And the Escapist Community is already bitching on page 1, no surprise. It is almost laughable how the simplest of concepts escape you retards. Even before the edits you can easily infer some things about the relationship with their parents that some of you are missing. Let me spell it out for you pricks.
1. This isn't about the fucking video game
Obviously this is an ongoing long term issue with the way his parents react. People don't get upset over stupid things like not getting what they want for Christmas. This probably has more to do with the fact that the parents are acting like children. Thinking that the best way to deal with a problem is to ignore it, and placing double standards.
2. They obviously asked what he wanted for Christmas
Why is it so hard to believe that maybe there was a reason he was telling his parents a list of expensive things he wanted one month before a major gift giving holiday. Feeling stupid now, you should.
3. Learn the child labor laws of your country
I am so sick and tired of this damn "get a job" thing that people do at the < 16s. You know what most states child labor laws say: no job until 14, job choice heavily restricted until 16, less restricted until 18. Even then there is transportation to worry about and the fact that some parents do not want their children to earn money. This loosens their grip on their children, and some control freak parents will actually fight it. So shut the fuck up when you haven't done the research. Seriously paper routes, do you think they actually still have kids delivering those on bikes? Fucking retards.
4. Just because somebody has it worse doesn't mean somebody's situation isn't bad
My fucking god people. Yes, someone somewhere in the world is worse off than this kid, a lot of people are, but that doesn't mean that this is a healthy parent child relationship. You can say that about anyone in the fucking West. What's that? You lost your job, your wife of 20 years left you, your kids were raped by a gang and committed suicide and now you're an alcoholic? Oh well that doesn't matter, because somebody I don't know on the other side of the world is worse off than you are.
Fucking pricks.