I'm taking Audrey's side.
I was pretty poor growing up - since I've been sixteen and working, I've provided for everything myself. However, since my mom has remarried, my younger sisters have a much more lavish life. Their teenage years have certainly been more provided for than mine were. They don't seem to appreciate it.
Hahahahahahaha. Awesome.Originally Posted by Shorty
Oh dear lord.
Oh my christ.
I think if i had a child like that i would bitch slap that little smurf.
I had litterally nothing growing up, i was bounced through the foster care system and never knew when i was coming or going. Never had an allowance, no toys and even new clothes were hard to come by.
My fiance on the other hand, his parents are loaded. 3 houses in the UK 2 in Boston USA . But we never ever ask them for anything.
His sister on the other hand is a complete spoilt brat.
Shes living rent and bill free in her dads £750k 7 bed house with her partner and 2 kids (parents living in Boston currently) and she still has the nerve to ask for money left right and center as she cant afford stuff, yet she can afford to stay in and drink all weekend.
As for us, we admittedly do live in one of the other houses his dad owns, but this is a modest 3 bed house and we pay rent, not mates rates rent but standard rent that others charge in the area. We never ever go to them for help and yet were still the bad ones who cant manage money where as she gets away with everything! /rant
moral of the story, i hate people like that ungreatful cow!
Now while I am trying to get on my own two feet, I'm blessed that my parents are willing to support me on food and lodging.
My parents taught us to appreciate the comforts that we have and to make sure to give to charity whenever possible.
The elder sister doesn't have to rely on my parents since she makes a substantial amount in salary ( the big spending was only for the wedding)
The youngest bro on the other still has money learning to do and well I hope he'll be able to learn to be a little bit more wiser on money matters.
Conclusion.. Make makes the world go round... But how you spend your money makes all the difference.
Oh and I hate those mtv sweet sixteen shows..Make me vomit :hurl:
HOTROD
"Lets go for a spin you and I"
Yeah, I definitely agree with that.
I grew up with a very privileged upbringing, but I wouldn't call myself spoiled. I've been working since I was 16, and I work very hard in college. Besides the major things that are out of my reach to pay for, such as a car and college fees, I pay for absolutely everything that I do or buy. I'm experienced with managing money as a result and banking.
I'd say a lot of that is to do with myself though. I have a go-getter attitude and have always liked to do things for myself and establish myself as a person. My parents have always taught us to be very gracious for everything we get, and while my brother is gracious and a sweet boy, he pretty much sits around and plays video games all day. My parents are going nuts trying to get him to get a job. He doesn't cook or clean or do laundry.
He has no life skills because our mother doesn't everything for him. It's just in her nature, she feels like she has to do things for us. I have to actively tell her that she doesn't have to, say, take my laundry in my room and do it for me, because I'm 20 years old and I had better be doing my own laundry.
She's finally stopped, thank god. She was ruining my dresses the way she was doing it.
I would say I would raise my child similarly to how I was raised in terms of what I was given, though I would put more of an emphasis on molding a useful person. If I didn't insist on going away to college, I'd probably be 20 and still not know how to do my laundry or cook or anything. I'd also make my child get a job as soon as they turn 16/17. I really really believe in the importance of a job, especially aty bottom of the rung job, like retail and fast food. It teaches you that if you don't work hard, you'll end up working at one of those places your entire life.
tl-dr; When someone implies that I'm spoiled because I have nice things that I BOUGHT, through my own hours of hard work, I become incensed like nothing else. And these always tend to be people without a job, who don't have anything just because they won't make the effort to get it themselves. I call this envy theatre - the act of getting on a high horse and whinging about being a better person for not having anything, while secretly envying the ability to buy nice things, because they don't actually have a job or work. People at college are notorious for that crap.
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