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Vacation in Orlando with my 12 year old vs. buying a new MacBook Pro 13" Help!
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Just throwing out an opinion. In the old days Disneyland was a good deal. Now (Flordia) it's overpriced and overcrowded. This is not to say that kids don't love it regardless of how much it costs.
Just throwing out an opinion. In the old days Disneyland was a good deal. Now (Flordia) it's overpriced and overcrowded. This is not to say that kids don't love it regardless of how much it costs.
And don't get me started on the surly employees.
But I don't hold it against them. Hours under the blazing sun in a stuffy suit. Yeah, I'd be crabby too.And the lines...the lines... reminds me of Old Country. We wait in lines for bread. We wait in line for cheese. We wait in line to get numbers to wait in line.
And the stampede of strollers playing bumper cars with my heels and calves.
Man, I'd rather crawl over broken glass with my fly unzipped... I'd rather run into a burning barn...I'd rather say to my wife, "Yes, that dress does make you look fat." Anything, but Disneyland, Disneyworld or Universal Studio Orlando.
IMO, get the MB and spend time with the boy at home. Trash him in a game of half court in the driveway. Or pwn him in Halo. There's plenty of ways to bond with the boy.
Spend time with your boy while there's boyhood left! This time is priceless and can never be regained!
That's good, old fashion tough love. Losing builds character.
Besides, it will be THAT much more rewarding when he finally beats you. I guess grew up with the NES and not Playstations or Xboxes.
Games become boring if you lose (or win) all the time, and if you let the child win he will know it and won't respect you. Much better to play with a handicap to even out the game.
Memories of a lifetime, or memories being given a computer that will be outdated in a few years. Hmmm.
Vacation! Life is too short to not enjoy a family vacation - even if you're going on another one in the summer.
Just my opinion.
Also, your son's 12. I didn't get my first computer (laptop) until I was going into 8th grade. Is 12 the new norm (serious question)?
Vacation! Life is too short to not enjoy a family vacation - even if you're going on another one in the summer.
Just my opinion.
Also, your son's 12. I didn't get my first computer (laptop) until I was going into 8th grade. Is 12 the new norm (serious question)?
Thank you everyone for your replies, I asked my son what he wants to do and he wants to go to Orlando. I will take him to Orlando this summer and since he graduates from 8th grade next year.. I will purchase a computer for him at that time... God bless you all.. !!
An excellent choice OP. perhaps at Xmas, you can get him a referb- that's what I did when my son was in 8th grade.
Have fun on your trip.
That's good, old fashion tough love. Losing builds character.
Exactly. The victory is that much sweeter when you've spent years being thrashed, and then when you start winning regularly, you'll know you've matched/surpassed him. A true achievement.
Technology comes and goes - but a childhood is fleeting. I remember the birth of my twins like it was yesterday, yet they're now 7 years old. The time does fly by and I'm looking forward to creating new memories and experiences for them
Does your son need the macbook air?
I have seen plenty of kids with expensive laptops that don't know what to do with it?
Instead what about selling the air. Using parts of the funds to buy your son an iPad or iPod touch and the rest towards your new macbook pro hopefully with the option of still going on holiday?
A macbook air just sounds overkill for a 12 year old IMO.
I have seen plenty of kids with expensive laptops that don't know what to do with it?
Instead what about selling the air. Using parts of the funds to buy your son an iPad or iPod touch and the rest towards your new macbook pro hopefully with the option of still going on holiday?
A macbook air just sounds overkill for a 12 year old IMO.
The OP didn't say why running Lightroom on the iMac wouldn't be sufficient. But I'd say that spending one-on-one time on vacation with a 12-year-old is a priceless opportunity to connect with a pre-teen in a way that's very different than what you can do with kids just a few years younger. I wish I'd done more of that when my children were that age.
