Jan 03 2010
University education
They said:
46 yr, self-employed, parent: where did you get that top?
19 yr, university student, child: Primark
They meant
parent: are you spending your scarce supply of money on clothes that you don’t need? You have plenty of clothes. You are so bad at managing your finances you really should not spend money on how you look. When you started the course 2 months ago you had a full student loan and money from us for your rent and text books. Now you have nothing in your bank account, are in debt to your new college friends and to top it all you don’t have any text books at all. For heavens sake, you are not stupid, pull yourself together, get your priorities right and start studying.
child: Just leave me alone. I have enough to worry about without you being on my back aswell, there’s nothing good in my life, I’m crap at college, I’m fat, I can’t cook, I’m being bullied and just for a moment I felt good, in a new top that didn’t cost much but for a moment it made me feel special, worthwhile. Then you have to go and spoil that fragile moment by telling me that I can’t manage my money well. Thanks. Even my parents make me feel like shit.
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