Was this too cruel?lol

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I work at this shoe place where they sell expensive ass shoes, like $600. Anyways the owners of the place are like filthy rich and they have this son who's spoiled and annoying, hes like 15. So he's always showing off and bugging me, and i was eating lunch today and he was just showing off and showing me what was in his wallet he had like ten 50 dollar bills. So then he pulls out this fake i.d., and was saying how i should listen to him because he's 21 and he's older than me, i was getting pissed off. So i was like "do your parents know?", and he was like "yeah right they'll kill me if they find out", so i was like "oh really..". And since he was being such i a showoff i told him that i was going to tell his dad, unless he gave me $50 lol. So he ended up giving me $50, almost started crying lol.

I don't like it. He was just playing, he opened up to you, and you turned it into blackmail. That could come back to hurt you.

Yeah i thought it was a little to mean lol. I kinda felt bad at the end but i was getting annoyed how he was like putting money in my face.

As much as I find this amusing, I would probably just tell the kid "hey I was just kidding about telling your dad, I'd never do that." and then hand him the money back.

naw idk about saying i was just playing about telling his dad, but i would give the money back and saying i was just playing about paying me.

I think its pretty cruel and mean to do. Sure he shouldnt show off and as far as the fake ID it sounds like he was joking with you about how hes 21 and ur not, and even if he was showing off about that let me ask you this....How much better are you that you blackmailed him out of $50 and almost made him cry?

On another forum a man was talking about his wife who had a bad day and took it out on him. She was basically yelling at him and berating him over nothing. He got fed up with it and ended up pissing her off more. The man's advice to this husband was that when someone "attacks" you like that, try moving toward them instead of pushing them away. The vast majority of the time, that's what they want and need.

In your case, I would invite you to consider that maybe this kid has a hard time making and keeping real friends. That's the case with a lot of rich, spoiled kids. The money and privilege gets in the way. But they want friends just as bad as you or anyone else does. Someone said it further up on the thread: he opened up to you. Maybe the crying wasn't just about losing $50. (If he were that wealthy, it probably wasn't.) Maybe it was more about the way you treated him and another potential friend gone. So maybe if you approach him, give the money back, and try to make nice, you might have a new friend. A rich friend. Who gives nice gifts.

Karma--- Ive realized lately that it's real.

Give the money back and say you were kidding! lol

you could like remind him that you like know about the ID and like get another fin and like send it to me

idk but i think that you should give the money back and not tell him that ur sorry cuz trust me that is a very very bad thing to do when u appologize a rich bratt it can come back to were he knows that u wont do anything and hell keep doin it but i think that u should give the money bak and who knows u could become friends rich friends r fun hehehehe lol

That's excellent advice, damien!

Originally Posted By: damienBut they want friends just as bad as you or anyone else does. I'm sorry but, he was putting money in my face, basically he was saying "haha look i'm rich and your not". That doesn't sound like a good way to try and make friends. And that wasn't the only time that he was being a dick to me. If i would mess up or something he would say something to me, just to be a douchebag, and i would end up feeling like shit. I just don't really like that kid. I'm not gonna give the money back though. One because i spent it, and two because it would basically degrade me even more than he already has.

You've already given him power over you in that you allow his potential opinion of you make the choice as to what you will do. You've already degraded yourself by blackmailing him...for money...and now you're degrading yourself again by placing his opinion of you over your opinion of yourself.Give back the money, tell him you're not telling his parents anything, and to permanently get out of your face. Your self-respect is at stake.Yes, rich spoiled kids need friends too...but they need to learn how to treat others first. You can't have friends unless you know how to be one. Be open to the possibility of friendship down the line...but not now. Friendship at the cost of self-respect is not friendship at all.

Originally Posted By: eh501 Originally Posted By: damienBut they want friends just as bad as you or anyone else does. I'm sorry but, he was putting money in my face, basically he was saying "haha look i'm rich and your not". That doesn't sound like a good way to try and make friends. And that wasn't the only time that he was being a dick to me. If i would mess up or something he would say something to me, just to be a douchebag, and i would end up feeling like shit. I just don't really like that kid. I'm not gonna give the money back though. One because i spent it, and two because it would basically degrade me even more than he already has. Ahh...pride...the devil's volleyball!

Alright....I'll think about it. Now that i feel a little bad. I guess he just got me pissed off thats why i did it.

it only became cruel when u took the money, that made it real, up until then it was a joke. give the money back, say it wasa joke that went to far.