While I did grow up poor, I honestly hope others do not go through what I had even though I think it made me what I am today (take that for itās worth).
I just hate kids that get everything they ask for without deserving it/working for it. I am not talking about working at Subway or whatever but just something that makes the kid deserving.
Then again, I worked for a car at 16 at KMart making $3.75 an hour and it was the most pointless decision of my life. I should have been concentrating and working on a scholarship. $3.75 an hour or a $10-$30K a year scholarship? Thatās another discussion though.
But, I have no idea these peopleās situations. I am just generalizing.
Who are you to judge what someone elseās kid deserves?
When I started working I made $2/hour, which was lower then minimum wage the year I was born, and I donāt have any animosity to those who didnāt have to work for it. Some of my friends come from incredibly wealthy families and have gone to ivy league schools(which their parents paid for) and their parents bought them new cars and sent them on trips through Europe, Asia, etcā¦ These friends of mine are well adjusted, interesting and well learned individuals with more respect for others then most Iāve met, they donāt look down on the poor or even criminals the way most do. They arenāt carrying the anger and frustration that most of the middle/lower classes possess. When some scumbag keys, their fatherās ferrari, they donāt get angry(and neither does their father) they feel bad for the person who felt the need to do that, itās just a car and there is clearly a person who is in a lot of pain and attempted to relieve themselves on the car. Iām not certain I agree with this, but if there were more like this crime and war would be non-existent. Maybe they can be more carefree because money truly doesnāt matter, whatever they want they buy, but they also know that buying things doesnāt equal happiness. Sharing life and the experiences that it brings with family and friends is the ticket.
The part that bothers me about kids that have their parents buy them expensive carsā¦is that the attitude that comes with these kids. Timmayā¦I agree with you to some extent about some kids having a better attitude when they have less stress in their lives because of money. But Iāve dealt personally with alot of shitty attitude kids that have had a money blessed worryfree lifeā¦and because of that they automatically think they are better and that whatever car they have is better as well. Would I of loved it if my parents baught me a nice car? Bet your ass. But do I love it even more knowing that I have worked hard and baught every single car I have ever owned? Bet your ass twice.
There are bad apples in any bunch, it just seems the spoiled, rich bad apples leave a much worse taste in our mouthes then most. Ass holes come in all shapes and sizes and it seems unfair to bunch groups together based exclusively on the bad examples. Quoting Jack Nicholsonās character in āAs Good as it Gets,ā weāre not pissed because we had it bad, weāre pissed because others had it so much better
No clue where I read this a while ago but I liked it enough to remember itā¦
āI want to give my kids enough so that they can do anything they want with there life, not so that they can do nothing.ā Course I butchered it but you get the point.
trust me, im not jealous of shit. i HATE the fact that it can be taken for grantedā¦ blow my new motorā¦OO daddy can buy a new oneā¦
I CANT wait til something big breaks/happens and no one will help youā¦ but of course that wont happen cause ive got āconnectionsā. get over your 17year old ego. and grow up
big breaks and shit donāt happen when things are done right the first time. iām not going to sit here and explain to you my income and how i paid for every part/mod despite free laborā¦
That statement was not aimed at anybody here, and Joey got a 94 civic and kid works typical jobs of his age, which are probably the hardest jobs he will ever work in his life.
My problem is actually with a certain family who act like royalty around here, and every time something is not up-to their standard they cause a fit.
It would be different if joey was a cocky asshole like most the kids his age that got shit handed to themā¦but hes not
so why bash the kid if hes not a dick head???
Yah, I have this huge issue with parents handing their kids things that are worth thousands of dollarsā¦but I can honestly care less if the kid is respectful to people and doesnt act like it
big difference between a cocky kid that gets his shit handed to him, and a respectful one.
That was Warren Buffet, it is a shame more people donāt share his mentality, wealth aside, he is an inspirational man and in my opinion the type of person I hope to be.
jealousy and haterade