"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?

[OriskybusinessO]

example please

[Spirited Away]

example please

Hah, now that I think about it, you're not going to believe me simply because it's a personal experience. So I'm not going to bother pouring my life's and my family's life story to you and have anyone doubt me for a minute.

It's sad really, that kids like you are so SHELTERED from the world that you all become so unsympathetic to those who have no power over their life. I do not doubt that hardwork does pay off, but hardwork sometimes just do not cut it. There are such possibilities. Do not limit your mind to just what you see, what you think you know. The world is a bigger place than your backyard, your community... bigger than the USA, the North American continent. Just keep those thoughts in mind.

You should just be grateful for what you have rather than criticize those who have less than you for their lack of wealth. You haven't work as hard as one of these people all your life and probably never have to. You haven't worked as hard as the 11 year old in a cole mine. You haven't worked as hard as an 8 year old girl taking care of her younger siblings while her Dad's getting drunk and her Mom's working her butt of to provide for the family. Please be considerate of their feelings when you say things like "it's [their] own fault". Please.

The world is just a wonderful place of hardworking rich people and a bunch of lazy poor people to you. But that's not reality. Reality is much harsher than you think.

[OriskybusinessO]

i said that one more year of high school is not enough to give most financially disadvantaged students the initiative to seek higher education and improve their lives.

If they have a high school diploma, yes it will. Sorry i didnt mean to twist your words, i thought that was what you meant.

Hah, now that I think about it, you're not going to believe me simply because it's a personal experience. So I'm not going to bother pouring my life's and my family's life story to you and have anyone doubt me for a minute. 

It's sad really, that kids like you are so SHELTERED from the world that you all become so unsympathetic to those who have no power over their life. I do not doubt that hardwork does pay off, but hardwork sometimes just do not cut it. There are such possibilities. Do not limit your mind to just what you see, what you think you know. The world is a bigger place than your backyard, your community... bigger than the USA, the North American continent. Just keep those thoughts in mind.   

You should just be grateful for what you have rather than criticize those who have less than you for their lack of wealth. You haven't work as hard as one of these people all your life and probably never have to. You haven't worked as hard as the 11 year old in a cole mine. You haven't worked as hard as an 8 year old girl taking care of her younger siblings while her Dad's getting drunk and her Mom's working her butt of to provide for the family. Please be considerate of their feelings when you say things like "it's [their] own fault". Please.

The world is just a wonderful place of hardworking rich people and a bunch of lazy poor people to you. But that's not reality. Reality is much harsher than you think.

You ask if i want an example, then deny me one? And if you read below, i am not ''sheltered'' i have lived all over the nation, in all parts of cities, big and small, so i know a lot about people and their lives and money situations. So can you stop making assumptions about me and my life saying i have never worked a day in my life and will never have to. Because i am going to Stanford to become a lawyer and provide for my future family. Do you know how hard im going to have to work, mentally (school) and phsically, (for this money im going to need and im going to make) So dont go off making assumptions about people youve never even talked to in person. And for that nice little story youve provided me with, whos fault is it that their dad is drunk all the time? Their Dad. Whos fault is it that they have to work in a coal mine (im thinking you mean somewhere in africa) their country, maybe they should save their money and come to america.

And to brandon: youve made a good point, i too have gone through the same thing. My mom grew up in a bad family, moving all the time etc. But she worked her way through college and got a good job and made money for her family and children. My dad had a good life growing up, nice one-story, basically middle-class. He too went to college and became an IT Director for multiple companies. So when i was born we started out ok, and lived in middle class houses for a while. Then I moved to a country club and everyone said i was rich, which wasnt true (well i guess it depends on how you look at it...), because we bought the house for a normal price (less than 500,000) and there was a huge real-estate boom, which drove the price of our house up into the millions. Then we moved to where we are now and got a nice all-brick house for somewhere around 300,000. And look where my mom is now, she went to college, and thats what all these as you would say ''uninspiered'' people need to do.