Cd Player Boombox

... you can use with any CD player. I'm inundated with CDs, and ...the CD racks should hold more imo ... dump all CDs into that boombox guy. It's actually intended that ...

... people (young folks) listening on cd boomboxes, the stock car stereos ... level receiver with an added cd player...this maaaaybe made sense?? I... are listening to an original cd on modern gear...maybe not.... If listening to an original cd on consumer gear of the ... stuff, and also the typical boombox, stock oem stereos of late... on a car stereo or cd boombox. This totally made me think...

... small. I bought a portable CD boombox in 1990 and everything just... recordings sounded better than the CD versions, but not all. I... satellite radio compared to the CD player in my car. Can't wait ...

Hi folks well actually I went to Asda this morning I needed a new boombox cd player and loads of shelves were empty and it was extremely busy and there was no staff filling shelves either was about 11am make of that what you will 😆😳I found my stereo only one left though ooh and the petrol station the queue was very long

... find my Fisher dual cassette CD Boombox with detachable speakers.  I found... cassette, pressed play, and my boombox still worked.  Sigh of relief.    ... a 30 year old cassette player...  and it sounds AMAZING!  Literal ...

... to model this circular, egg-shaped boombox / CD player. In my first attempt, I... autosmooth enabled. I've been referencing boombox modeling from this tutorial on...

... with brand new CDs. Cheap boombox cd player plays all my discs. Dm13...

... Opera function: Based on Sony boombox remote layouts, the "Single Opera... as "Single Operation" or similar CD mode functions) key is designed... the playback mode of a CD. Here is what it specifically ... typically used to toggle through CD play modes, such as repeating ... a shortcut to change the CD player from continuous play to single-track ...

Steve Hoffman said: ↑ Are CD’s coming back though? Click to expand... Still have my boombox and a CD player in the car - spearheading the comeback by never having left.

Hi, I'm looking for any portable CD player. Not a discman/CD Walkman or any of those big dvd, cd players. Just something that has a speaker built-in or small external speakers included (like a micro hi-fi system) and something that is relatively compact that I can fit on a reasonably sized shelf. Send me offers via DMs please.

Hi, I'm looking for any portable CD player. Not a discman/CD Walkman or any of those big dvd, cd players. Just something that has a speaker built-in or small external speakers included (like a micro hi-fi system) and something that is relatively compact that I can fit on a reasonably sized shelf. Send me offers via DMs please.

... boombox in the '90s versus a cheap bluetooth speaker now. Portable CD player...

I had an Aiwa auto reverse Walkman (well, it wasn't branded Walkman but I knew they were affiliated with Sony, even then) that I stuck Morten Harket stickers on That ages me right away. And a boombox (well, we called it a ghettoblaster back then) of theirs with a CD player. Aiwa products were great back then. They were Sony-like but a bit cheaper.

...? powderific posted: Maybe an old boombox off eBay? Lots of them... my phone to. If the CD player doesn't work (very common) or...

... Jean's Zoolook album in the CD Player to help me relax. Don't ... choirs streaming from an off-camera boombox. Free subsription, of course. I'm ...

..., I believe, even possess a CD player. (I’m actually sitting here thinking... own a CD player. I own an 80’s style boombox with a cassette player integrated into... it, but no CD player. And no... I am aware of. The boombox can be used as a ...

... a CD player a couple of years back - got a late-model Sony boombox... me kinda want a CD player again. I picked up a CD walkman at the thrift... a newer model Sony MP3 player from Japan to use (I ...

... what I know... Aiwa Retro Boombox CD Player with Cassette Recording, Bluetooth 5...: Bluetooth Product Name: Aiwa Retro Boombox CD Player with Cassette Recording, Bluetooth 5... Channel Configuration 2.0 Supported Standards CD, Cassette, MP3, WAV, WMA Bluetooth...

Iires said: I miss my old 3 wheeler when I was a kid. A CD player boombox and a hooka bong in my basket cruising round the neighborhood in flip flops and socks. Those were the days. wish I could hit the bong daily. can't do it like I used to when I was 5

... found an old boombox thing - cd player, radio, cassette player/recorder - in...

... couple of obsolete CD, Blu-ray and even a VHS player boxed up... my old school twin tape Boombox from the 1980s which still... back then, plus turntable, amp, CD player and twin tape deck for...

I got my first portable cd player in ~20 years for my birthday! Such a fun way to listen to cds, it brings me back to when I would use this blue boombox I had in my bedroom growing up 🩵 submitted by /u/Modesto96 to r/popheadsvinyl [link] [comments]

I thrifted this CD player today and can’t find anything on google about it. Does anyone know something about this one? submitted by /u/cryf0rthemoon to r/Bratz [link] [comments]

this thing is really cool, much better than my other cd player, though it’s still also really cool!! submitted by /u/Longjumping-Bed2574 to r/tylerthecreator [link] [comments]

Got this Sharp GX-CH170 on marketplace. Came out of a very dusty garage but both CD trays and one of the Cassette players worked. CDs would skip often, which I temporarily fixed by blowing into the machine through the open trays haha. Now it won’t read any CD. I’m sure I just need to open it up and clean the laser, and lubricate the tracks. I have no real experience repairing my own electronics. I’m just a student with an interest in Cd collecting, and I can’t afford or justify taking it to a professional for what sounds like a relatively easy fix. Does anybody know if boomboxes are notoriously difficult to take apart? Looking at the service manual, it looks like it might be the case to me. Just looking for some friendly advice because I don’t want to break my new boombox. submitted by /u/newgeniusbrother2 to r/audiorepair [link] [comments]

hi! so i have a goodmans cd player boombox, and have completely lost the wire to it. i have tried to search it up but cant find it and my only other option would be buying a whole new one which would just be kind of stupid. im not so good with tech stuff so that might be my issue. ill link some pics below. the first is a listing i found on ebay of the same cd player with the wire, the rest of the pictures are my boombox ! submitted by /u/justathrowawaywoah to r/HelpMeFindThis [link] [comments]

I have an awia CSD-ES227 boombox I got from goodwill a few months back. When I first got it, it worked completely fine. Now, the CD player portion won’t work. The lens will move back and forth but the CD won’t spin like it used to. As far as I can see, everything on the inside of it is fine, and the cassette and radio still work perfectly. There is also a sort of metallic smell coming from it when I plug it in, but that might have been there since the beginning. I’m not sure if this info helps, but I had to hammer in the cord with a mallet to get it connected so I could plug it into an outlet. It worked fine until now with absolutely no problems whatsoever, and I’m not sure if I should bring it to a specialist or try to open it to see what’s going on myself. It’s not like I really have the choice since I don’t have much money to get it fixed anyways. PLEASE HELP!! TLDR: CD player is not spinning cd please help I’m desperate submitted by /u/queenofyurii to r/fixit [link] [comments]

I've been in the market for a while now and don't understand the difference in a $1000 cd player or a $50 boombox from best buy I don't want a portable one i want one i can put on my desk near my computer i have decent amount of space to throw one right by my side (ill figure out the speaker situation later) submitted by /u/RelaxBroItsAJoke to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

I am posting on behalf of my Grandma and we would like some assistance/advice. She’s not very technologically savvy and has been looking for a boombox/CD player that can play multiple CDs in succession without her having to change the CDs out. I haven’t seen these in years, but I figure y’all might be able to point us in the right direction? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/Owl_Lab466 to r/HelpMeFindThis [link] [comments]

My girlfriend and I have recently gotten into CDs and we really like the look of the Emerson MS3105, MS3106 and other similar models due to the clear doors with lights and the ability to hold multiple discs. I would really like to obtain one. Does anyone have one of these or something similar? submitted by /u/Flirzy to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

I'm winning today. I even found my old CD collection. Listening to Aja. I guess HD600s like high voltage and these old boomboxes definitely do that... what a great surprise submitted by /u/Ladder310 to r/headphones [link] [comments]

For christmas I got a little music player that's a combined CD/Cassette/USB/Bluetooth player. It's the first result that comes up on Amazon when you search 'Greadio Boombox CD and Cassette Player Combo', the little square one. It plays CDs great, regular cassettes it plays great, but I'm trying to put some music onto a blank cassette and it's been coming out super staticky. You can hear the music, but there's just so much static that it's past the point of being able to shrug it off and ignore. I've been trying to record it via the USB feature, so the boombox thing plays the music from the usb as you're recording. The instructions even tell you how to do tape recording and it doesn't say to do anything special, just start your music and press record with a blank tape inside. I've been googling around and have gotten all sorts of different answers. Some old posts said the volume being too low could be an issue, some said that these newer models are just super cheap and don't record properly (I own two older stereo sets, both from maybe 2002-2007, but that might be too 'new'). My only other guess is the tape I'm using is poor quality? I thrift my blank tapes because I can get them for a dollar each. They're always fresh out of the wrapper and have no issues with them from the outside. I used a different brand this time, BASF CR II-Studio 90 minute tape. I've never successfuly put music onto a cassette before and I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong so I can finally make something submitted by /u/Squickers_Cat to r/cassetteculture [link] [comments]

Does anyone know of any stores (besides Best Buy) to get a small boombox type cd player? Mine just broke and so I ran to Best Buy and got an Insignia boombox. When I opened it, it looked like it had been returned and some plastic packaging and cord ties were missing, not to mention the actual product itself didn’t work. I’m going to return it, but before I exchange I wanted to see if there was anywhere else I could pick one up today. submitted by /u/shotgun_messiah_ to r/Austin [link] [comments]

I’m looking for something that will work as a boombox, portable cd player thing that will also read CDs if I plug it into my PC, so I can burn them onto it and play them out loud. do things like this exist, or will I have to but the two seperately? submitted by /u/Soupmuncher1 to r/audio [link] [comments]

Hello all! I have recently been getting back into physical media—mainly CDs—and I need a player for my CDs! I’m not in a financial position to buy an expensive set up (as much as I’d love to), and because I’m in a very small apartment, I genuinely can’t fit many of the big ol’ speakers/amps/whatnot I’ve been seeing online. Based on all the above caveats, I’ve been looking at all-in-one options, but it seems like “CD player with speakers” goes by a lot of names (all-in-one, boombox, +??) so I’m wondering if I missed a search term or two in my research. Looking at other Reddit threads discussing the topic, it seems as though most of the options that are designed for aesthetics in addition to functionality (some players from crosley, victrola, nameless amazon brands) tend to not work as well/break faster. My question is—are there CD players with built in speakers that won’t totally break the bank (under 300 if possible) and won’t take up a ton of room (and bonus points if they look good too). At this point, I’m leaning towards thinking the answer is no, which is totally okay, and I’ll adjust my expectations accordingly, I just wanted to put the question to some people I figure would know best and could at least lmk what search terms I should be using before I give up the search. Appreciate y’all bearing with my newbie-ness 🫡🫡 (Sound quality is obviously important as well, but I wanna be realistic abt what’s out there with my constraints) submitted by /u/troubleofgoldfish to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

I have a handful of CD's that are enhanced or contain some bonus content in the data. However, I cannot play them on my Phillips boombox and will give me some weird message like "A00 T000". I can't seem to find much information online about people having this issue, let alone a solution to them other than ripping the CD and putting it on a blank disc but I don't want to have to do that everytime I want to listen to an album, I'd rather play it straight from the original CD instead of gambling on whether it will read or not. Are there any players that are compatible with enhanced CD's? submitted by /u/broken44444420 to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

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my grandparents got me a magnavox “boombox” cd player for my birthday and it had this warning in it. i was going to use my headphones with it, i suppose i shouldnt? is that a bad idea? ive never seen something like this before submitted by /u/TonsofpizzaYT to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

Hello! I'm pretty new to Reddit, so please excuse any formatting errors. I would really love to strengthen my appreciation for music, and experiment with physical forms of media (CDs, vinyl, etc), but I’m not sure where to start. I’ve read many of the posts on this forum, and I’ve gathered that I should purchase an older model as the newer players aren't as reliable. I was wondering if y’all had any suggestions of models that I should look into, preferably in the boombox style like the image above. I’d like to stick to a $50-$80 price range, but I am willing to pay slightly more if necessary. Thanks for the help! submitted by /u/Fair_Yogurt2967 to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

I see a lot of post about their CD player and usually it's a discman or a boomboxes type of deal. I'm sure there are good quality discmans and boomboxes out there, but I don't think they compare to a good stereo system. I had a little stereo for years and some good quality speakers, but one day I went and bought a bigger one and the sound quality was insanely better with the same speakers, and I felt like a fool not investing in a quality stereo cd player. So I just recommend to go big when it comes to CD players. submitted by /u/Ok_Thing7439 to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

Bought second hand on vinted however, it’s brand new and I’m struggling to get it work & play my cds. All my CD’s are brand new and I haven’t played them yet bc I’ve been saving up for a cute little boombox but I’m sad bc I can’t get this to work :( Please help? 😭 submitted by /u/velvetlouves to r/Cd_collectors [link] [comments]

To my 4.5 year old? She loves music. Do I want her listening to frozen for hours on my phone? No. Do I want her to have unlimited access to iTunes on our old clunky ipad? Also no. Just music. No screen. Is it so much to ask? What do people use? Edit: talking about a boombox here, not a discman Also thank you for the input, I love this discussion & all the suggestions. submitted by /u/marcaribe to r/Parenting [link] [comments]

**I am NOT OP. Original post by u/Holden-Position-4 in r/entitledparents******* trigger warnings: violence, child abuse, self harm mood spoilers: frustrating Post 1 linked here Post 5: My spoiled brat brother has finally been allowed some privileges. And he hates them 19 Jul 2022 Since the family intervention, my parents have kept my brother in check. And they are doing ok in terms of making up for years of treating me like crap. They've even promised to host my next birthday, and have my favorite cake with my name on it. My brother did overhear this because my parents had him doing dishes in the kitchen, and he just stopped what he was doing and went right to his room. No fake crying, just a complete shutdown. He still glares at me from his window every time I leave when I come to visit. A little while ago my parents have allowed my brother some privileges for good behavior. Though to my brother they're basically the opposite of anything he'd like. My parents decided that he could have a little fun for good behavior. So my dad dug out his old N64 and Gameboy Color from the 90s. He still had most of his old games for both systems, and also had an old CRT TV to hook them up to. When they were offered to my brother, he just complained that they were old and boring. My dad just said he could suit himself then, and go back to reading. Took one night before my brother was begging to have the old 90s game systems. He used to have many game systems, a gaming PC, and even a gaming chair with bluetooth speakers on it. Now all he has is a folding chair or his bed to sit on when gaming. I came by for a visit around the time he first got the N64 because my parents wanted to have me over for dinner, and I got to see my brother in his room yelling at the old CRT TV while playing Mario 64. He really wasn't happy. Especially since he couldn't even go online to check for guides, walkthroughs, or cheat codes. For the Gameboy Color, I saw he had some Pokemon games, and at least one Donkey Kong. My dad has said that if my brother is extra good by the end of the summer, they'll upgrade him to a Gameboy Advance. My parents quickly realized though that the Gameboy Color would eat AA batteries, so my brother has to use a power cord for it now. And he does play it. Maybe because he used to have a phone in his hands playing app games so much. Because my brother likes cycling, but no longer owns a bike since our parents sold it, he was without an outlet to exercise. My dad found a used exercise bike on FB Marketplace and put it in my brother's room. He also got a used CD player mini boombox from somewhere the same day. So yeah, my brother just rides that exercise bike since he can't go outside unless it's to do chores. And he rides it AGGRESSIVELY! He tunes into whatever music gets him going, and then he rides that exercise bike hard. From the look on his face, I'd call it hate riding. Almost like what you'd expect to see on the face of a vindictive prison inmate exercising in their cell and waiting for the day they can get out and get revenge. I had mentioned this to my parents. And they have the same worries that I do. So my dad started burning CDs with my brother's favorite music that used to be on his gaming computer that they also sold. Each burned CD has ten songs. And he would get one for every week of good behavior. He's only gotten one so far since this started. Not because of bad behavior, but because not enough time has gone by for him to get more. I'm not sure if I'd call my brother's behavior good. He's just not really being bad. I don't hear him complaining out loud anymore most of the time. But I see it in his face. Especially when he glares at me from his window when I get on my minibike to go home. He definitely resents me. But it's not the same look he gives our parents when they aren't looking. He glares at them like they destroyed his life. But if I were to put it into words, he glares at me with envy. Like I have everything he wants. The look just seems to say "Just wait till I'm 18!". I remember having those same thoughts when I wanted to move the hell out after high school. But I made sure I had life plans with the help of my aunt when I moved out. But my brother doesn't know anything about how to do that. So he's probably still thinking of it in the simplest ways a kid usually would. Oh great! Now I'm sounding like a know-it-all! I have tried to talk with my brother. But he doesn't have much to say. I've been stopping by every few days to spend some time with him. We don't speak much because he's gotten very quiet. But he does seem to enjoy having someone to play with since our parents won't. He eagerly hands me a controller every time I'm there. We've mostly been playing racing games like Mario Kart on dad's old N64 in my brother's room. And he gets pretty aggressive while playing. He keeps swinging the controller around wildly with nearly every move he makes, and has even shoved me over a few times when he was losing. I've learned to brace my leg so he can't do that. He had a few light tantrums for losing, but is getting a little better. I've had some Gamefaqs walkthroughs and cheat codes of some of the games he's been playing on the old N64 printed out at the local library and put them in a binder for him. And that's made him be a little nicer to me. Our parents wanted to get some stuff for summer homeschooling for my brother. But I warned them that was probably not a good idea. He's already in an almost constant state of anger. And the goal is to mellow him out and make him more accepting life won't go his way like it used to anymore, not piss him off even more. My dad got angry with me about how he's the father and not me. And that sparked an argument where I reminded him of the things that went on over the past decade. All of the favoritism, all of how I was blamed for so much, even how I had to hide my money at my aunts house because they kept letting my brother try to steal it. I didn't outright say he's a bad parent. But it was heavily implied. He backed off and my mom told him I was right, and trying to force home summer schooling on my brother will not help. That made my dad shut down and he went to drink alone in the living room. My mom has apologized to me repeatedly over her past actions. She says she blames herself because it was her idea to coddle my brother so much, and my did just went along with it. She told me that back then she was never thinking ahead to what my brother would be like as an adult. She basically refused to admit he was going to grow up. So she just kept spoiling him to try and keep him her as baby. My parents have scheduled couple's counseling. But it's gonna be a while before they get in due to the wait period. My dad is pretty obviously not looking forward to it. It's harder to make him admit wrongdoing than my mom. He caved and admitted how much he'd screwed up during the family intervention. But since then he's tried to act like he's just a normal parent. But I've made it clear that pretending that shit didn't happen won't make it go away. And my mom agrees with me. So that's where things are right now. Hopefully my next update will be better. Post 6: Parents let my brother steal from me until I got my aunt involved 16 Aug 2022 I have an update post to make soon. But for now here's one of my past issues with my parents that I talked about during the family intervention not too long ago. Back when I was still a kid, it was very hard for anything to be exclusively mine. And as my brother got older, he craved money for things above all else. He and I both got allowances. Equal allowances. So that was sorta fair. I say sorta because he didn't have to do chores for his, while I did. But that's in the past now because my brother is now having to do all those chores for nothing. My brother always wanted more money though, whether he spent it or not. He loved having new things. But sometimes he'd just save the money instead. Which is odd because you'd think him the kind of kid who'd splurge his savings on the first thing he wants. My brother and I both got allowances of about $25 a month. And I was pretty thankful for it. I usually saved most of my money though. But my brother always wanted more. One day as a teenager I came home to find my room had been ransacked. And the only thing gone was my money. I'd hidden it to try and keep it from my brother, because well...obvious reasons if you readers know what my brother is like by now. I thought I'd hidden it well, but he found it anyway. My mom was home when he did it too, and she acted like she didn't even notice. But there's no way she could not have heard him tearing my room up. I called her out on that during the intervention and she just cried and made excuses about my brother being special, till other family members told her to shut up and own up to it. My room was on the first floor right near the living room. My door was completely in view of the couch. And when I pointed this out back then, my mom just made the "But he's special! He's not like you!" excuse for my brother. I said I wanted the money back, and my mom just made more excuses. And my dad did too when he got home later. So yeah, excuses then and now. Back then I did eventually get that money back because I refused to let it go. I heard my brother screaming as they took the money out of his piggy bank and gave it back to me. And they had the most disappointed looks on their faces, like I'd just robbed my brother. Even though he'd robbed me. But they couldn't tell me off because I wasn't in the wrong, and they knew it. I don't imagine many kids getting in the kind of situations where they are more right about something than their parents very often. A few months later and the whole situation repeated. My brother ransacked my room again and stole the money I'd hidden, again... That time my parents didn't want to do anything about it. And basically said that they couldn't bear to see my brother so disappointed from taking his money. I reminded them that stolen money wasn't his money. And it was really crappy that they were just sitting back and letting that happen. My dad yelled at me to go to my room for saying that. So the next day I rode my bike to my aunt's house and told her everything. She came back home with me and asked my parents if they really let my brother steal from me and did nothing about it. My mom just started whining that my brother is special needs, and she didn't want to make him cry again. And my dad backed her up. My aunt just gave them both that narrow eyed look and reminded them they have two sons, and my feelings mattered too. And what they were doing was VERY wrong. And it meant that my brother would never respect boundaries and would think he can always get away with stealing when he gets older. My aunt asked me openly how much my brother took. I stated the number, which at the time was everything I had, save for the few bucks in my wallet. My aunt gave my parents an expectant glare. My parents tried making a few more excuses. But my aunt had a counter for each one. Finally my parents went into my brother's room. And a moment later my brother was screaming. My parents came back with all of the money my brother took, and practically threw it at me for making my brother cry. My aunt then told them off for acting that way when I'd done nothing wrong, and they picked up all of the money they'd thrown at me and gave a pretty forced apology. My aunt said that she'd be severely disappointed in them if they let this situation repeat. And before she left, my aunt offered for me to hide my money at her house in a lockbox she had. I took her up on that and started keeping my savings over there. My brother ended up ransacking my room two more times looking for money. But I was keeping every cent I had at my aunt's house. My parents actually asked me where I'd hidden it, and I refused to tell. Then I asked why they wanted to know so badly anyway, and my dad instantly got defensive about it. My mom calmed him down and they didn't ask again. Since he couldn't find my money in my room, my brother figured I must have hidden it somewhere else. So he started tearing the house apart one room after another. And who was made to clean up the mess? Why yours truly of course. My parents started to blame me for the whole situation. But when I asked how I was at fault for not letting my brother steal from me, their only counter was that my brother had special needs. I swear, they used that line with me thousands of times. That was something else I heavily berated my parents for in the family intervention. The final straw came when my brother ransacked our parents' bedroom. My parents had a small suitcase safe that they kept some cash in. And my brother locked himself in their room, then took the whole safe and started bashing it around on stuff to try and get it open because he couldn't find the keys. By the time my parents were able to get the door open by breaking it open, my brother had destroyed the room. And he never got that safe open. He just sat on the floor clutching it and crying about the money inside it. My dad was so angry that he turned red. And the actually started yelling at my brother and grounded him. A very rare sight for me to see back then indeed. Then my parents forced my brother to help clean up the mess. After that my brother never ransacked mine or my parents' rooms looking for money again. But he'd still go rooting around every time he got an idea where my savings might be. So I started acting like I was giving hints by repeatedly going into certain places while he was watching. He ransacked the backyard shed, dug a bunch of holes in the yard and under the back porch, and even ransacked the attic. My parents really hit their breaking point with the attic and grounded my brother again. They never figured out I led him on either. My parents did eventually figure out I was keeping my money at my aunt's house. And they didn't argue with my reasoning for doing it. But either my brother overheard, or one of them spilled the beans to him, because the next time we visited my aunt, my brother tried to hunt for the money. But my aunt yelled at him to stop, and my brother would just sit on the floor and cry. This happened a few times and my aunt bluntly stated she'd press charges for any damages if my brother ransacked anything, and also kept a digital camera on hand to record anything if need be. My parents heavily scolded my brother to stop looking for my money. It wasn't his, and he can't have it. Cue more screaming and crying that he wants it like a three year old, even though he was seven at the time. Then my brother said he didn't want to go to auntie's house anymore. So my parents visited less. My aunt visited us a lot more than we visited her anyway. I was pretty much able to keep my money away from my brother till after I moved out. He's never managed to steal cash from me again. His classmates at school were another story. He was caught looking through the backpacks of other kids many times. And he was forced to return stolen stuff, and then sent home, where he'd cry to mom and dad, who then tried to have words with the school, who berated them on letting my brother think what he was doing was ok. They had to teach my brother that it's no ok to go through other people's stuff. And I actually heard him say "But I wanted what they had" a few times. This excuse got used again when my brother stole an envelope with birthday money from a cousin during their birthday party. He tried to stuff it in his shirt and walk out with it later. But the cousin noticed it was missing, and I suspected my brother right away and pointed everyone to him. He ended up crying and thrashing when my dad found the envelope hidden in his shirt. We left that party early. Post 7: My mother mentally broke 22 Aug 2022 This is not an update I was hoping for. And before anyone makes assumptions from the trigger warning, read the post in full. My mom was secretly letting my brother have other privileges back while my dad was at work because he kept begging her. Why? "BeCaUsE hE's SpEaCiAl!" My dad was holding to keeping my brother accountable. But my mom just couldn't do it and started letting my brother have his way again behind everyone's backs. And my brother kept demanding more and more from her once she started giving him what he wanted again. My mom bought a used Switch with a copy of Zelda BOTW and let my brother play it in secret. And was letting him online with his laptop that was supposed to have been taken away unless needed for school work. My brother demanded mom replace some of the things they sold, and called her some horrible things when she said she couldn't because dad would notice. This repeated over the course of several days, and my brother started to get violent. And mom finally hit her breaking point. She outright slapped my brother across the face as hard as she could, and then had a complete mental breakdown where she resorted to self harm. She ended up calling my dad to come home early, because she kept hurting herself. He rushed home and found my mom literally beating herself, and he had to make her stop. She's never done anything like this before. My brother was in total shock and freaking out about it. My dad blamed my brother and whooped his ass raw. He'd spanked me a few times when I was a kid. But I heard from dad later that he'd really wailed on my brother while calling him an ungrateful brat they did everything for. Then took away the Switch my mom had been hiding for him. My mom had to be taken in to the ER, and then had to be held for a psyche evaluation. She was found to be so heavily stressed that her anxiety was through the roof, and had to be hospitalized. I saw a picture of my mom that my dad had taken before she was taken in for the psyche hold. She had two black eyes, and her face was swollen. And she'd ripped some of her own hair out. My dad implied she'd done more to herself. But I didn't see. However my dad begged me to come over and watch my brother while they were away. Because he was afraid my brother may do something insane too after everything that happened. When I showed up, I found my brother huddled in his closet and crying. He wouldn't say much to me, other than small apologies. And he jolted if I even so much as touched him. I ordered his favorite pizza on my dime and had it delivered. It's barbecue chicken with stuffed crust. It coaxed him out of his room and we ate dinner in awkward silence. I played Mario Kart on the N64 with him for a while after that. And he eventually broke down sobbing. He asked me how bad of a person he really was. I hesitated in saying anything at first. But I told him. I said it wasn't his fault for being raised spoiled because that was on our parents. But he is getting older and can't put all the blame on our parents anymore. I said he himself was entitled, violent, blames others for all of his faults, steals from people, and was in need of some serious counseling. My brother cried some more and asked me to leave the room. About an hour went by before he came out and we talked in the living room. My brother asked me what it was like being an adult. So I told him about the responsibilities I have in working a job, paying for gas, rent, utilities, etc. And how much I usually had leftover each month for anything else. He was pretty shocked because no one had ever explained adult life to him like this. And I remarked that he'll be there soon enough in a few short years. My brother said he wished he didn't have to be an adult. He likes having his way and gaming all he wants. But then admitted that he knew I was going to say that was wrong. Which I nodded and said he was correct. I remarked to him about how little I got compared to him growing up because he had to have everything. Which is why I took lemons and made lemonade any way I could. Like how I hid my money at my aunt's house. And how I was afraid to keep nice things because he always wanted to take them away from me. This heart to heart lasted until we saw dad pull his car in. My brother bolted back to his room before dad came in the house. When I saw my dad, he really didn't look so good. He looked like he'd been crying, and was a complete mess. He apologized to me in tears and said he's finally truly starting to understand how awful of a parent he truly is. And couldn't believe he was blind to it for so long. We hugged, he cried some more, then he spilled his guts to me about everything that happened. I've never seen him cry so much. It's been well over a week now and nearing two. And thus far my mom hasn't returned home yet. I'd hoped that if I waited this long to post about it, my mom would have come back. But wherever she is right now, she's still there. My dad won't say anything more about what's going on. But I think my mom might have been labeled a danger to herself, and has been institutionalized. Otherwise I think she would have been home by now. My brother has calmed down a lot. And he does the chores dad gives him without complaint. Dad also gave him back the Switch mom had bought for him, and said not to eff things up this time. Because if he wants all of his privileges back, he was gonna earn them one by one. Yesterday I talked with my brother over the phone while dad was still at work. And he says he's afraid of dad now. But also said that dad hasn't even so much as raised his voice to him since the day mom went mad. He admitted that he still wished things could go back to how they used to be. He misses all his electronics, his games, and his bike. I asked dad about the bike, and he said he'll get him another one in time. But for now he's just too worried about mom to even think about that kind of stuff. I'm kind of at a loss how to move forward here. Obviously I know that my family is messed up, and need support in a variety of ways. I am starting to feel sorry for my brother. But at the same time I know that he needs this lesson to move forward in life. But I did not agree with dad spanking him the way he did. I haven't said that to him. Nor do I think I ever will unless he does it again. Which I'm not so sure he will since he regrets it immensely, and my brother is starting to understand how to behave. But I still feel really mixed up over the lot of this. I knew getting my family change for the better would be drama. But I didn't think it would be at this level. **Reminder - I am not the original poster.*\* Marked inconclusive because not everything is resolved or positive. submitted by /u/opinionswelcomehere to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]