Just had my passion for photography ruined. What can I do now?
So I'm into photography even though I'm pretty bad at it but I don't think I want to do it anymore. See I bought myself a original polaroid 1000 camera on ebay because I've always wanted one. However today when trying to put the film in to try it out my parents completely took over and blamed me for the outcome.
I first tried to pull up a YouTube tutorial but my Father told me to just, in his words, "wack it in." It being the film. So I open the box and take out the film. I ask my Father is the small sticker on the film is needed. My father takes the film from me and removes the sticker himself. This is important.
So my Father then hands the film back to me and once more tells me to "wack it in" to the camera. I do so. I then ask my Father, as he was alive and had one when they first came out, if it's in far enough. My Father tells me he doesn't know as I've just done it myself. My Father takes the camera from me, looks it over over decides it's good. I close it and try to take a picture. Nothing happens. I try again. Nothing. Now my Father is getting angry. He tells me if I checked how to do it. I, as well as my Mother,tell him that he told me to just wack it in. My Father ignores me and tells me I should have checked how to do it before I tried. I tell him once more that HE told me to just wack it in. My Father ignores me and looks up how to do it on YouTube. He plays a video that says to ensure it's charged. The video is clearly one for a modern one
My camera has no charging port. I try to tell my Father he is looking at a modern one. He ignores me and tells me the sticker that was on the film should have stayed there. I try to tell him HE is the one who removed it. He starts to yell and I yelled back. He eventually says he is going to smash it with a hammer, it being my camera. I tell him I don't care at this point and go to my room where I have remained since.
I heard my parents arguing, my Mother saying that he was the one that told me to put the film in and my Father calling me a "mouthy little bitch." My Mother came up a while ago to tell me that the camera is apparently broken and she will send it back and give me back the money I spend on the camera and film.
She tells me that she will help me buy a new one and suggests I get one of Argos or Amazon. But honestly at this point I don't care anymore and no longer want a polaroid camera. Besides, the ones on Amazon and Argos are almost all modern ones and I only want a classic one. I'm even considering selling my other camera,a Canon camera, as well.
This really sucks as this was the one thing I've found myself enjoying and willing to drop tones of money on. I understand that I may be in the wrong here in a way I cannot see as I am Autistic but I am not trying to use that as a excuse. I'm still in my room as I type this and I truly cannot bring myself to want a new camera not anything to do with photography anymore especially if it will just lead to more arguments.