i remember once as a child, i got a console taken off me because i failed a test math exam because i didnt study enough, in return for this retaliation, i came back with the BEST argument ever. heres how it went
"agnes, your spending too much time playing that bloody thing, you cant have it until after your exams"
(this was at around 10pm on a wednesday)
"if you take that, im going outside to play with my mates!"
"dont be daft, we know you wont."
<console goes>
<i walk out, dont come home till 8 the morning after>
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WE WERE WORRIED SICK!!"
"i can either be a good geek and play my games, or go cause trouble throughout the night with the twits from school... up to you"
<console restored, exams passed>
ags
<leather belt>