"Rich" Options

[OriskybusinessO]

In almost every school there are people that have more money than you, or another group. I am not trying to brag or anything, but I am not poor, but I cant buy 100 dollar jeans either. I shop at Hollister and people always accuse me of being 'rich' when I cant shop at the store that owns them, Abercrombie. I wish people would stop being so mean to people that have money. Its just that the people I have talked to say that you should spend your money in other ways than buying clothes, and houses and other things. What do you guys think about the 'money and clothes and popularity' differences in high schools today?

[fameONE]

I've been reading the replies in this thread and I'm jumping at the opp to speak from my angle.

I grew up on the Westside of Wilmington, Delaware. Basically, that's nothing. All you have is crime and hoop dreams in that neighborhood and your elders try to keep your behavior in check with religion. At 11, my father recieved a rather hefty promotion that moved us to the suburbs of Tampa Bay. It was there where I saw 'rich' people. Kids with Bentleys, parents with multimillion dollar homes and drugs to give them a reason to live/die. Now, I live in San Antonio, Texas and the cost of living is a lot less than Florida and the way of life here is so different. It seems as though the people who have money are the ones you'd least expect. I get all types of comments about my clothes. Because I wear a Michael Kors shirt, people assume (make an ass out of u and me) that my family is loaded or that I'm some spoiled rich kid. When, the fact of the matter is, we're just an average middle class fam with good taste. Being 'rich' for the most part is all about perspectives. So what someone drives a nice ride? Good credit. Their parents are near dead and they live in a nice hood? Well, thats years of hard work. Unfortunately, sometimes the kids turn into total douchebags because some parents don't mind spoiling their offspring. The point abuot perspectives that I'm trying to make is that; up until these critical years of my developmental life, I always thought I was rich. Living in the projects, my parents worked hard and provided for both me and my sister, but the projects weren't a bad thing. All I knew is that we had the nicest crib, and (even in clothes from Value City) I was always the best dressed. Perspectives.

Now, these kids that truly are rich are merely products of their environments. Of course, some of us less fortunate would love to cut these bastards down to size and teach them a lesson or two about humility but really, that comes off as just plain jealous. And for those that are jealous, suck it up and develop some ambition so that one day, you can be the one rockin the Prada, living atop a hill overlooking the city and driving the Bentley. Get your ass of your shoulders.

Living on both sides of the tracks can teach you a few things about perspectives.