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LowCel;4425287; said:
You have a job that your parent's don't know about? Something tells me that is going to be a lot bigger deal than hiding the tank. If you are 15 it is also illegal for you to have a job without their approval. I know it isn't the answer you want but you really need to have an honest talk with your parents.

*edit - just noticed that you aren't from the US so I have no idea about the legality of a minor working but you still need to have an honest conversation with your parents.

No work before 13 years old except for odd jobs around the house or washing cars, stuff like that. 13 to 16 kids cannot work before 0700hrs and after 1900 hrs (I'm sure it's this time in the evening but it has been a while since I did a paper round). Permission or not.
Between 16 and 18 they need written permission to work past 2100hrs but they cannot work before 0600hrs and they cannot under any circumstances work night shift.
I think I remembered it right from when I was young but no doubt it has changed.

To OP, your parents sound like they are being unreasonable. If they are going to smash your stuff then I suggest going without until you get your own place. I know that seems ages away but believe me it will come soon enough. You are nearly an adult under UK law. As such once you hit 16 they cannot break your stuff any more as it goes from just being a bad parent to criminal damage and threatening behaviour.
 
jimmygoogots;4425432; said:
weirdest thread ever
True, and we made it through with no flaming! YAY! So one day we can look back and remember this historical thread!

:D
 
Um yeah, don't hide stuff from your parents, it'll always come back to haunt you... lost a bag of...um...herbs... that way!

I agree with the 'make it a sump' idea, out in the open and all you have to do is run a couple non-functioning tubes to it...If your parents really have no interest in your hobby, they won't know what it really is...

Also, being a veterinary doctor takes more training than a normal doctor, do you research and look up the years... 8=human Dr, 12-14= animal Dr. You have to know more species anatomy than JUST a humans!

Smashing tanks is stupid, I don't care WHO you are or what your feeling is... take and sell them not destroy them...Sound like the cash for clunkers program...run the motors with out oil and dump sand in the trannies...Lets destory ALL of it so that people can't make better cars out of their ailing ones! :screwy:
 
manlyfish;4425303; said:
whenever i used to talk about my fish to my parents they'd just get annoyed and say i'm obssessed...
none of them seem to care about my fish or anyother fish
^ same with mine. :nilly:
 
o_O glad everything worked out but next time be honest... I hid things a lot when I was younger and only got caught very few times but oooooh was in hugeeeeeeee trouble the times they did find out. Finally I realized my dad really doesnt care and likes my odd things and agreed to my bearded dragon and fish and frog.... all which my mom didnt know about for a good 3+months, but I did make sure to get premission from one of the two household owning parents. I got lucky though my parents actually really liked my pets (suprising enough my mom even fed my reptile!). I got more things that I wanted by being honest then I did by hiding things (including them letting me have more tanks and now even have their own tank).
 
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