Alright well, in case anyone's interested in this bit of drama I've got an update on the situation.
Instead of emailing me back, my father emailed my mom. Apparently he said something about "how did he get on the internet" (neither of them know my 3DS has internet and my father doesn't know I can weasel my way onto our stuffty desktop) and "who does he think he is telling me what to do". My mom told me not to email him anymore. I suppose I'll call him up and give him a piece of my mind. I'm seriously pissed and have no regard for anything anymore.
do it
i mean, what super duper reason does he have to keep your laptop
you're also 18 that stuffs yours now, forever.