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Am I spoiled??????????

It started last Christmas, when I got a camcorder. I got my dad a digital camera because I noticed that he wanted one and he went out and bought me a $900 camcorder. Next, in february I got my cell phone. My dad's cell phone plan was ending and there was a deal buy one get one free so my dad's asked me if I wanted one and I thought he was joking so I said sure. In 30 minutes, I had a brand new limited edition Motorola KRZR K1 red. I was happy cuz I wanted a cell phone since I was 10 (now I'm 14). So now he pays like $80 a month for the plan. Two weeks later, we were looking at printers (yes, my dad and I are really into electronics), and I realized that color laser printers print really well. I've had a color inkjet all my life and my dad has a black and white laser so I wanted to get it. I didn't tell my dad that I want it, but he was like, "o, look at the quality" "wow, its amazing". After a week and a half or so, my dad came home with a big box, and he's like, "look what I got for you" I opened it and I'm like "you're kidding" and he said he got it on sale cuz it costs like $290 WITHOUT ink (each toner aka cartridge costs $50 and there's 4 of them) and he got it for $290 WITH the ink included. So, we plugged it in and I got a new printer. In March, I wanted a Nintendo DS. And this is the thing I actually begged for for a month. When my dad's friend told him that his son bought himself one, my dad thought it might actually be a good gaming system. So by the end of March, I was once again happy with another toy. My confirmation came in May, and my dad spent $300-$400 for the party. There's a European tradition that children get gifts on June 1st. I got $500, because my dad thought I would need the money for my trip to Poland, so I wouldn't have to ask my grandparents for stuff. I wanted to give him back the money, but he told me that if I didn't want it i could throw it in the garbage. (Of course I didn't do that) When I went to Poland, my grandparents locked up the money and told me that they would give it back to me when I returned home to Canada, and I would give it back to my dad (how?) I then got $100 from my other grandparents, $50 from my aunt and uncle and $50 from my other aunt. (Birthday money) When I came back to Canada, after 2 months, I told my dad to take the money, but he didn't so I left it on the kitchen table, but he put it back in my room. He was thinking of getting me a laptop for my birthday, so I said that I only want a MacBook cuz I thought that he'd say that he can't afford it, and that he wouldn't buy it. my DS got busted in Poland, so we took it back to the store and said it doesn't work, and I got $200. So, I now had $900 in cash. My dad took me to Future Shop a few days before my birthday (August) and it turned out that the MacBooks were on sale, and came with a free package worth $250. We ended up getting a MacBook for me, with total cost of $1800 (with a $300 warranty included). So, I told my dad that he's getting the $900 cuz we're short on money. He FINALLY agreed. So, I payed for half my birthday present and I was really happy that my dad didn't have to pay the full price. Now, I feel really bad, cuz I asked for an iPhone for Christmas and we are REALLY short on money (actually, we always were but now we are even more), so I don't really want it anymore, because I already have a cell phone and and iPod. My dad got himself a GPS for Christmas, as if he knew he couldn't expect anything from anyone else. I had $60 saved up, so I got my dad a tie for Christmas and told him to choose whichever one he wanted. What should I do? I feel so bad that my dad gets me a bunch of stuff, when I can barely get him a tie. I wanted to get him a GPS last year, but decided on a digital camera because our old one was really bad. I know my dad loves me and I love him too, not for the stuff he gets me, but because he's my dad. He works really hard and he's the only one who works for us, because my mom died when I was like, 2 years old and I don't want my dad to get me anything anymore, cuz we need the money for other things. Am I spoiled, and what should I do?

Public Comments

1. Tell him all you want for Christmas is his time. Spend a day together doing something fun. When you are old enough to work, work and contribute to the home and stuff. Parents do that, they spend all their money on their kids. They provide all they can. He will need you to possibly reciprocate one day, so when you are old enough to work, get a job and save all your money in savings accounts or cd's for when that day comes.
2. Wow, funny well not really, but odd. My dad is like that too but my mom never died... We moved to California from hawaii and we need money for a house and other stuff like furniture and/or other things too. I think it started last christmas too and has continued until now... I told my dad and he had a long (really really long) talk about it with me and we worked it out so that he would stop. All I said to my dad was "Umm... Dad I think we should save money for important things we could all use... not just for me... I'd appreciate it."
3. Are you looking for a best friend?
4. i would say yes ur spoiled and the only thing u could do is not ask for stuff anymore
5. You asked if you were spoiled...what kid these days isn't? In my opinion you sure as heck aren't spoiled in a bad way. Most people would take the stuff they get, ask for more, get more and never appreciate it. It seems like you really care. Maybe you should let your dad read your question. Another way could be you writing your dad a letter about the way you feel.
6. You know what? I'm almost sure that you're dad's doing this because he is trying to fill the void that your mom left when she died. Dads do that kind of thing and it's just out of the love and care that they have for you. Your dad just doesn't want to see you sad or grieving, so he maybe is buying you all these gifts so he can see you happy all the time, instead of being sad. It's probably, more or less, for HIS benefit; not yours. You're technically NOT being spoiled, your dad's just trying to buy your happiness. You need to tell him that you're happy the way things are and that he needs to quit buying you all the gifts. Sure, they're nice and everything, but they're just making you confused. Just talk about it, and I'm sure things will come out in the end nicely. Hope this helps... --Asher Rajal
7. i know you didnt want to hear this but your bragging...trying. i have a keyboard phone and got one while i was 9. i have a computor and a laptop in my room. i have a lazer color printer im not going to keep going. but i have twice as much as you/