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:28:05 EDT

I am sending this child a prostitute, just to up the ante.

Pope John Peeps II

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

AJ_Syrinx — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:24:04 EDT

Microsoft should send the kid a GTAIV edition Xbox 360 to start a parenting-corporate p0wning war.

AJ_Syrinx

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

AJ_Syrinx — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:23:10 EDT

@Jimbuck: It doesn't say anywhere that he broke a Dyson. He broke a "vacuum cleaner" and Dyson smartly got some free publicity by giving her a Dyson vacuum cleaner. Now if it happens that he indeed broke a Dyson, that would be a coincidence.

AJ_Syrinx

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

sqeakytoy of the apocalypse — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:21:53 EDT

no, what Microsoft needs to do is send him an xbox that will only run off the vacuum. That way if he breaks it he fubars himself, and Mom gets a clean house to boot. Not to mention the fact that he cant hide the late night pRon sessions... although it may lead to some rather painful lessons about the Dyson never losing suction!!!!!

sqeakytoy of the apocalypse

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

tegronin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:13:51 EDT

well shite, i'm going home to break my own vacuum now!

oh
and surf pr0n
but that goes without saying

right?

tegronin

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

GIZisGOD — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:01:42 EDT

Well, this brat won't have a problem breaking the Dyson since they tend to just break on their own.

I do have to say that Dyson made me feel all warm inside for what they did.

Hope the kid gets a severe beating the next time he does something so stupid.

GIZisGOD

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

TheFooFighter — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:00:50 EDT

High Five!

TheFooFighter

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

honozooloo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:00:31 EDT

@Monty: ... "that sucks" get it? very clever. took me a few seconds to catch that.

honozooloo

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DeLarge — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:59:38 EDT

@Klaymen: I agree, this is a good reason companies must allow it employees (at least the Marketing Dept.) to surf the net for this one of a kind opportunities.

Pr0n sites have a lot of funny stories also.

DeLarge

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shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:57:41 EDT

Good for her!!! Now what to do about my little brat that hides my stuff during her temper tantrums.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

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Mayor McRib — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:56:10 EDT

@m4ximusprim3:
Unfortunately, over 40% of the kids who bought the XBox got that already.

Mayor McRib

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Valicious — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:55:27 EDT

@DeLarge: that cracked me up. khe-khe
Even forgot my lines.

Kid breaks x-box to vacuum the world.

Valicious

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

kcrochet — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:55:08 EDT

Someone tell BMW that I sold my kid's XBox because he broke my car.

kcrochet

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

DeLarge — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:54:36 EDT

Forgot to add, kid will not be allowed to touch the Dyson, he will use toothbrush to mop the floor.

DeLarge

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

dysthymia — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:53:46 EDT

Ha! stupid brat.

dysthymia

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

DeLarge — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:52:12 EDT

Mom will now use the X-Box sale money to tatoo a vacuum cleaner in kid's chest and change his name to Dyson.

DeLarge

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

electrikecho — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:51:29 EDT

Score for Mom!
Kid should be beaming he's doing his chores with such a pimpin' vacuum cleaner. For his next temper tantrum, he'll be throwing all sorts of dirty crap on the carpet, then seeing if the Dyson can clean it up.

...well I would if I were the kid. Then again, I'm not that kid.

electrikecho

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m4ximusprim3 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:50:17 EDT

@Mayor McRib: Now THAT would be some awesome publicity.

"Microsoft shits on kid while he's down. Film at 11."

m4ximusprim3

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Jimbuck — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:48:39 EDT

Ok let me get this straight.....the brat breaks a Dyson then goes on to sit and surf porn!?!? I typically don't support cracking down on the video games but way to go mom.....definently "one-up'ed" the little shmuck.

Jimbuck