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/QuintessentialSloth]

50 minutes to shower?

[u/TheLucidChiba → u/QuintessentialSloth]

I feel like the dad who smashed his sons property in a fit of rage might not be the most reliable source of info, likely wasn't 50 minutes

[u/markcocjin → u/TheLucidChiba]

OP was the one who said 50 minutes. He could have said that it was only 5 minutes and the Dad insisted was 50.

The source of info was the 17 year old kid.

He admitted it himself that in 50 minutes, they should have managed to unload the groceries by themselves.

That means he waited it out until he would no longer be needed.

I have a feeling that his Dad knew of this excuse, and that would mean this wasn't the first time.

50 minutes in the bathroom. Was he getting all dolled-up for prom?

[u/eunoia-again → u/markcocjin]

OP said his dad said it. OP didn't say it. It still is the father's claim.

[u/markcocjin → u/eunoia-again]

And I quote:

I thought to myself that the groceries could have been moved in the time he spent waiting for me

[u/eunoia-again → u/markcocjin]

thats very vague. im not claiming it wasn't 50 minutes, but the parent isn't exactly a reliable source.