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Just listen to your elders? The young fella is trying to make money an do work at his age.

I agree, you should respect your elders. This is a case of stand your ground, but also be respectful. Make a list(remember it if you don't want to read the list while talking to them) of why it's good your doing this. I'll start..

1. YOUR own money. Not your parents, or grandparents. It's a good way to learn to be responsible with your money.
2. Gets you into creating a work ethic.
3. Helps you become more responsible when your old enough for a 'real' job.
4. You don't need an allowance. Your making your own spending money. No different then a lemonade stand.
5. Teaches you to do for yourself, an not rely on others to buy you things, or give you things.
6. Experience for the real world. Mom an Dad won't always be there to support you, nor should they be.
7. Use example from here of other young scrappers. RedCross, Kochy, an if I recall right, even S4E. Jord also tho he's not a teen. THey all share a trait..their young, an their doing it successfully.

Continue on as you need to. Going by what I know of H&S, here an also via PM's, his grandparents have no objections. If they don't then yes..everyone else, as BC put it.."Can piss in the wind". Don't use those words. Always be respectful in your argument. Losing your temper will lose you the debate before it even gets going. Kinda like fighting on the internet. lol.

I'm all for respecting your elders an listening, except when it's something silly like this. The kid is trying to work. He's trying to make some money. He found something he likes, an he's trying to do it. Sometimes..Parents are wrong. It's not like their telling him to go to school an he's saying no here. The young man is doing something we all ***** about the youth of today not doing..wanting to work. I hear friends ***** an moan all the time about how all their kids do is sit around watching tv, playing games, texting, living on a cell phone.

Here we got a young man, who is outside, being active, an building a love for something he might wish to do when he's older. Seems to me the parents should be proud of him for taking this upon himself at his age. I applaud him, an while he's no relation of mine, nor do I know him in person, I'm proud of him for trying to do something his fellow peers aren't. Sometimes, parents should just listen to their kids.

On the uncle thing.. I feel your pain. I had one like that. He's now an ex-uncle. I don't even talk to the other one I'm blood related to, due to how he treats my family. I don't got daddy issues, I do have an uncle issue tho. LOL.



Anyways..talk to your grandparents, an make sure they are ok with your pile. Talk with your parents an explain why this is a good thing for you. Do it respectfully tho. Don't get sassy, don't throw a fit if things don't go your way. If you do that, all your arguments about being mature enough, etc go out the window. Show them you are learning something, it's not just fun and games. I'm sure your parents just want what's best for you.

One other thing...is your pile as tidy as you can make it? If not that could be part of it. Keep it as tidy as you can. Stack things, use buckets/totes/whatever containers you can. DON'T Make a mess of it. It's why my neighbors don't get mad at the work I do under my carport, an stuff I keep there. I keep it tidy, an stacked, etc. If it was a mess they'd be all over me along with the county an town. It's no so nobody bothers me.

As the Fresh Prince sang..."Parents just don't understand". Yes! I got to use a Fresh Prince of Bel Air quote in a post!

Sirscrapalot - Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius

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Sorry hobo, beat ya to it!