I don't know how to tell my parents that I am not happy with the furniture in my room.?
Question:I have this homemade bed and desk (which takes up half of my room [literally]) My Dad spent alot of time working on this desk for me. I love this desk, but I like one in a catalog alot better. (and it's going on sale, so it's only (onlyyyy) 200 dollars) What should I do?
Answers:
Why not try showing Dad the catalog and asking him if there would be any way to make his desk more like the one in the photo. Be sure to tell him what there is about the catalog desk that appeals to you. I am hoping he made this for you a while ago and not the day before yesterday.
you could be like that one lows commercial
" daddy i'm not a lil girl anymore and i want to redo my room"
Keep the one your dad made and gave you with his love. What's more important ~ his feelings or your materialism?
ask your dad if u can get new stuff in your room cuz tha old stuff aint working out 4 u
good luck and by tha way $200 thats a good price
Hey, easy---get a job, save your money, and buy your own stuff!
Yeah ONLY $200.
You could say that you want to redecorate your room and then later say you might want a new desk.
BTW I got my desk for only $130
dont be a spoiled brat. $200 is alot for a desk you might not end up liking at the end cuz you spotted a better one. just keep your mouth shut and deal with the furniture. right now its the furniture later on down the line you telling ur parents that their car emberrases you.
I'm not going to lie to you.If I were you I would say nothing since he spent his time and effort just for me.Your lucky your dad has time to make something great for his own daughter.
Suffer your dad made it for you so that makes it worth more than 200 dollars. And it is probably better constructed than the one in the catalog. Plus someday in the future you will realize that when you go away to college that that homemade bed and desk will mean alot more to you.
You may want the desk from the catalog more than the one that your dad made but I think that if you told your father that, his feelings would probably be hurt. Realize that you won't always be living at home. Keep the furniture that your dad made and later on when you move out you can purchase furniture that you really like. It is more special anyway but if you really have your heart set on that furniture and that's what you want then maybe you can offer to mow some lawns, wash some cars and pick up some chores for extra cash to purchase the desk. Think about though.
There are two reasons why you should accept the furniture as is, and with a smile:
Because your Dad made the desk "for you" and you alone, and that's special.
Because (it appears) your Dad is supporting you
When someone supports you, good etiquette, respect and thankfulness is what you owe your Dad. Give him a big hug.
When you live in someone else's home you accept what they give you. When you have a job and support yourself when you're living somewhere else, "then" you can buy your own desk, bed, and furnish your own entire house the way you want it furnished. Please don't ever mention to him that you wanted something else; he'd be really hurt deep down.
First, consider how that cost will affect YOUR budget. If your family is like mine is, I'd be pretty lucky to have a desk at all!
-Much less a computer! Can you reasonably ask your folks to pitch in for a new desk? Can you afford to buy it yourself? Maybe you could ask them to buy it, and you repay them for it. Show you're considering their feelings by offering to use your "homemade" desk elsewhere in your home rather than throwing it out. Could you sell it to someone else who appreciates all your dad's hard work and not feel guilty? Only you can answer your own question.
Sorry!
Be grateful for what you have. Your parent cared enough to make you special furniture. Your attitude is very disappointing. Only $200.00? Money doesn't grow on trees. Your Dad's time was worth something to him too. You can bet the one in the catalog isn't built as well as the one your Dad made for you. The one in the catalog was built for anyone, yours was built for you.
You know, I wish my parents cared enough about me to make me something. My parents would just buy me whatever I wanted.. ... Dont be a brat and just take the desk that he made. Wake up and realize that you have it better than a lot of people around the world! Not only do you HAVE A DESK, but a hand-made one... by your father. It's not every day that people can say that. I WISH I had something made by my father... but he doesn't have the time.
It's always better to present a solution when you have a problem! Do you have a basement or guest room where the homemade bed and desk can go? You could offer to make a nice place for the relocation of those pieces. Tell them you'd like a little more room in your room, a little more mature look in your room, and you have "just the right pieces furniture" in mind, etc.
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