My son has been playing guitar for a year, and has just been told his guitar will not work properly. He has also been told it is much easier to buy a new guitar, so he requested about 1000 dollars from me to buy a guitar, and a full set for it. He has researched the guitar, and the money he has, was given for birthday occasions and holidays.
Also His other guitar, a fender squire, became useless, and will cost about $200 in repairs. It cannot be tuned, even with new strings.
What should I do?
2007-02-09 16:11:04 · 8 answers · asked by Pop T 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
It sounds like he has given it a lot of thought and research. If he is really committed to playing the guitar then I would allow him access to the money, but make a deal with him that he has to continue to play for a set amount of time. If you have been saving that money for him for college or a car consider having him pay back with a certain amount each month out of his allowence or a summer job that way the money can get replaced. I wish my parents would have made me save my b-day money, way to go!
2007-02-10 02:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to gauge the level of seriousness your son has towards the instrument. If he loves it and may want to use it as an extracurricular activity or supplemental income than go for it and help him out. If he is spoiled and it will just sit and collect dust than it's a no go. If his last guitar was broken due to his negligence or any wrong doing on his part than you need to put your foot down and have him pay for his own guitar so he will treat it better due to the fact that he put his blood, sweat, and tears into getting the money to acquire it. If that's not the case then forget I said anything about it , but the fact remains that people appreciate stuff much more when they earn as opposed to when it is just given to them.
I had a lot of bikes stolen from me due to my negligence when I was younger, but when my mom told she wasn't going to buy me any more if the latest one got stolen, and then it did, and then she didn't, and then I had to buy my own, you better believe that sucker never got stolen. Thanks mom.
2007-02-10 00:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by Phat Kidd 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him the guitar, but not everything he needs for it at the moment. If he has stuck with it for a year, it's not something he's just trying out. It's a good thing for a child to get into so be glad about that.
Let him earn he set for it, or get it all at once and tack on some extra chores for a while.
2007-02-10 00:26:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume money's an issue, or if not, then, your son's possibility of being spoiled?
It seems $1K is a lot of money. It may make sense if he's completely into it, will use it forever, etc. It doesnt make sense if this is a phase...
Completely your call.
Does it have to cost that much? Does it have to be brand new? Why doesnt the old one work - was it damaged???
2007-02-10 00:21:57 · answer #4 · answered by n o 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pay for half of it but make him get a job to pay for the rest. That way you're helping him but also making him apretiate it.
2007-02-10 00:22:18 · answer #5 · answered by Naru 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you can spare it i don't see why not buy him a new guitar.
2007-02-10 16:24:30 · answer #6 · answered by Momof1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can afford it and you see him doing this in the future, i'd give it to him, but if he's the kinda kid who has a new intrest i would hold off.
2007-02-10 01:06:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, give him the money.
2007-02-10 00:20:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋