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re: Got to have a job to get a car according to my father.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 10:01 am to NYCAuburn
Posted on 6/13/16 at 10:01 am to NYCAuburn
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Bull shite. This want that long ago.
My dad forced me to earn anything of value. Yeah I lived a somewhat spoiled life but I still worked my arse off.
You're missing my point.
I'm not saying "times have changed, so kids should be pampered", I'm saying, "times have changed - the things you could afford with the work you did won't pay for anything near that these days."
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Posted on 6/13/16 at 10:14 am to PhilipMarlowe
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It sounds like you should put your dad in a shitty nursing home when the time comes.
For wanting his son to earn part of his first car? You guys kill me
Posted on 6/13/16 at 10:14 am to _Hurricane_
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_Hurricane_
Is there like an age limit for posters?
Posted on 6/13/16 at 1:58 pm to _Hurricane_
Millenial piece of crap. Your father doesn't owe you anything
Posted on 6/14/16 at 2:07 am to _Hurricane_
I can kind of relate to what you are going through. I was raised up in foster care and eventually my grandparents adopted me. They were more than strict with me out of fear that I would end up on the streets like my mother did. Unfortunately, I developed epilepsy at age 12 that really peaked in my late teens early 20s. This restricted me from getting a car or a driver's license and I was forced to have my grandparents take me where I wanted to go. They did not encourage me nor did they permit me to have a license let alone a car. It really used to get me down because noone wanted to take the time to come pick me up to join in on activities and whatnot. But eventually, I wised up and started taking private driving lessons on my own and didn't get a license until I was 22. I now have a brand new car. I think if you are just trying to stick it out until you can use your student money then to buy a car then that would be your best interest. If the people you are asking rides from understand that it's only temporary they might be persuaded to help you more. You might also look into taking online classes that was you wouldn't have to worry about driving to school at all.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:05 am to PrivatePublic
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I'm with your dad on this one. The fact that he has the money to buy you a car is irrelevant. The bottom line is that you want the best of both worlds, to have a car and go be social but also not have to work so you can focus on the school. Well sweetheart, life is often unfair and almost never cake-and-eat-it-too for the average person. Your dad is saying you have to choose. So choose. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. If you want to hash those out I'm willing to help. But I suspect you won't be.
We must have a lot of millenials on this website, because I do not understand the downvotes. I'm more impressed with the job candidate that got all Bs and worked, than I am with the candidate that did not work and filled his schedule with a bunch of extra curricular activity.
Ultimately, what your dad is trying to instill in you will be for your benefit. It may be that he's a tightwad, but that still does not take from the fact that it will benefit you in the long run.
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