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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 734550" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I was not mature. But I somehow knew better than to break the law, take drugs have crazy sex in high school etc. It seemed as if I was pretty alone in being responsible in these ways. I was always VERY capable of ignoring peer pressure, even that of my best friends.</p><p></p><p>Pink, I think it is GREAT to have to earn your own things. I revolted against my childhood, loathed the wealthy folks I grew up with and their in my opinion shallowness, and married middle class. In both marriages, the kids worked for what they got, at least in the teen years, and all my kids worked part time while in high school, except for Sonic who had a form of autism. To this day, all four of mine have strong g work ethics. Even Sonic is on his own and working. Bart and Jumper make college level salaries and Princess was a very good pastry chef who won awards and only stopped working after her baby was born. She is a great mom. None of my kids got freebies from us. My first husband was cheaper than I can explain and my sweet loving second husband just was not a high earner, but he was an amazing father. I feel it was very good that my kids had to buy their own cars, insurance, houses etc.</p><p></p><p>Pink, my hub is a mechanic and we always bought old cars for cash and I didn't feel bad about it AT ALL! Was just glad hub could keep cars running for so long and that we had no car payments...lol.</p><p></p><p>When I lived in Lincolnwood, IL many moons ago almost everyone had a Cadillac but us. I wasn't jealous. I grew to be VERY anti status symbol and to this day Cadillacs remind me of people who I grew up with and I felt they were mostly superficial and shallow. I never wanted to own a status type car nor did I feel the need to own big house, a yacht, nothing like that. I am rather repelled by snooty people...there goes the opinion again! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> To me snooty people lose track of what really matters, such as kindness and caring and giving and tolerance and compassion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 734550, member: 1550"] I was not mature. But I somehow knew better than to break the law, take drugs have crazy sex in high school etc. It seemed as if I was pretty alone in being responsible in these ways. I was always VERY capable of ignoring peer pressure, even that of my best friends. Pink, I think it is GREAT to have to earn your own things. I revolted against my childhood, loathed the wealthy folks I grew up with and their in my opinion shallowness, and married middle class. In both marriages, the kids worked for what they got, at least in the teen years, and all my kids worked part time while in high school, except for Sonic who had a form of autism. To this day, all four of mine have strong g work ethics. Even Sonic is on his own and working. Bart and Jumper make college level salaries and Princess was a very good pastry chef who won awards and only stopped working after her baby was born. She is a great mom. None of my kids got freebies from us. My first husband was cheaper than I can explain and my sweet loving second husband just was not a high earner, but he was an amazing father. I feel it was very good that my kids had to buy their own cars, insurance, houses etc. Pink, my hub is a mechanic and we always bought old cars for cash and I didn't feel bad about it AT ALL! Was just glad hub could keep cars running for so long and that we had no car payments...lol. When I lived in Lincolnwood, IL many moons ago almost everyone had a Cadillac but us. I wasn't jealous. I grew to be VERY anti status symbol and to this day Cadillacs remind me of people who I grew up with and I felt they were mostly superficial and shallow. I never wanted to own a status type car nor did I feel the need to own big house, a yacht, nothing like that. I am rather repelled by snooty people...there goes the opinion again! :) To me snooty people lose track of what really matters, such as kindness and caring and giving and tolerance and compassion. [/QUOTE]
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