Your family, my family
I was talking to a friend and she kept complaining to me about the way her parents treat her. She comes from a very well off family. As in rich. Yet, she works and barely earns a 1000 dollars a month. Maybe less, depends on her work hours. However, when she asks her parents for money (5 dollars), they tell her “no, don’t you work?” I was dumbfounded when she was telling me the story. My family is completely the opposite. Even when we had nothing, my parents will ask me if I wanted anything.
Till this day, as a 26 year old girl with a job, my parents still ask me if I want money. Sometimes I ask my mom for a Toonie or 5 dollars because I want coffee in the morning and I didn’t have change on me. My dad would over hear the conversation and says, “give her 20!” Then he says, “I can go get you cash if your mom doesn’t have any.” I am like wow wow.. back off. I just want some change. My parents never question what I do with my money or why I ask for money. My mom knows I like shopping, but she knows I never buy anything expensive. If I do, (once in a blue moon), then I tell her. Normal. I got nothing to hide. However, they never ask me what I do with my money, what I buy, how much I have in the bank. Nothing.
They know I work, they know my salary, and they are happy and don’t care what I do with my money or when I ask for money. Only thing my mom keeps asking me, “how much money left to pay off your student loans, and always save your money. You never know what the future holds.” I do save my money, but she always asks me that. Once I finish my student loans I would be relieved! I could pay more or even completely pay it off right now, but why should I? I rather go shopping!
So why are parents who are very well off treat their children so badly? Making them almost beg for money. I mean I understand that people our age should be well off and not in need of our parents, but sometimes it is nice to just know they are still on our side. That they can and are willing to help us out when time is needed.
Maybe my family is just different and just really nice when it comes to money. Maybe it is harder when you had a family suffering from lack of money for years to others who have too much that parting with it, even to their children, is hardest thing imaginable to them.







