OJ, your rambling, non-contrite comments aren’t helping. Did you not strategize with your lawyer? Mind boggling.
Well gosh, why now?
Just my daily thought of how ridiculous college tuition has become.
For some of these schools it would be financially more advantageous to put the money in a trust and go to a state public then be a full pay student.
250-300k for undergrad is ludicrous
That horse has been a problem from the get go. Don’t jump to conclusions that he isn’t going to ever be rideable. You’ve jumped him in the past and the problem isn’t something new. Dad and I are not going to fund another horse. To my H I don’t need to hear from you how much that horse is costing. I’ve heard you before and my memory is pretty good. And again I don’t want to start getting links of horses that are for sale.
Why won’t my parents listen to my explanation before putting me down and pronouncing me as guilty? I’m called evil while the one who threatened me is consoled…
Hey dude, it’s fine that Palo Alto didn’t make the list of top 50 college towns, and Berkeley did. If you like Palo Alto, good for you. Maybe its better it didn’t make the list. Less crowding. But no matter how you slice it, the view from Sather Tower is a million dollar view, and always will be. Go Golden Bears!
LOL. Everybody gets a trophy! You’re all doing great!
To the neighbor we just met, your comment that the only solution for bad guys with guns is good guys with guns means we probably aren’t going to be best friends. Backing away slowly now…nice chatting with you.
Got my driver’s license!
Some circumstances defy credulity. I really feel old when I find myself thinking “I never thought I’d live to see this.”
My dear friend. I am worried about you. Your only source of income is SSD. When your dad passed he left you about $300,000. Your loaned your brother about $100,000 and spent the rest with nothing to show for it. You are kind and generous to a fault. Your brother has paid back $80,000 and you are spending your money like crazy again. Your children are taking advantage of you and your generosity. You do not need to pay for your 30 year old son’s wedding to a women he’s lived with for 10 years, nor do you need to finance your daughters business or pay for vacations. When you were down to your last $500 they did not help you pay for your car tags, your property tax, rent or food. Yet they took so much from you. Please be careful with this money. You deserve so much more.
Can’t someone do something about this? There must be a way.
Hey Dude, go your rattle, blanket and pacifier, then rent Frozen and sing “Let it go!” 8-} :))
Bring it on!!!
I love my parents… But sometimes I just get so frustrated with them. I’m trying to be responsible and save money by going to a decent but lower ranked school. Why can’t they just support my decision? I’ve been researching places that have exactly what I want, but when I finally feel confident in my decisions, they tear me back down. They say I’ll never be successful, that I’ll struggle immensely to find a good job if I go down the path I planned, and that I am wasting my potential (despite the evidence I’ve shown against this). They don’t respect my major or college choices or opinions… They continue pushing, pushing, pushing me to go to that top college and get that top paying job that I don’t enjoy in the slightest.
I’m not a perfect child, and I know I shouldn’t argue back; they’ve raised me, will pay for college, and want me to return the favor in some way. It’s a reasonable request. But I just wish they’d have a little more faith in me… I wish they would’ve given me smiles when I finally found something I am genuinely interested in… Instead of scolding glares and barely disguised insults.
I’m so confused… Should I pursue what I want? What my parents want? How much do I owe them in return for all the opportunities they’ve given me? Should I listen to them till the very end or break away and choose my own path? I know I sound like a whiny brat- and atm I really am. My situation isn’t even that bad. At least I have a choice…
Their negative comments keep swirling in my head and make me question everything. That future is getting closer, so why does it look even more intimidating than before? I’m frustrated with my stubborn parents, the outrageous costs of college, and the uncertainty of the world. But in the end…
The person I’m most disappointed with is myself.
Right now, I’m listening to my daughter and myself being interviewed on the radio. We taped the interview month before last. We’re talking about our family’s journey through mental illness. It is SO weird to hear myself talk! Ack. At least I managed to speak slower than usual.
There are an awful lot of stupid people in the world.
Some days just the pits
No, I don’t mind doing that simple chore you could have easily done while watching tv for 3 hours, but instead waited until you sat in front of your computer to read your email to ask me to do it so you could claim you were “busy”.
And if you don’t want your clothes put on the hangers inside-out, take one extra second and turn them right-side out before you put them in the laundry bin. Even better, learn to take your clothes off without turning them inside-out…
Thirteen more months. My employer can drive me nuts for only 13 more months. This is my new mantra.