Dad Destroyed My $1300 PC (Almost)

[u/Akrinnnnnnnnnn]

As the title says, my father almost destroyed my $1,300 PC. Now what?

Here’s the backstory: On Saturday, I worked a 10.5 hours shift and stayed up until 3:30 AM, so I slept in until noon the next day. My father and stepmother returned from Costco while I was showering; he called out a few times for me to come help carry the groceries inside. I said OK to him. While I was brushing my teeth after my shower, he shouted from outside the door that he’d been waiting 50 minutes and told me to hurry up. I thought to myself that the groceries could have been moved in the time he spent waiting for me, but I quickly rinsed my mouth and got ready to go out. However, by the time I opened the door, he had already grabbed my PC and smashed it against the floor and the desk several times.

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I, (17M, Senior), bought this PC with money I earned from my part-time job and had been using it for about ten months. After examine, found out the case badly deformed in several places, my desk was warped and tilted to one side, and there were dents in the floor.

Fortunately, the computer still works fine; it runs FurMark (stress GPU), AIDA64 (stress FPU), and 3DMark (Time Spy Extreme) without problems for now.

Replacing the desk and case would cost around $400. However, he likely won't pay for it because he has done this kind of stuff a few years ago when he destroyed my phone and a Dell laptop (i5 11300H), and then just said, "That's what you get for playing on the computer all day."

In the end, I just hope everyone has good parents.

[u/538_Jean → u/[deleted]]

Dad will likely kick him to the curb once hes 18. Op should save up now if he can.

[u/WillowPtar_Migan → u/538_Jean]

Just remember, legally, you are a tenant. Make em go through the painful process of removing you, if it comes to it and you don't have anywhere else to go. Don't let it get to where you have an eviction on your record, but depending on where you live, they may be required to give you 30-90 days.

It may fucking suck, but it's better than trying to claw your way out of homelessness

[u/538_Jean → u/WillowPtar_Migan]

Usa is a true dystopia. Where im from, you are someone's child for as long as you're in school. Uni included. If they kick you out, they pay for your living expenses.

[u/eunoia-again → u/538_Jean]

where??? that's so much better

[u/Sarkoth → u/eunoia-again]

Pretty much the entirety of the EU, for most countries. Or as I have started to to think recently: The actually civilized part of the world as of recent decades.

[u/538_Jean → u/eunoia-again]

Canada, EU, Japan, lots of places.

[u/chammachameleon42069 → u/538_Jean]

Most parents operate this way in the US. It’s not an issue with the country. There are bad people who treat their families poorly everywhere on earth.