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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is definitely how I feel when I find out people have significant parental help in the form of house down payments (or full purchase price), tuition, completed 529’s, free trips to Hawaii, etc. It’s all very hush hush because they want it to seem like they aren’t getting that much help.[/quote]

I'm not trying to seem like my father didn't pay for most things I had. I just ... don't really talk about money at all, either way. If you are scraping by and ONLY want to be friends with people who are also scraping by, then you need to find a way to say that.  Otherwise, if you're cool, I'm going to try to be friends with you.  I have friends who are a part-time bartender, a social worker, a paralegal, a tech chick, general counsel of a company, etc.  I'll be friends with anyone whose personality I like.  And yes, if that means we meet up to go for a walk because you can't afford anything until payday, then I'm cool with that. Or if you want to grab a slice of pizza and can't afford the fancy Italian restaurant, I'm fine with a slice.

But I shouldn't have to feel bad about what I was given. I work hard, I appreciate what I have, I donate. And I will raise my children to do the same. While yes, giving them the gift of not having to worry about money.[/quote]

NP your parents should have given you additional classes in reading comprehension , the author did not explicitly state that she wants people like you to feel bad about what you were ‘given’or that she exclusively wanted her friends to be fellow scrappers , but rather lamented the dishonesty of her ex peers . She described it accurately when she recounted instances of friends who gave her the impression that they were similarly situated only to discover that it was far from the truth . Perhaps you can  chalk it up to people like you not ‘talking about money ‘ which is your prerogative , but in this case , it appears that the author would’ve wanted her peers to be more forthcoming which is an understandable  and logical expectation . I don’t think  expecting a peer to say ‘ hey Susie , the only reason why I’m even pursuing this career path is because I have a lot of family help’ is too much to ask [/quote]

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