Blog 36

“But Daddy! I really want the black BMW convertible, not the white SUV. SUV’s are ugly and ‘mom cars’,” said the almost 16-year-old as she made a huge scene in the car dealership by huffing and puffing and stomping her feet. Needless to say, her father was less than happy with his daughter; however, with the fakest smile, he politely said to the car salesman, “We’ll just stop by another day.” The daughter stormed out of the dealership, swearing loudly, making an even bigger scene than before. Here is a little taste of a similar situation that occurred on one of MTV’s My Super Sweet Sixteen episodes. (You might have to copy and paste this link into a webpage). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90HhZ-pyC2Y. Ridiculous right? Here is a girl who is getting a brand new Lexus convertible for her 16th birthday. Let me repeat. HER 16th BIRTHDAY! Most people her age get hand-me-down cars; some don’t even get cars when the turn 16, let alone a brand new Lexus convertible. What is completely idiotic about this situation is that the mother of this moronic child just sits back and listens to her daughter bitch about how she “completely ruined” her birthday. Wah wah wah. Imagine if you were that mother dealing with a child like that. I can tell you that I would never let my child embarrass me like that in front of people. I can also tell you that I probably will not be a parent that purchases a brand new Lexus for my daughter on her 16th birthday.

Back to school shopping is one of my favorite times to go shopping with my mother. Yes, I still get giddy when I buy school supplies, however, the back to school shopping I’m talking about is for new clothes. I like “collecting” certain things for my wardrobe. One of the items I collect are shoes, the other are jeans. However, I’m kind of picky when it comes to those two items. I don’t want to sound like a brat, like the girl in the youtube video I posted for my other paragraph, but I like to buy designer jeans and shoes. However, unlike the brat, I work for my things. Yes, my parents will buy me some things, but things that they think are too pricey or ridiculous because I don’t need it, I buy for myself. I’ve learned over the years, that Mommy and Daddy will not be buying me things forever. However, as I wrote in my other paragraph, I don’t think some children, like the brat, realize how lucky they are. Some people get cut off from their parents right when they graduate from high school, others have parents that help them out and pay for college and other nice things. I’m very lucky that my parents are paying for my college, etc, but I can tell you I would never act like the brat. I always take into account that my parents a so generous to me, and I never really take any of the things they do for me, for granted.