How do I convince my parents to get digital TV?

How to convince my parents to let me have a TV in my room?

• I’m a 13 year old girl. Ever since I was like 11, I’ve wanted a TV in my room, but my parents have always said no. I understood why when I was younger, but now I don’t really understand why they won’t let me. I’m going to be 14 in January, and I think I’m old enough now. I ask my dad why I can’t have one, and he says, “You just can’t. Please don’t ask questions.” We have four TV’s in our house already. There’s a huge flat screen downstairs in the main living room that no one really uses that often, my parents have one in their room that they use every night, there’s one in the exercise room that my dad uses when exercising, and then there is one in the upstairs game room for the kids. My little sister always hogs the one in the game room, and she watches shows that I hate. I’m not allowed to watch anything that I want to watch because my parents don’t want my little sisters to watch anything other than Nickelodeon and Disney. My parents don’t let us use the flat screen downstairs, because they say since it’s in the center of the house it’s way too loud and distracting. The only time I get to watch interesting shows is at my friends house. I’ve only watched MTV a few times, but I always hear about shows on that channel and I want to watch them so badly! I never get to watch award shows or anything. I can’t watch talk shows…I can’t even watch ABC Family! Like I said, the only channels I’m allowed to watch are Disney and Nickelodeon because of my little sisters. So I basically don’t watch TV ever. I wouldn’t stay up really late watching TV, and I couldn’t even if I wanted to. My room is so close to my sisters and it would keep them awake at night. I just want my own TV where I can record shows that I want to watch by myself and then watch them. I want to be able to watch TV with my friends in my room when they come over for sleepovers. It wouldn’t cause me to stay in my room all the time. I like being social with my family. I would just go into my room at about 8 every night, take a shower, watch an hour of TV, then go to bed. It’s not like I’m asking for a TV for no reason. I want it as my Christmas present, and maybe even my birthday present. Since my birthday is in January, if I get something big for Christmas, it usually counts as my birthday present too. And I’m fine with that. I think my parents think I will watch inappropriate shows or something, but I won’t. I’m very responsible. So how do I convince my parents to let me have a TV in my room? Thanks so much! (:

• Answer:

  Probably because he figures you will stay up half the night watching tv and not studying. I never had a tv in my room growing up. You should be so busy as a kid that you wouldn't even think about it.