Quote Originally Posted by PurplePython View Post
I have to wake up early tomarow to GET IN MY TRUCK and DRIVE TO WORK. Then DRIVE TO COLLEGE. Oh and DRIVE TO PAY MY CELLPHONE BILL. Then hit the weights..

TTYL homefry, maybe ill see ya walking around town

I happen to be a full-time student and happen to work a full-time night job, manage bills, etc. You don't NEED a car to survive in this world. I don't NEED a car. I WALK to work. I WALK to class. Hell, I used to WALK over a mile at 4am to get to work. People rely way too much on cars. So what, he's not saving up for a car. Not everyone needs a car. Hell, I'm spending the next year in Japan, I sure won't have a car there. It costs over $3,000 just to take your driving test.

You can chill and stop bringing this kid down. He seems as though he's prepared himself with research and saved up. Sure, he seems a little ambitious, but good for him. He'll realize in time that things may not work exactly as planned, but that's life. Owning a pet, taking care of another creature, is a great task. It if very maturing and I believe every teenager should be put in the care of another life because of the lessons it teaches them. It takes a lot of heart and responsibility to care for another life. If I had presented my parents with the information he has gathered when I was 15, I probably would have gotten a snake/dog/whatever critter I asked for.

The only thing that I feel he should do is prepare himself for future situations. He's says he's moving, he needs to realize that moving is extraordinarily stressful, not only on you and your family, but on your pets as well. When it comes to college, he also needs to be prepared to find some way to care for the snake if he were to go to a college and be stuck in a dorm. If that means arranging for a way to get home every few days to handle/feed/take care of his snake, then he needs to prepared for that and plan EVERYTHING out. He seems like a very responsible person, and I really think you need to chill out and give him some CONSTRUCTIVE criticism rather than bringing him down.