I hate Christmas

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I grew up poor in an extremely good family environment, then spent my mid-teens semi-wealthy, then spent my early marriage poor as a damn church mouse (except I couldn't afford mice) raising kids, then became well off in the middle of the last decade.  Now I've got an enormous household, and while I'm hardly poor, times aren't as freewheeling as they were (no immediate trips around the country for the hell of it, for example, but the bills are paid).

As a result, I understand where the money comes from, but I don't stress it too much.

Nice thing, my kids understand the difference between poverty and wealth without being desperate, either.

[Whatever]

I grew up poor in an extremely good family environment, then spent my mid-teens semi-wealthy, then spent my early marriage poor as a damn church mouse (except I couldn't afford mice) raising kids, then became well off in the middle of the last decade.  Now I've got an enormous household, and while I'm hardly poor, times aren't as freewheeling as they were (no immediate trips around the country for the hell of it, for example, but the bills are paid).

As a result, I understand where the money comes from, but I don't stress it too much.

Nice thing, my kids understand the difference between poverty and wealth without being desperate, either.

I'm poor as dirt these days, my kids have never known anything but poverty.  However, they appreciate life for a lot more than what they can buy. 

I think it's put them in the "I'll never go hungry again" determination, but that isn't a bad thing!!!

[Telarus]

Many children who grow up in wealthy households learn a different lesson, tho:

Whoever has the power to pull the purse-string tight can induce 1st circuit panic in whomever they like.







I'll let that sink in for a while, and contemplate the GOP holding the nuclear arms treaty hostage for their tax cuts.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

That's true, but this thread isn't about who's worse off, it's about why Nigga wit' Cetaceans' girlfriend doesn't understand his money situation. Sure, poor little rich kids can be sent into a panic at the idea of having their enormous privilege revoked, but so what?