How do I convince my Wife that This is a nessecity.

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
09/20/2016 at 19:28 • Filed to: None

So there is a 90%chance that I am going to be adopting my 7 year old nephew. It’s been a possibility for some mptime now, but in the last few weeks it’s turned into some thing that will be happening and happinging soon. My Sister has some mental issues that make it very difficult to support herself, and almost. Impossible to care for a child, my parents have been raising her son, and have had guardianship of him for the last year. Well they are in their late fifties and can’t physically handle the task of handling a 7 year old, and they have asked us to take him. We didn’t think my sister would agree to it but she has. And we told her that if we take him, we are taking him until he’s old enough to decide who he is going to live with. I don’t want to raise him, and love him, and care for him, just to have him ripped out of my arms in 4 or 5 years. So any way last week end we got him a bed, it was free and it’lol work. But I remembered that this summer when he was visiting us he sayer to my wife “Aunty wouldn’t it be cool if I had a racecar bed?” Keep in mind that right now he sleeps on a couch because my parents live in a 600 square foot tiny house. Money is tight, and it’s going to get tighter when he gets here, so how do I convince her he needs this badass ZO6 bed? Also this bed is 280 bucks on toys R us.

DISCUSSION (49)

S65 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:32

That’s sweet, I remember wanting something similar when I was like 5 I think. My parents obviously said NO.

PowderHound > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:32

Because racecarbed.

Nibby > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:32

No, he needs *this*

Kinja'd!!!

LongbowMkII > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:33

Look for a tessarosa bed on CL, garage sales. Sanitize and boom.

Nauraushaun > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:33

Is 7 too old for a bed like that?

I’d have to say no, because I’m > 20 and I’d gladly sleep in it. Thing is badass.

S65 > Nibby
09/20/2016 at 19:37

I thought you would post a cage or something

AkursedX > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:38

My son has had a c6 z06 bed for a few years. Hes 6 and still loves it.

AkursedX > Nauraushaun
09/20/2016 at 19:41

I’m 36 and I’m totally not upset when I come home from work to find my 6 year old son asleep in my room on my side of the bed.

I just go to his room and have a nice peaceful car-bed sleep. Its awesome. And the headlights even light up on it!

PorkchoPlissken > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:43

Sex in a corvette.

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:44

I had a racecar bed until I was at least 11. Went well with lego cars and hot wheels.

OPPOsaurus WRX > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:44

We just sold out extra crib on CL. Just get a new matress

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > LongbowMkII
09/20/2016 at 19:46

The only one I found on CL right now was the non discrpit Little tikes beg, that kinda looks like a car.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:46

Dude the headlights light up. What more justification is needed?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
09/20/2016 at 19:47

I have about 200 hot wheels saved up for when I have my own son. They'll be going to my nephew.

Anima > Nauraushaun
09/20/2016 at 19:48

If they’d made a double bed version, I’d start on the long road of convincing the better half that this is a thing we need, right away.

jimz > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:50

It’ll give him a bit of happiness in a rough time. all the argument you should need.

Nauraushaun > Anima
09/20/2016 at 19:52

Long, long road indeed

Nauraushaun > AkursedX
09/20/2016 at 19:53

Shit, man! I gotta ask, what sort of car?

PS9 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 19:53

It’s not gonna work. She’s gonna see right though that, and you’ll never distract her long enough to get it into the master bedroom and swapped out for you normal boring adult bed.

This is a dead end. Just drink away your heartbreak and forget all about that awesome C7 bed you should have gotten as a kid but didn’t. Just let it go.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > PS9
09/20/2016 at 19:55

Your not wrong, but don't we all want to see our kids have the things we never did?

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:00

He deserves it because it sounds like he’s going through a rough time and he’s a kid. I’d seriously pitch in a little by PayPal.

Cash Rewards > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:01

Go AT-AT bed instead. Build it, and it’ll be “bonding”

http://www.gadgetreview.com/star-wars-at-a…

AkursedX > Nauraushaun
09/20/2016 at 20:02

Its a C6 Z06. I ordered it 12 minutes after I got the e-mail from Step-2 that it was available to order.

Watching him see it for the first time was one of the coolest moments. He loves cars more than anything.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:02

I always did want a race car bed. Couldn’t convince the parents though. Also wanted a bunk bed. But no siblings so that would be weird.

Anima > Nauraushaun
09/20/2016 at 20:03

Kinja'd!!!

Never say never.

PS9 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:07

See, you’re in so deep, you’re even trying to convince me it’s for your soon-to-be-son nephew. It’s not. You know it’s not. I know it’s not. Your wife knows it’s not, and lady at the Toys R’Us register who will toss you a very disapproving stare when you pick it up absent an excited child will know it’s not. We both know that if you buy that bed you’re going to be the one sleeping in it, and that’s not gonna work.

Look, man. You’re too married up for this to happen now. Maybe if were single and didn’t ever invite anyone over to your house for any reason at all, this could work. Now, it can’t. You gotta do the grown-up thing and stop researching C7 beds and stop googling stuff like ‘how to distract your wife for 6 hours or more’, ‘C7 bed extensions’, ‘are adults who sleep in car beds stigmatized by others?’ and you have to cancel your account on GrownUpCarBedLovers.Com. It’s the right thing to do.

RallyWrench > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:09

Just tell her a bunch of randos on the internet said this bed is literally the best thing ever, and that a boy’s life will not be complete without it. Works every time.

nermal > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:14

Of course it would be cool if he had a race car bed. Sounds like the kid has had a rough go of life so far, and moving in with you can possibly be a huge turning point in changing that.

Do it.

bob and john > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:16

if anyone needs a little sunshine in their life, its that kid. go for it.

Xyl0c41n3 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 20:41

Why not put aside a couple of bucks here and there from now until Christmas until you have enough, or at least a good chunk, saved up for it. And then present it to your wife. Be like “honey, remember when “Bobby” said he’d love a race car bed? Well, I’ve been thinking about that a lot, and I know all the moves have been tough on him. So, for the past couple of months I’ve been saving up here and there. What do you say to us getting him that race car bed for Christmas?”

She'd have a REALLY hard time telling you no if she's seen that it's meant so much to you that you were willing to plan and save for it for months.

Nauraushaun > AkursedX
09/20/2016 at 21:06

You’re killing it at being a father

BJ > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 21:07

If he likes racecars, how about some racecar posters and colouring books?

You’ve already mentioned you have Hot Wheels; just spend time playing with him. I suspect the little guy needs positive attention and love more than any material goods.

wafflesnfalafel > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 21:53

That needs to be one of those “accidental” purchases. It shows up, and a couple awkward smiles later everything is fine. There are a few times where is it perfectly appropriate to keep your spouse out of the decision making process.

Leadbull > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 22:01

Kinja'd!!!

No steering wheel; not worth it.

TheRealBicycleBuck > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 22:05

It’s time to change tactics.

http://www.wantitbuildit.co.uk/the-ultimate-c…

http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/inde…

You will find it easier to convince your wife that you need tools. Then you can build whatever bed he wants.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 22:10

I’d totally pitch in $10 to help see this happen

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
09/20/2016 at 22:34

I thought about starting a go fund me, but that seems a bit silly. I mean there are much less fortunate kidS out there that need donations for things like food, and cloths, not a kickass bed. But Hank’s for the support.

shop-teacher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 22:37

Sounds like the kid has had a rough road to this point. I think a Vette bed is called for. If any kid deserves a Vette bed, it's this kid. I mean, I had a pretty good childhood, and I would have lost my freaking mind if I got a race car bed. This kid will be beyond over the moon.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nauraushaun
09/20/2016 at 22:38

Well it's a twin size, 39x74 so theoretically, based on family history he could sleep on that bed until like 8th grade.

Nauraushaun > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 22:52

If he’s not using it until at least 10th, something is wrong

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > PS9
09/20/2016 at 22:53

I showed this to my wife. She got a good laugh out of it. Thanks.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Xyl0c41n3
09/20/2016 at 22:56

I think I will do something like this. But as I've thought about it, for that same money I could buy him a power wheels (whatever he wants).

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Leadbull
09/20/2016 at 22:58

I there’s always room for modifications, even ona Z06.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > RallyWrench
09/20/2016 at 22:59

Will do, Infact I did.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > BJ
09/20/2016 at 23:02

I plan on doing a whole lot of that. My dad wasn’t a bad guy, but we never had a real relationship, we never just hung out. I am determined to make sure that doesn't happen to him. His father is MIA, but that doesn't t mean he can't have a Dad.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nauraushaun
09/20/2016 at 23:04

Well my dad, and I were both 6'2" buy 9th grade, and he looks just like us. So likely the by that summer he won't fit any more.

Nauraushaun > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/20/2016 at 23:15

Fitting in the bed comes secondary to having such an awesome bed

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/22/2016 at 00:00

Tried to sell my wife pretty hard on the Hot Wheels bed for our 3 year old (the one with the built in tracks!). No luck...

TysMagic > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/28/2016 at 10:20

i love that it lights up as well. You need this. Also, according to honey discounts things SAVEMORE should be good for 20% off - didn’t go far enough in the checkout screen to see if it works. So now it’s a deal! Continued messing around with the toysrus website and none of that works. so no deals