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Originally posted by Mr 5 0
I have a feeling there's something you don't know about going on between your mom and dad.
There seems to be no logical reason for him not to buy the truck so it must be an emotional reason driving her negative attitude.
I can see that all the attention you guys spend on cars and trucks might get old for her after awhile and she probably sees it as a waste of money, 'affordable' or not.
As one of the few married guys commenting on this thread (so far) I can tell you that all the macho 'Your Dad should do as he pleases' attitudes I see here may be amusing and a somewhat natural reaction but they don't work well in real married life.
He has to live with her and long after you're grown and gone, too, so just telling your wife: 'Too bad, I'm getting the truck I want' doesn't really work out in the long run, in my experience.
They obviously need to discuss this and your dad needs to find out what's really wrong here. The truck is probably just a symbol of a deeper resentment your mom may harbor against his involvement with cars and racing. Maybe it's a case of her seeing money wasted (women can be maddenly practical) but whatever, they need to get to the bottom of it before he buys the truck.
Urge them to talk but don't interfere if you can help it.
Good luck.
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True there is probably more going on than what you see at 1st glance but the mother getting mad and saying it's all his fault is beyond the limits of good parenting (IMO) regardless of what else is going on. Some women are just controlling, I had one before, never again. My wife wants me to have nice toys because it make me happy, if for any reason she didn't want me to get something she would tell me why flat out not just beat around the bush, pout, and act like a 3yr old. We are also only hearing one side of the story so who knows.