I’m headed to the top.
Since 14, I’ve had that mind motivation to set my direction to that prize. I hate it when kids complain about what they have and how their parents treat them unfair. A lot of kids would love for their parents to “care” and to “restrict” them from doing certain things in order to get financial aid. It bothers me a lot because I’ve never had it easy. I used to know a lot of girls who’d complain about taking public transit (as they had never used it before) which I found outrageous. I mean I’ve been taking transit as long as I’ve known, in fact, I’ve been going to school by myself since grade 3 AND picking up my brother who was in kindergarten at the time and walking back home. In grade 3 I think I was about 7-8 years old. I mean, yes I had it bad. But I never complained, I was too young to complain. But did I have a reason to complain? No, because I had all the necessities any child should ever need. It makes me utterly upset to think about the amount of money and hours of work I’ve put in and the P.O.S. Honda Civic I have, which breaks down on average, at least twice a month. On top of that the amount of insurance I pay is ridiculous, I could have bought a 2004 BMW 3 Series (and that’s no joke) with all the money I’ve put into the 3 cars I’ve owned and the insurance. Add in GO Transit fees, food costs, leisure costs, clothing, etc. and I’m overwhelmed in debt. My parents pay for my school fees and for that I am very grateful (some kids have to work and pay for their school fees too). It just bothers me that some kids get a car after they get their license from the shitty driving school their parents paid for. There’s a difference between independent teenagers and dependent teenagers. The latter half don’t survive that long in the real world. What ever happened to good old-fashioned ways of raising children. You don’t give them everything they want even if you could afford it. You let them learn that independence creates a separate set of benefits. You have to rely on your parents much less and you create a lot of freedom for yourself but most importantly you gain your parents trust.
Some people need to stop sticking their hands up their parent’s ass and jump back to reality, you’re only giving your parents all the power they’ll ever need over you. Complain a bit, rebel a bit. Stop accepting their money, get a job to prove to them that you want YOUR money to use not THEIRS. Even if you had previous responsibilities or obligations within the household, they can’t stop you from working. I think the main problem with most spoiled kids these days is they are too afraid of their parents because their parents threaten to take away many of their things (which are ultimately in the ownership of the buyer). This is easily, and I mean easily avoided by getting a job against your parent’s will and showing them how hard you’ll work just not to use their money and to avoid their coercive force upon you through things of value.
-ACS
