MAC and parents??

[YSLaddict4]

I adore MAC and other brands of course. But MAC is my fave! I'm still a teen so I can't get money to buy MAC. Therefore, I have to ask my parents to buy me MAC. However, they think that it's a waste of money! What should I do? I really like it! My mom thinks it's my drug. I disagree because I could live without it.... I think. LOL!

For Always

*Edit*
Thanks everyone for the wonderful replies. However, I am not old enought to get a job! And, my parents don't get me allowance. I have really good grades and my parents say I am a wonderful girl. The problem is that they would rather use the $14 for a MAC e/s to buy me clothes or a book. I would rather have the MAC e/s! I don't understand why they won't get it for me if they're spending the same amount of money but making me happier! I have enough books and clothes. I don't have that much makeup though since I'm newly addicted!
Thanks for all the help!!!!

*Edit*
Again, I can't get a job!!
Also, this thread became so off topic but thank you everyone for answering! I really appreciate and respect your opinions. But, they are just that, opinions. I like hearing other people's perspectives. I would never consider myself spoiled or bratty and I think that the stereotype of a rude, spoiled teenager may be running through your minds. I have a 4.0 GPA and wonderful participation scores in school. I help my parents with chores and take care of my siblings who are younger. I don't buy excessively, in fact, I own very little makeup. I don't wear foundation or many other things. I mostly buy from the CCO. I only have some eyeshadows, eyeliner, blush, lipglosses, and some mascara. I just really like makeup and MAC for the variety of color. I don't think that anyone has to be rude or mean or hateful in this thread just because I'm a teen. I just would like my fellow addict's opinions. Thank you to those who were sincere and kind in their responses.

 

[TISH1124]

I think if you feel you have to have it...Can you not get a Part-Time job where you can buy your own? I am not being Mean I promise..I just know when I was in High School if it was something expensive like this I wanted I had to work and earn my own money for it...Babysitting, etc....I doubt that I would be buying my teenager MAC either unless it was for birthday, Christmas etc....but she could surely buy it with her own money.

 

[M.A.C. head.]

Work for it. That doesn't mean get a job, unless you're old enough to. If you are old enough, GET A JOB! LOL If not, just ask for it. But don't expect them to give you a damn thing if your behavior is crappy and your grades are too. Other than that, there's no shame in asking mom and dad to spoil ya LOL Just don't take it for granted and don't try to buy up the whole store. They're not going to change their minds about it being a waste of time, but I'm sure they have their "thing" too. Maybe your mom likes to spend money on a hobby, and dad too. Say your dad likes to play golf, and he spends money buying stuff for equiptment and such. "Dad...you love golf...it makes you happy...well, make up makes ME happy..." Dad knows damn well that it's not neccessary for him to spend such and such amount of money on golfing and then turn around and tell you that something that makes you happy is a waste of time.

LOL Mind games I tell ya.

 

[jaclynashley]

Save up Birthday and Christmas money.
I know that I spend alot less on clothes now so my mom just buys me makeup.
It takes time and money to collect so definately try checking out some CCO's and see if they have any palettes.
They are a great way to have a bunch of eyeshadows for a cheaper price!

Good luck!

 

[sierrao]

heck im 17 and i got myself a job, (not being mean or anything). my parents would flip if i asked them to buy me mac, but hey if u have a cco maybe it wont be that big of a deal. i see it as get all the makeup u want now before u have to start paying bills and when u go to college u wont have to buy makeup.

 

[TISH1124]

^^ Thats what I am saying....I would get a job in a heartbeat...Parents are not obligated to buy MAC....they are obligated to buy, food, shelter, clothing, books etc....And saying they spend money on this and that and it makes them happy...They are earning their own money which allows them to spend xyz on their hobbies. My two step sons wanted all the most expensive shoes etc...They were made to get a job and I would pay half...But I refused to buy $200 shoes every time a new pair of Jordan's came out...
I would have been lucky to get NYX ...and as a teenager I would have been happy as heck to get it if I was not contributing.

 

[Mabelle]

I can only imagine my dad's face if i brought him to mac and asked him to buy me things. I think he would have a heart attack and then drag me out by my hair.

Find a part time job. Work a few days at a grocery store, baby sit, walk dogs, tutor kids. Do what you can, but don't expect your parents to buy you something as pricey as MAC just because you need it. I don't know your parents, or theyre finanial situation, but everyone is being a little tighter with theyre money, and so they should be. Now isn't exactly the time to go dropping hundreds of dollars on your daughter's make up addiction. Honestly, i don't think anytime is, recession or not.

I don't mean to sound like a bitch, but you really need to work for your own money. I think your parents are doing you a huge favor by not buying it for you. It would be a disservice to spoil you. We live in an age of instant gratification, if they gave it, it would only be encouraging that in you.

 

[kdemers1221]

I agree about getting a job. As a high school student, anything above and beyond clothes, shoes, school supplies, food etc. I would buy it for myself. It was much more rewarding knowing I earned it for myself rather than having my parents just hand it to me.

 

[Tashona Helena]

It's one thing to slip $4 lipgloss into the cart at Walmart or the basket at Happy Harrys when shopping (lol used to do it all the time) but MAC...like Tish said your mom is obligated to buy you food and stuff, not luxury items.

I've never said my mom didn't understand when it came to buying luxury items because they're just that - a luxury. You save up for them or get a job.

Or do chores around the house or something to get on her good side to be fair lol. I do understand tho...my mom likes makeup as well (she only owns one MAC lipstick but it's a start lol), and when I put my drawers out infront of her and told her to take what she wanted...she was first delighted but then was like "hold on...how much do you spend on average on makeup?!?" moms will be moms at times, but eventually a couple minutes later she was like to my dad, "your daughters a diva!", jokingly. It's just parents...give them time to understand your interests...they will in time, trust.

 

[X4biddenxLustX]

Yep, getting a small part time job does help out! During my senior year I was in a work study program where I volunteered to help out in the kitchen 2 hours a day every day (I'd have to make up whatever work I had missed during my classes whenever I was out working). They later on were able to start paying me for it. I didn't make that much with minimum wage, taxes and only working a maximum of 10 hours a week. But it got me a good amount of MAC! Plus I got to say that it was truly mines because I paid for it with my own money. Before that, I was just saving up money that I was given for food or whenever I go out with friends in order to just get a MAC e/s.

Maybe you could try making a deal with them? Like a set budget your allowed to have (don't ask for a big amount though) in exchange for doing extra chores, good grades, or just helping out whenever your parents need help. I'm looking for a job right now and I help my parents all the time with bills (like I'll call and deal with the companies if something on a bill is wrong or if there is a problem), reminding them to pay bills on time, and translating. In return they let me get some MAC.

 

[xxAngelxx]

I agree with everyone else. Get a part-time job. Save up birthday and Christmas money. Heck, ask for MAC for your birthday and Christmas presents. Its not your parents' job to provide you with any makeup; its a luxury. If you want it, earn it. That's what I had to do.

 

[Lapis]

My son likes video games, if he wants new games he has to get great grades, when he says he has to have it, I give him the mother look and ask him if it'll help him live, if he told dh ohh but you buy xyz cause it makes you happy, his dad would be like yup and I went to school 7 years and work 50 hours a week to afford it, want to trade places?
we are cold hearted parents here, holidays he gets spoilt but outside of bday, xmas etc he knows better to ask unless he brings a report with plenty A's and B's

 

[iadoremac]

As a high school student i think the last thing that should be on your mind is mac but if you really want it then go get a job!

 

[nursie]

my daughter is 15 and got a part time job at the pizza place this past summer. with her contributing for herself and doing a good job saving money into a savings account, i've been gifting little bits of MAC makeup here and there. she did start with NYX

 

[LatinaRose]

You have to earn it! Maybe you can work something out with your parents where you get rewarded for good grades or you can earn an allowance for chores. But you certainly shouldn't expect it of them. Get a part time job, babysit, clean houses in your neighborhood, wash cars in the summer. Ask for MAC for Xmas and bdays as suggested above.

Pretty much anyone, no matter what age, has to earn their MAC and you do too

Also I'm sure if your parents see you actually working towards MAC, they'll see how much it means to you and stop calling it a waste of money. Explain that its an art form, its a hobby, it could even be a career!

 

[jenntoz]

Sounds like its time for a p/t job

 

[Shimmer]

Get a job.

 

[MissResha]

^^pretty much.

 

[ShugAvery2001]

Quote:

Originally Posted by YSLaddict4 I adore MAC and other brands of course. But MAC is my fave! I'm still a teen so I can't get money to buy MAC. Therefore, I have to ask my parents to buy me MAC. However, they think that it's a waste of money! What should I do? I have to have it! My mom thinks it's my drug. I disagree because I could live without it.... I think. LOL! For Always

As a parent of a 16 year old.. i'd have to say that MAC is a luxury. I gift her lipglasses every now and again but I wouldn't buy her much more than that. When I was in highschool it was strictly wet and wild ...

Be patient..

and I'd say even when you got a job, don't spend all your money on MAC

 

[TISH1124]

OMG I so remember Wet & Wild!!!

Lipsticks, Polishes everything was $1..I was always hoping to get Mary Kay at that time...Even Avon was a luxury for me ...WOW how time changes things!