Rick's Suggestion...Member Picture Thread!!

[Mustangbelle306]

Originally posted by 1BAD89
RBatson, I like how you posted the PM I sent you, ever thought thats maybe why I sent you a PM? Anyway I do not need to sit here and go on about how I pay for my things, you don't know me, and that's fine. I pay for my food, rent, everything. So why don't you drop the "rich kid" act. I'm rich by no means, I just have made some good decisions in life, & I can afford all the things I have. You have no idea how I sit financially, and I suggest that you quit trying to act like you do.

Rick is right, albeit a little nosy . Stop getting defensive over nothing. You DO have parents that are well off that could provide you with the BASIS for your good decisions and financial know-how. I do as well. I don't know WHY so many people our age are so quick to be like 'Oh my parents don't support me I'm so independent blah blah blah". People like us are EXTREMELY lucky to have hard working parents that want the best for us. If it werent for your parents, you wouldn't have a nice place to live (house AND area), set of ethics (including your work ethic) education to GET that job, etc.

I'm the first American born in my family, and my parents came over on the dago pasta boat to make their fortune (starting in IOWA, btw WHY I don't know?!) and now they have more than enough cash after bachelor's and masters degrees. They have raised me very well, and given me not only beautiful things that I earned with hard work and devotion to my jobs AND studies, but a desire to make a living for MYSELF, now that they have helped me though life without merely handing me things. They taught me that you gotta work for what you want, and you need to be responsible for your actions and decisions. THAT, my friend, you didn't earn working at the gym.

Even if I made $50k first year out of college, you bet I'm going to credit a TON of my success to my FOLKS, without an ounce of shame. I KNOW the value of a dollar, but I would never downplay the financial and emotional support my parents worked hard to be able to provide me. I am always grateful for what they have given me, and that's the most important part. Accepting the assistance of your family does NOT make you a spoiled brat, being ungrateful and selfish DOES...so maybe you should give your folks a little credit where credit is due...you're a great kid and its thanks to them