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So, my already-tetchy laptop gave out entirely in December and I'm finally getting to the point to start looking at repairing or replacing. The refurbished desktop emergency purchase actually has done really well by my so I was looking at refurbished laptops online. Most of them were still out of my range, but not impossibly so.
So anyhow. My father. Alcoholic, in long-term recovery, but my parent's marriage was when he was really bad, and I grew up not knowing him, apart from some nasty stories from my mom. We didn't start getting in touch until I was in my mid-teens, and I moved to Austin when I was 20, so we really just don't know each other well. But I do know that he knows more about tech than I do, so I asked him to keep out an eye for a cheap refurbished laptop, and I showed him links to some I was considering in hopes of advice.
"No arguments, I'm getting you a laptop for an early birthday present."
Nope, no arguments from me!
But... it feels strange.
So anyhow. My father. Alcoholic, in long-term recovery, but my parent's marriage was when he was really bad, and I grew up not knowing him, apart from some nasty stories from my mom. We didn't start getting in touch until I was in my mid-teens, and I moved to Austin when I was 20, so we really just don't know each other well. But I do know that he knows more about tech than I do, so I asked him to keep out an eye for a cheap refurbished laptop, and I showed him links to some I was considering in hopes of advice.
"No arguments, I'm getting you a laptop for an early birthday present."
Nope, no arguments from me!
But... it feels strange.
