How would you handle this situation? -

Allright well, for Christmas I begged my parents to death for a Samsung P2 Mp3 for 180 bucks. After a while It got boring. I felt really bad how I nagged them to death only to just not use it anymore. Then my dad brings up that he wants to buy me some new shoes. He says I can pick any since it s christmas. I chose the nike shox for 140 bucks. I DO use those a lot for I m a cross country runner. Last year I begged my dad for a Wii. He got it, I don t use it... (guilt is eating me alive!) The year before that he got me a Nintendo DS. Don t use it (GUILT IS REALLY SETTING IN) Also I got add ons for the game systems like wifi and all that. Anyway I ve bought a simple 10 dollar copy of GTA SA and installed a seperate download that made it multiplayer. I spent HOURS on this. So hearing there is a new GTA 4 and it has multiplayer I am 100% sure I will LOVE this game. I have a decent PC but it just can t handle the game. I would buy upgrades for it but it costs arounf 400 plus installation. I plan to just buy a PS3, GTA 4, a wifi link for my computer, and I WILL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. Now, I realize I can ask my dad for anything and he will give it to me, b/c he feels guilt if he doesn t, however, I don t like doing that. So I want to earn the money myself. Any simple jobs? I would like to sell stuff but I don t know how my dad would feel about it, I mean, he bought it for me after I begged him to death, now I m selling it...how do I get around this?|::::|i think you should sell it for more than you bought it for. You could do that on craigslist because a lot of people would probably be willing to buy it. :)|::::|Sounds like your basic problem is over-materialism. But, finding a solution to that particular problem tends to be specific to whatever spiritual/religious/moral path one prefers. Being Taoist myself, my suggestions would involve medfitation on material desires and thought replacement (every time I d think of wanting something material, I d force myself to think instead of wanting something more appropriate). But that won t work for anyone who doesn t think along taoist lines! Guilt is not an emotion I think one should feel very often, so when someone feels guilt that much I generally think there is something off in their life. But, that s my personal bias, again... Still, I d say that it would be better to address the desire for material objects rather than figuring out how to earn money. Although, working hard to earn money to buy the things you want just may be a great way for you to resolve your guilt and desire for material objects problem too! As far as what jobs, well, depends on how old you are. Babysitting, mowing neighbors lawns, helping elder people with simple housework or shopping or such things. Getting a job at the local mall or at a restaurant. Even just talking to your dad about whether there s any house or yard work you could do to quot;earnquot; an allowance from him might work! I d suggest talking to your dad first. Maybe print out your question and show it to him, if you have trouble speaking about it. Good luck, and I hope you find good ways to ease your guilt, since it sounds like you re a good person at heart!|::::|We all seem to really want things and most of the time we lose interest in them. I cannot see anything lying around that you aren t using no matter who you got it from. I believe that communication with your dad is the key here. He needs to know how you feel and you expressed this in your letter. I suggest you speak to your dad and tell him exactly how you feel, if you don t, how will you know how he feels?