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My Mum bought her 16 yr old grandson (My nephew) an XBOX 10 for Xmas when he was casually playing truant from school. Yesterday headteacher turned up because he was at home gaming

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Carlj1988 · 11/01/2024 16:48

My nephew is an October kid so he wont finish till he's nearly 17.

Listen I'm all for nanna's spoiling their grandkids but this is pretty damn irresponsible in my view.

In Mid December my mum found out my nephew was casually bunking off because "He didn't like science."

Now I was completely against the Xbox till next summer But my Mum only gave the ultimatum that he had to attend school for the last week in december to get the console.

I directly asked her today if my nephew was on the console when the headteacher arrived and she completely brushed my concerns off.

I would love to print out some of your thoughts on the matter considering she doesn't give a damn what I think.

Also My sister was home too when the headteacher arrived.

I can't believe the message the two closest women in his life are sending to him

He's loving it as you can imagine. He's got it made

Would you buy an xbox 10 with the latest games for a lad bunking off in his last year?

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bumtrumpet · 11/01/2024 16:51

Yes it's irresponsible, but nothing to do with you - presumably his mum is ok with it and any repercussions are hers.

plumberdrain · 11/01/2024 16:50

this is an odd thread

i suspect this boy has a very chequered history at school before being gifted the xbox. This xbox will just be fanning the flames of an already piss poor schooling situation

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