To: Maria S
Oh Maria, blow it out of your butt and speak for yourself. I am a 30 something and I didn't get any of what you mentioned. I rode the bus for several years until I could afford a car independently and qualify for the loan. I had to resort to living with people I didn't much like to be able to have a roof over my head. My mother couldn't even pull herself away from the mirror long enough to tell me how to manage menses bleeding or shave my legs. In fact, my parents who didn't even give me the skills I needed to survive(I learned the hard way) were too damn busy taking care of themselves. They were counting on their fingers and toes until the days the dreaded children were gone. That 80's accesory they grew weary of. And for the kids I know who got that. They would have preferred a parent who gave a crap to all the stuff thrown at them to make up for it.
Ungrateful my tush. My mother who could have cared less for us is now living in *MY* home on *MY* dollar all obtained with no help financially or guidance from either one of my parents. She's still as self-centered as ever and it hurts like hell to know the type of person she is is the same person I knew as a teen. She can't even bring herself to play the grandmother role because she's not ready to be a grandma yet--rolling eyes. Yet, I allow her in my home and saved her tush when she was in trouble. A lot more than she ever did for me by a long shot. Spin your ungrateful child crap somewhere else. I for one am resentful that I am not only paying for my self-centered set of parental units but probably a couple of others as well.
56 posted on
12/11/2003 1:04:33 PM PST by
cupcakes
To: cupcakes
Sounds familiar. I worked my tail off one summer at the age of 14, only to have Pop take my savings to go buy stuff. Spoiled indeed.
But to be fair: just as many of us young folk weren't showered with riches, there are many responsible Boomers who want the Social Security beast destroyed as much as we do. We should be careful, painting our generational counterparts with broad brushes....
63 posted on
12/11/2003 1:14:46 PM PST by
Mr. Bird
To: cupcakes
I daresay you are a damn fine person, Cupcakes, despite your parents, not because.
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