Well the other day my parents completely uninstalled Steam, along with TF2 from my computer. But not only did they do that, but they did something to steam where when I try to re-install Tf2, it says I have to buy it again. What pisses me off the most though, is the fact that I bought the game with my money that I made myself, and they take it away from me. They have also taken my COD4 console disk away from my brother and I, which, once again, I bought with my own money. So pretty much I used $80 of my own money on nothing. So I'll probably see you guys on the game in about four years, since thats when I get to go to college and live on my own. Oh and I'm not trying to sound like a little a brat here, I'm just stating what happened and my feelings toward it.
So my parents took Team Fortress away...
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Eeek man, try restarting steam a few times and see if it picks up on the purchases. Did you download via Steam? or buy the actual CD?
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That stinks=[ Man id be so made if that happened to me, the good thing is that my parents are computer illiterate XD so they couldn't uninstall it correctly if they tried. but anyways, id try begging them=]
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If I still lived with mine it would be they try to go uninstall it, but get distracted by Solitare or Freecell.
Its really not my dad at all, its my mom. I recentely got this brand new computer thats godly, but my mom just wants it to be used for internet, and microsoft word. Thats it. Begging does nothing to her, she just replies with "No. Leave me alone." This has happened many times to me (things getting taken away), but none as serious as this. Theres nothing I could do to fix it, shes so dam stubborn, everything has to be her way or no way.
Password your Pc. And don't let ANYONE near your Password. That should keep em off steam, it works for me. Is this Pc in your room or for the family? If only you use it, then keep the icons off the desktop to hide them.
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Wow. That sucks! I'm so happy that my parents aren't like that. To begin with they wouldn't have a clue how... 
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Because acting oversecure and secluded will help the situation. Especially considering we've heard only one side of this so we can't see who's right or wrong in this situation.
I don't get how they managed to do that to your Steam account, though, thats kind of impossible. Purchases stay on steam permanently.
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i really hope you can get it back - it's like my favourite game with dod
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get it back soon!
They have a password on it already. They did it while I was at school.
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lol romba, how can your mom think a kid would only use a computer for school use, its like having a cellphone and not talk to any of your friends.
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That sucks man.
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As a parent, I must STRONGLY disagree with the suggestions that you change the password! If my kids did that, computer access would be the least of their worries for a LONG time!
Don't beg for access back. That gets you nowhere, as we parents often find it more annoying than anything else. My advice is prove that you are able to handle the privilege of playing games. I.e., do your homework without needing to be asked, keep your room clean (if your parents expect it, I don't worry too much about my kid's room right now, but they are still young), generally just try to make your parent's lives easier, then after a couple weeks of that gently bring up the subject. If they say no, don't fight it, just keep up with the homework, etc, and eventually your parents will soften to the idea.
It sounds like the conflict was over time spent in the game and priorities. If you take care of your parents priorities first (school, chores, family, etc...) they will be more likely to provide time for your priorities (games!).
Good luck! Remember that the ideas of eGO (politeness, maturity, and respect) work WONDERS on parents! If you approach it that way, you'll be much more likely to get what you want!
Don't beg for access back. That gets you nowhere, as we parents often find it more annoying than anything else. My advice is prove that you are able to handle the privilege of playing games. I.e., do your homework without needing to be asked, keep your room clean (if your parents expect it, I don't worry too much about my kid's room right now, but they are still young), generally just try to make your parent's lives easier, then after a couple weeks of that gently bring up the subject. If they say no, don't fight it, just keep up with the homework, etc, and eventually your parents will soften to the idea.
It sounds like the conflict was over time spent in the game and priorities. If you take care of your parents priorities first (school, chores, family, etc...) they will be more likely to provide time for your priorities (games!).
Good luck! Remember that the ideas of eGO (politeness, maturity, and respect) work WONDERS on parents! If you approach it that way, you'll be much more likely to get what you want!
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