[Max Power]

Okay, how pissed off should I be?<br><br><br><br>
For Christmas/birthday, I bought my mom a domain name and hosting for a web site that she asked me to make for her back when I was home for Thanksgiving. She does cat rescue/adoption and wants a website about that and for resources about spay/neutering.<br><br><br><br>
First off, she gets all pissy when I explain to her, as nice as I can, that it's not something that you can do without some special programs and skills. She thinks that now she can use email that she's on top of the technology mountain.<br><br><br><br>
So then a couple of days ago when the domain is activated, I send her an email birthday card with the url in it. Today, I get an email about how some volunteer she worked with had finished her website at some free hosting site and it looks like crap. This girl did it for the learning-experience, mostly.<br><br><br><br>
Now, I don't car a damn what the site looks like or anything, but my mom's been nagging me on this and NEVER mentioned this girl's project. So I've got near-on $100 down the tube on buying the doman and hosting for nothing. The email said that she thinks she "underestimated" what it took to make a web site but really she just doesn't ****ing listen when I tell her what I know to be true and correct.<br><br><br><br>
I have half a mind to tell my mom she can shove the whole website up her fat ass.<br><br><br><br>
Or should I just let it slide?

 

[Funkified]

so..you and your mom are pretty close huh?<br><br><br><br>
all i suggest is that you stop taling about maxi pads FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! (and Pan).<br><br><br><br>
in other words, jill has nothing significant to say relating to this particular matter.

 

[Avalon]

Buy her a book on website design and be done with it.

 

[spud]

Suggest she gives the website to another cat rescue lady who is more together?

 

[Thalia]

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<div class="quote-block"><i>Originally posted by Avalon</i><br><br><b>Buy her a book on website design and be done with it.</b></div>
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Yeah, it was a gift, you can't be mad at her for what she does or doesn't do with it. and if she turns down your help, that oh well, don't worry about it. you made a nice gesture, that's all you can do. Partly just a case of mismatched expectations or communication.

 

[GhostUser]

I agree with everybody (except for Jill who had nothing significant to say about this matter). <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/smiley.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="">

 

[Max Power]

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<div class="quote-block"><i>Originally posted by Funkified</i><br><br><b>all i suggest is that you stop taling about maxi pads FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! (and Pan).</b></div>
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It took me almost a full 24 hours to figure out what the hell you're talkking about.<br><br><br><br>
Thanks everyone. Even you, Jill, because yeah....<br><br><br><br>
I didn't think about it from the whole gift-thing. I mean, I don't like half the **** I get from mom for Christmas but I still appreciate that she tries. But the thing is, I would NEVER have spent this much money on another gift.<br><br><br><br>
Oh well. Besides, if the Bible has taught us anything (and it hasn't) it's that girls should stick to girl sports. Like mud-wrestling and foxy-boxing and such-n-such.

 

[Funkified]

what about naked sparring? is that considered a girly sport?

 

[Max Power]

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<div class="quote-block"><i>Originally posted by Funkified</i><br><br><b>what about naked sparring? is that considered a girly sport?</b></div>
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Of course it is. Well, it's a guy sport, too, but for us it's really just a spectator-sport type of thing.

 

[LadyFaile]

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<div class="quote-block"><i>Originally posted by Max Power</i><br><br><b><br><br>
Oh well. Besides, if the Bible has taught us anything (and it hasn't) it's that girls should stick to girl sports. Like mud-wrestling and foxy-boxing and such-n-such.</b></div>
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LMAO!<br><br>
uhh well anyway i'd say wait a while and see if she changes her mind, or ask if she'd rather you try to get a refund and buy her something else instead. she'll probably realize how she's acting and feel bad and ask you to help her put the site together.<br><br><br><br>
or all else fails, guilt her. like so. "well, geez, i just wanted to do something nice for you, i thought you'd like it, but i guess i was wrong, sorry, i'll never do it again *insert pouty face here*"

 

[kpickell]

If her friend is hosting it on a free server, can't you talk to the friend and tell that person you've registered a domain for them and transfer it all over. How long is the hosting contract for? Is it a difficult server to use?<br><br><br><br>
You kinda have to walk people through the process of building a website. Teach your mom how to do it, or do it yourself. It's not easy for most people.<br><br><br><br>
If nothing else, you could resell the hosting package to someone else and then you're just out the $8 you paid for the domain name.