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No it's not a contest.

But frankly, I am tired of being seemingly surrounded by people (usually women) who put themselves first 99% of the time.  It is very, very hard to be poor.  I know first hand.

But how do you reconcile that it was your mother that made matters so much worse by "having" to get her hair done, for example.  I am not talking about the $1. hair maintenance that PP mentioned.  I am talking about an entire day at the salon, with high end services, the she supposedly couldn't afford.  Triple digits.  That should be a lot of money to someone who complains about money all the time, yet fails to prioritize properly, each and every time.

My issue or question has to do with the earlier question (great one BTW) - it is so easy to resent one or both parents for not stepping up or not doing what they were supposed to be doing or not prioritizing.  How do you reconcile the situation without dismissing it?

I find myself really having a problem with people who put themselves before their children.

I saved for years before having enough money to send myself to college, while my parents were oblivious.  During one of my f/t jobs (while also taking classes f/t), a woman said to me "why do your parents have such nice things while you are working more than any 20 year old I have ever known?"  That really opened my eyes that parents should be stepping up for their kids.  This woman had 10 of her own, as it turned out.  I recall thinking I wanted her to adopt me, and how different my life would be if I had parents who prioritized differently.

Anyway, if you don't prioritize as having your children first, they will soon see.

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