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06-05-2008, 12:52 AM
alright, so i just spent about a month saving up for this cute little shirt i want from japan. it's adorable and great for the summer. i showed my mother the money and asked her to take the money and use her credit card (i don't have one) and she told me to buy something else instead. i asked why and she said "just because". well, hello. it's my money. i think i can do whatever i want with it.
i bet you anything if my other sister had asked for it, my mother would have said yes in a heart beat. why? because my sister's the little angel (not really. she's a total ass to me) and i'm not.
something like this ever happened to you?
would you be mad if it did?
am i being unreasonable?
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06-05-2008, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracy
something like this ever happened to you?
would you be mad if it did?
am i being unreasonable?
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My baby sister always gets her way and it's annoying. She cries and screams to get what she wants from my parents. It doesn't work for my brother or I. That's why when we take care of her, she doesn't even try anymore. She knows we won't give it to her. Someone has to teach her that she can't get everything she wants right? Yes, you're being very reasonable. I suspect that she's probably teaching you how to "manage" your money, but with learning how to do something you have to let someone learn on their own.
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Saisei
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06-05-2008, 12:58 AM
As a dubious human being, I must ask where your money came from, as these stories often end with "well, it was money my parents gave me" so I figured I'd clear that off the bases right off the bat. :)
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06-05-2008, 01:19 AM
Well, it costs extra for shipping and handling, and also some websites can steal your card number and identity
happened to me :(
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06-05-2008, 01:23 AM
iRandall
see, that used to be me since i'm the youngest.
now it's my oldest sister who acts like she's the youngest. >_>
she brings a doll everywhere with her and talks to it. -.-
Kinmotsu
well, my mother gives me lunch money for school, right?
so i packed a lunch every day instead of spending it.
it took a while since it was lunch money,
but i eventually saved up all 38 dollars.
Twinrix
i included the shipping and handling, so that isn't an issue.
i made sure to check out the store completely first.
they've been selling for years and the customers seem very happy.
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06-05-2008, 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Twinrix
Well, it costs extra for shipping and handling, and also some websites can steal your card number and identity
happened to me :(
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That's why you look for paypal secure sites.
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Originally Posted by Tracy
iRandall
see, that used to be me since i'm the youngest.
now it's my oldest sister who acts like she's the youngest. >_>
she brings a doll everywhere with her and talks to it. -.-
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Yea, that just sounds psychotic right there. Very immature too. Somethings are hard to let go I know, but that, is just wrong.
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06-05-2008, 01:28 AM
oh, and it's paypall. x3
thanks for reminding me. >w<
iRandall
yeah. she dresses up like she's five and whines all the time. >_>
and my other sister's just... my god.
she'll come into the room and call me fat
then i'll turn around and say it right back to her
and she'll burst out of the room crying.
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06-05-2008, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracy
oh, and it's paypall. x3
thanks for reminding me. >w<
iRandall
yeah. she dresses up like she's five and whines all the time. >_>
and my other sister's just... my god.
she'll come into the room and call me fat
then i'll turn around and say it right back to her
and she'll burst out of the room crying.
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You're welcome and umm, that is crazy! I'm glad my older sister isn't like that. My older sister would probably make a good mother.
My younger sister's laugh at being called fat, but you can't call her ugly. My brother does that all the time and it pisses me off because he always does shit to piss them off and make them cry and yell. And my younger sister always exaggerates things. My baby sister always wants to get her way so she screams if she doesn't as I said before. He always does both; I swear he loves to hear them cry.
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06-05-2008, 01:32 AM
I shop designer though with some independant companies
they don't use paypal, not a lot of sites do, only credit card.
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06-05-2008, 01:36 AM
She gave you the money to spend, so you have the right to have a choice to what you spend it on. But my mom does the same thing to me when it comes to my money and what I want to spend it on. She's always like "Spend it on what you NEED." Well, there's nothing I really need, so I like to purchase things that I WANT. And its nothing expensive either, its always 20 or less.
Agh, moms. :]
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06-05-2008, 01:42 AM
That's odd. Can't you tell her you're going to buy something else and then get the shirt instead? I know it's deceitful and I shouldn't be telling you to do it but, it's strange that your mother won't let you buy the shirt but, might let you buy something else. It's very wrong in my opinion to favor one child over the other, parents should love their kids equally.
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06-05-2008, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Twinrix
I shop designer though with some independant companies
they don't use paypal, not a lot of sites do, only credit card.
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Oh, I wouldn't trust those sites. I only trust paypal.
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Originally Posted by thoughtlessamaya
She gave you the money to spend, so you have the right to have a choice to what you spend it on. But my mom does the same thing to me when it comes to my money and what I want to spend it on. She's always like "Spend it on what you NEED." Well, there's nothing I really need, so I like to purchase things that I WANT. And its nothing expensive either, its always 20 or less.
Agh, moms. :]
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I spend money one what I need a bunch of the time and technically, you need clothes. They just see it as you wanting something that they think doesn't look nice, so they say, "GOBUYATOOTHBRUSHORSOMETHING!"
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06-05-2008, 01:50 AM
iRandall
i'm glad i don't have younger siblings.
like, really glad. x__x
everyone i know whines about them.
Twinrix
dayumm. D:
well, that's why i don't do that.
i don't have enough money anyway.
>w<
thoughtless
hey i know you. ^o^
well, it's $38, but it is still my money.
plus, it's from japan, so y'know.
ofcourse it's going to be a bit.
Yeah
well, she wants me to buy things from canada.
everyone thinks my clothes are so weird
and they want me to buy "normal" things.
"i'm sure there's something like that here."
well, apparently there isn't.
either way, i want it 100% japanese.
i'm weird like that. >w<
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06-05-2008, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by iRandall
Oh, I wouldn't trust those sites. I only trust paypal.
I spend money one what I need a bunch of the time and technically, you need clothes. They just see it as you wanting something that they think doesn't look nice, so they say, "GOBUYATOOTHBRUSHORSOMETHING!"
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Yeah, I wanted to buy a Death Note DVD, and my mom didn't approve and said it was childish so she told me to go buy something else.
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06-05-2008, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracy
thoughtless
hey i know you. ^o^
well, it's $38, but it is still my money.
plus, it's from japan, so y'know.
ofcourse it's going to be a bit.
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aha, heya :D
Yeah, there's plenty of Japanese items that I would love to own
But one I look at the prices, its kind of like this:
:o
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06-05-2008, 01:57 AM
thoughtless
i know you're new so i'm ganna warn you,
watch out for the double posting. o.o
not exactly liked here on mene.
ANYWAY;;
hahaha. x3
there are these $100 boots i want. ; 3;
and socks. and dresses. and bloomers. and petticoats. and-
-passes out-
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06-05-2008, 01:57 AM
So you just saved your lunch money?
Hmmm.... well, I don't know. The argument could go either way.
On the one hand, she gave you money for the purpose of lunch. It'd be kinda like if she gave you money for grocereis and you bought a new pair of jeans.
On the other hand, she did give you the money.
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06-05-2008, 01:57 AM
No, you're not being unreasonable. My own mother is exactly like that, actually.
Her excuse is that I don't work hard enough and don't help out around the house. It's like she forgets who does the dishes, vacuums, dusts, and tidies up the house. The only I ask for is money so I can get to class. I hardly ever buy clothes, books, videogames, or anything for myself. I have to beg for money, just to get to class.
It wouldn't be as bad if I could get a job, which my mom thinks I'm just not trying hard to get. Yet I've applied to dozens of places, had a few interviews.. Nothing.
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Originally Posted by Tracy
she'll come into the room and call me fat
then i'll turn around and say it right back to her
and she'll burst out of the room crying.
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Why would you respond like that?
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06-05-2008, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracy
iRandall
i'm glad i don't have younger siblings.
like, really glad. x__x
everyone i know whines about them.
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Well, I fuckin love my sisters and I would kill for them, but sometimes you have to teach them when your parents won't.
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Originally Posted by thoughtlessamaya
Yeah, I wanted to buy a Death Note DVD, and my mom didn't approve and said it was childish so she told me to go buy something else.
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Hah, I would've bought it anyway. There's a lot of DVD's that I want. Such as Burst Angel, Hell Girl, etc.
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06-05-2008, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracy
thoughtless
i know you're new so i'm ganna warn you,
watch out for the double posting. o.o
not exactly liked here on mene.
ANYWAY;;
hahaha. x3
there are these $100 boots i want. ; 3;
and socks. and dresses. and bloomers. and petticoats. and-
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really? why not?
iRandall:
I know exactly what you mean, there's so many DVDs that I want, I can't ever remember the ones that I want when I actually have money to buy them.
xD
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06-05-2008, 02:32 AM
Lantern Fish
well, when my sister was younger, she did it
and my mother thought it was great
so she'd let her buy whatever she wanted.
it's just like how she let my sister get tons of piercings
and i'm only allowed one piercing on each ear. >_>
Ariel
well, it's sort of a reflex nowadays.
i mean, someone comes in a room to call me fat
ofcourse i'll have a reaction
and my reaction just happens to be saying it back to her. >w<
iRandall
haha. x3
i always wanted a younger brother.
so i could hold his hand when we cross the street and stuff.
i'll just have to wait for my own kids.
thoughtless
it's just a rule so people don't spam up the place. >w<
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06-05-2008, 02:38 AM
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thoughtless
it's just a rule so people don't spam up the place. >w<
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ah okay, thats understandable :]
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06-05-2008, 02:55 AM
Usually when I do make any money I end up having to give it to my sister or my mother to pay for bills and such. I don't really buy myself anything that would cause a hassle in the money department. ._. But if I could I'd most likely not look like I've run into a shredder. -pats jeans-
Of course I'd be mad! D: I'd probably wave a stick at my mother and then hide my money somewhere. Sure it'd childish but still! I earned it and I outta get what I'd really want.
:C If people think you're being unreasonable then they'd most likely think I'd be unreasonable. Personally, I think you're fine.
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06-05-2008, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracy
iRandall
see, that used to be me since i'm the youngest.
now it's my oldest sister who acts like she's the youngest. >_>
she brings a doll everywhere with her and talks to it. -.-
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*shudder* People like that are a large part of the reason that dolls scare me. >.<;
I don't think you're being unreasonable at all. I mean...if the site is trustworthy, and you gave her the money, what is the problem? >.<;
As for me, my mom always takes my money, because she thinks it's too "degrading" to ask for money from my dad, and she REFUSES to try and find ANY way to make money herself.
And, you know, it's totally NOT degrading to mooch off your daughter, a college student, who doesn't even HAVE a job at the moment thanks to an injury.
Not even when she may be facing surgery, IS injured, and desperately wants to buy something USEFUL to keep herself from being bored out of her mind while she's recovering.
Nooo...nothing unreasonable, immoral, selfish, or degrading about that. >.>;
*ahem* Sorry for that ramble...but the point is, I feel for you on the whole parents + money issue. :sweat: Thank god I have my own debit card.
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06-05-2008, 03:17 AM
I just DIY because I have bad luck with getting clothes off the internet.
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