Hey y'all. So this is my first time posting...
Lately I've been getting really annoyed at all of my rich and privileged friends.
Here's the deal: my family has always been sort of poor; especially in the recession we've had to cut a lot of corners. At the same time, we live in the second richest public school district in my state because my parents wanted me and my three siblings to have the chance at a good education. Most people at my school have two houses, one here and one at the beach, (most of them have houses in europe and the caribbean) and 98% of them have really nice cars (mostly bmws and porches) that they drive to school everyday, despite the fact that we have a bus system. One of the kids in my grade was even on My Super Sweet 16.
Kids in my grade also have a lot of "connections" and so even though they're teenagers, they get really good, high paying jobs (on average like $9.50-$11/hour!) with people they know just because they want something to do with their free time. I just lost my job when the restaurant where I work closed and I'm having a lot of trouble finding another one. I have to pay for at least 2/3 of my college tuition next year because my parents just can't afford it. All the kids in my grade get free rides to college from their parents. I almost just got a job at this bakery, but it went to another girl in my grade (who owns an Escalade) because her mom knows the owner. I asked her why she wanted to work there and she was like "oh, you know, I just need something to pass the time..."
The annoying thing is, ALL of my friends are really rich, and so I can't ever vent to anyone about it because they sort of live in this bubble. I know it's not their faults that they're so wealthy, and it's not my fault that I'm not, it's just frustrating because their parents pay for EVERYTHING!! The majority of these kids have really high paying jobs but their parents still give them the credit card when they go to the mall. Like, today I went shopping with my one friend because we had off of school. She has a job babysitting for her parents' friends and her parents pay her to babysit HER OWN SISTER after school she makes around $250 PER WEEK! Still, she had her moms credit card with her and charged $300 worth of stuff. She bought a pair of Uggs for $160 randomly, even though she already has two pairs. Would it have killed her to pay for them herself?
UGH sorry this is so long, but is it like this for anyone else? Is there any way to stop being jealous of my wealthy friends? It's just hard to watch them get so much stuff handed to them; they all have this gross sense of entitlement. My other friend got a car when she got her learner's permit, so it sat in her driveway for a whole year. The first time she drove it she backed into the wall of a building and it was totaled. Her parents bought her a new Audi the next weekend which she had them send back because she wanted a leather interior, not the one they got her. And they give her a gas card... I know I sound like such a whiner but I would be happy to even have a piece of junk car! Heck, I would be happy if my parents could afford to keep the house heated all winter! What do you all think?
Lately I've been getting really annoyed at all of my rich and privileged friends.
Here's the deal: my family has always been sort of poor; especially in the recession we've had to cut a lot of corners. At the same time, we live in the second richest public school district in my state because my parents wanted me and my three siblings to have the chance at a good education. Most people at my school have two houses, one here and one at the beach, (most of them have houses in europe and the caribbean) and 98% of them have really nice cars (mostly bmws and porches) that they drive to school everyday, despite the fact that we have a bus system. One of the kids in my grade was even on My Super Sweet 16.
Kids in my grade also have a lot of "connections" and so even though they're teenagers, they get really good, high paying jobs (on average like $9.50-$11/hour!) with people they know just because they want something to do with their free time. I just lost my job when the restaurant where I work closed and I'm having a lot of trouble finding another one. I have to pay for at least 2/3 of my college tuition next year because my parents just can't afford it. All the kids in my grade get free rides to college from their parents. I almost just got a job at this bakery, but it went to another girl in my grade (who owns an Escalade) because her mom knows the owner. I asked her why she wanted to work there and she was like "oh, you know, I just need something to pass the time..."
The annoying thing is, ALL of my friends are really rich, and so I can't ever vent to anyone about it because they sort of live in this bubble. I know it's not their faults that they're so wealthy, and it's not my fault that I'm not, it's just frustrating because their parents pay for EVERYTHING!! The majority of these kids have really high paying jobs but their parents still give them the credit card when they go to the mall. Like, today I went shopping with my one friend because we had off of school. She has a job babysitting for her parents' friends and her parents pay her to babysit HER OWN SISTER after school she makes around $250 PER WEEK! Still, she had her moms credit card with her and charged $300 worth of stuff. She bought a pair of Uggs for $160 randomly, even though she already has two pairs. Would it have killed her to pay for them herself?
UGH sorry this is so long, but is it like this for anyone else? Is there any way to stop being jealous of my wealthy friends? It's just hard to watch them get so much stuff handed to them; they all have this gross sense of entitlement. My other friend got a car when she got her learner's permit, so it sat in her driveway for a whole year. The first time she drove it she backed into the wall of a building and it was totaled. Her parents bought her a new Audi the next weekend which she had them send back because she wanted a leather interior, not the one they got her. And they give her a gas card... I know I sound like such a whiner but I would be happy to even have a piece of junk car! Heck, I would be happy if my parents could afford to keep the house heated all winter! What do you all think?