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Oh, I so totally agree with you!       07/06/05 03:45 PM Edit Reply Quote atomic rose Reged: 06/01/04 Posts: 7013 Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!) Those parents are completely daft. Nuts. Screws loose and everything. And then the tuition thing really cracked me up. Talk about completely screwed up priorities! From the time I was 7 - yes, 7! - I earned my spending money "working" for my dad at his woodworking shop on Saturdays. Yeah, I know I whined here and there as a preteen, when I wanted six Swatches and Benetton sweaters like the other girls at school had, but Mom simply said, "We can't afford it, and that's that," and that really WAS that. I definitely knew that if I wanted things like that, I had to earn my own money and buy it myself. I was NOT neglected by any means - I had nice clothes, I had all the hairspray an '80s teen could possibly need - but I was definitely not spoiled. And those girls, I'm sorry, are spoiled. And they'll likely be like that for the rest of their lives... boy oh boy, are they going to be in for a lot of disappointments in life, once Mommy and Daddy cut them off and they have to buy their own monogrammed designer towels. And if I'm ranting this much, and I'm not even a parent, that should make you feel a little better for ranting yourself! I can't even imagine trying to raise a teenager in an area like that. I'm counting my blessings now, because up here in the boonies, everyone is poor as dirt, so my theoretical someday-children won't have quite the materialistic peer pressure... I hope! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread What is wrong with today's parents? BL 07/06/05 02:37 PM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? michele 07/07/05 09:38 AM Re: Talk about THE BAD SEED! lalala 07/07/05 09:47 AM Michele, I'm afraid I would've BL 07/07/05 09:46 AM Re: Michele, I'm afraid I would've lalala 07/07/05 09:51 AM Re: Michele, I'm afraid I would've michele 07/07/05 10:03 AM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? lalala 07/07/05 09:08 AM This strikes home with me too.... bamagirl 07/07/05 07:59 AM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? Sara-Sage 07/07/05 07:32 AM Conversely... chinagrl 07/07/05 07:34 AM Chinagirl BL 07/07/05 08:24 AM Re: Chinagirl chinagrl 07/07/05 08:32 AM Re: Chinagirl BL 07/07/05 08:54 AM Re: Chinagirl Cara4503 07/07/05 09:31 AM Re: Conversely... Lana_Marie 07/07/05 07:36 AM Re: Conversely... chinagrl 07/07/05 07:41 AM A Kid's Opinion Vicam 07/06/05 06:17 PM Re: A Kid's Opinion thepurplelollie 07/07/05 02:22 AM Re: A Kid's Opinion Kimm 07/07/05 07:13 AM Re: A Kid's Opinion Yoda (formerly Hans) 07/07/05 06:49 AM Alicia, well said BL 07/07/05 07:58 AM I totally agree with you Purplelollie. chinagrl 07/07/05 05:49 AM Re: I totally agree with you Purplelollie. Dr. Spice Yamin 07/07/05 07:22 AM pants... chinagrl 07/07/05 07:36 AM Re: pants... Dr. Spice Yamin 07/07/05 07:43 AM Re: pants... chinagrl 07/07/05 07:45 AM Re: pants... Dr. Spice Yamin 07/07/05 07:52 AM Re: pants... chinagrl 07/07/05 07:56 AM Re: pants... Dr. Spice Yamin 07/07/05 09:39 AM Spoiled and oblivious, aren't they? Nelly 07/06/05 04:04 PM Oh, Nelly, it's never enough BL 07/07/05 08:32 AM Re: Oh, Nelly, it's never enough chinagrl 07/07/05 08:33 AM Yes, the way they waste it is disgusting! ---nt--- BL 07/07/05 08:55 AM Oh, I so totally agree with you! atomic rose 07/06/05 03:45 PM I absolutely 100% agree with you!!!! more... ecmmbm 07/06/05 03:39 PM Michelle BL 07/06/05 04:05 PM Re: BL Yoda (formerly Hans) 07/06/05 04:17 PM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? Yoda (formerly Hans) 07/06/05 03:32 PM Allcia BL 07/06/05 04:03 PM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? LittleLisa 07/06/05 03:23 PM Boobs? BL 07/06/05 03:59 PM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? Lana_Marie 07/06/05 03:33 PM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? Yoda (formerly Hans) 07/06/05 03:50 PM GEEZ..... barbie 07/06/05 03:11 PM Barbie BL 07/06/05 04:10 PM Re: GEEZ..... chinagrl 07/06/05 03:15 PM Nah...... BL 07/06/05 03:42 PM I dunno chinagrl 07/06/05 04:05 PM Re: GEEZ..... Lana_Marie 07/06/05 03:14 PM Lana Marie BL 07/06/05 04:19 PM I wouldn't ... atomic rose 07/06/05 03:48 PM Re: What is wrong with today's parents? melitami 07/06/05 03:08 PM TOTALLY agree with you... Linz 07/06/05 02:43 PM Thank you, Linz...I was beginning to think there was something wrong with me! BL 07/06/05 02:59 PM

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