my friend memo said something yesterday that sort of disturbed me. well...he said a FEW things that disturbed me, actually, but i'm talking about one in particular. "you've got it made, don't you Eugenie?" he meant to say that i don't hafta work...that i'm just a student and i don't hafta worry about any financial responsibilities. WHAT THE HELL.
maybe he just said this to piss me off~ well, it did. maybe he didn't though. should i give him the benefit of the doubt? well...either way, was he saying this cuz he figures all asians "have it made" since most asian parents work extra hard to make sure their children don't have to work while going to school...so the students can focus all their time & energy into studying??!? well, my dear friend, although i do "have it made" in a sense, i still do hafta work. i get enough financial aid & grants to pay for tuition and books, but i still pay for my own phone bills, car payments, insurance payments, clothes, food, etc. i'm not braggin here...really. i only work 30 hours a week. i know people that work full time and pay for all this PLUS rent, utilities, etc. but i'm saying...why would he post this stereotype, i guess is what it is, onto me?
you know...i really respect all those hard-working parents out there who work extra hard for their kids...i know so many asian kids who just "have it made," in that sense. they can just go to school carefree...without worrying about financial crap. of course...some of these ppls don't really take advantage of the situation to study (instead, they party, shop, mess around) so that sux, but i still respect the parents.
and then there are those parents that...as soon as their kids turn 18, that's it. no more financial help (or very little of it). you hafta get a job and pay your own way through school. and i respect that, too. cuz that teaches responsibility. which set of parents do i have? well...none of the above, i guess...
basically, my parents WANT to be able to support me completely financially. if it were up to them, they would have paid for my 2001 civic coupe in full @ the dealership, this past august. if it were up to them, they would give me money to buy stuff. in fact, they always ask me if i need money. but the thing is...even if they could afford it, i don't want to put that financial burden on them. my dad's invested so much money, paying for so much stuff, while i spent the allowance he gave me on useless stuff. it's my turn to be financially responsible too, right? my friend mai and i (as i'm sure a lot of others) feel strongly about this. we want to pay as much as we can on our own...cuz we know our parents have enough to worry about as it is...
maybe i seem a little pampered...cuz i AM a spoiled brat. i know i am. that's why i'm trying to be less of one. but yeah...i'm still bothered that he thinks i "have it made" financially. i guess i sorta do, in a sense, but still...why would he just think that right off the bat?? grrrrrr