Re: Being Poor
Being poor is getting angry at your kids for asking for all the crap they see on TV.
I don't think so. I think my kids will not watch cartoon network. All the advertising on cartoon network is ridiculous
Being poor is having to keep buying $800 cars because they're what you can afford, and then having the cars break down on you, because there's not an $800 car in America that's worth a damn.
It is possible to buy a good used car for $800
Being poor is hoping the toothache goes away.
It is quite true, actaully. I had to wait for a year before I could take a wisdom tooth out. The wisdom tooth had geen growing horizontally for a year.
Being poor is knowing your kid goes to friends' houses but never has friends over to yours.
That is not a big deal. Few people actually enjoy entertaining kids day after day.
Being poor is going to the restroom before you get in the school lunch line so your friends will be ahead of you and won't hear you say "I get free lunch" when you get to the cashier.
That is what homeschooling is for, to spare kids of the pain and humiliation.
Being poor is living next to the freeway.
Actually, any place is livable if you have a good way to soundproof your house.
Being poor is coming back to the car with your children in the back seat, clutching that box of Raisin Bran you just bought and trying to think of a way to make the kids understand that the box has to last.
Off-brand raison brans are quite tasty
Being poor is wondering if your well-off sibling is lying when he says he doesn't mind when you ask for help.
That is what family are for
Being poor is off-brand toys.
Barbies and legos come with such tiny parts. They get lost quickly--forcing people to buy them again and again. They create a lot of clutter in the house, and they are a choking hazard.
Bigger, off-brand toys are much better and safer
Being poor is a heater in only one room of the house.
In most parts of the country, one only needs one.
Being poor is knowing you can't leave $5 on the coffee table when your friends are around.
It is not a good idea to leave cash on a table, period.
Being poor is hoping your kids don't have a growth spurt.
That is true. However, everybody wants their kids to grow into tall and handsome adults.
Being poor is stealing meat from the store, frying it up before your mom gets home and then telling her she doesn't have make dinner tonight because you're not hungry anyway.
Stealing is wrong
Being poor is Goodwill underwear.
My local Dillards sometimes have 90% off sales. It actually could have prices cheaper than Goodwill. Goodwill is not very cheap.
Being poor is not enough space for everyone who lives with you.
It depends on how good the soundproofing is and how much you like the people who live with you.
Being poor is feeling the glued soles tear off your supermarket shoes when you run around the playground.
I have a pair of Ralph Lauren boots that I got from Dillards for $20 two years ago. I wear them everyday and they are still as good as new.
Being poor is your kid's school being the one with the 15-year-old textbooks and no air conditioning.
Again, that is what homeschooling is for.
Being poor is thinking $8 an hour is a really good deal.
It really is.
Being poor is relying on people who don't give a damn about you.
That is true.
Being poor is an overnight shift under florescent lights.
That is true.
Being poor is finding the letter your mom wrote to your dad, begging him for the child support.
That is true
Being poor is a bathtub you have to empty into the toilet.
Actually, I did that when I was a child during the typhoon season.
Being poor is stopping the car to take a lamp from a stranger's trash.
That depends on how good the neighborhood is.
Being poor is making lunch for your kid when a cockroach skitters over the bread, and you looking over to see if your kid saw.
Cockroaches are not that bad.
Being poor is believing a GED actually makes a goddamned difference.
Yes, it does make a difference.
Being poor is people angry at you just for walking around in the mall.
Who care about those losers, anyway?
Being poor is not taking the job because you can't find someone you trust to watch your kids.
That is true
Being poor is the police busting into the apartment right next to yours.
Rich people have domestic violence issues, too.
Being poor is not talking to that girl because she'll probably just laugh at your clothes.
That girl is not worth talking to in the first place.
Being poor is hoping you'll be invited for dinner.
Even rich people want to be invited for dinners.
Being poor is a sidewalk with lots of brown glass on it.
True, but it can also happen around universities.
Being poor is people thinking they know something about you by the way you talk.
That is why it is good to learn how to talk in the first place.
Being poor is needing that 35-cent raise.
A raise is not just about money. It is about validation. It is a huge confidence boost.
Being poor is your kid's teacher assuming you don't have any books in your home.
Books are way overrated. Most people who buy books only read it once or twice.
Being poor is six dollars short on the utility bill and no way to close the gap.
TRUE
Being poor is crying when you drop the mac and cheese on the floor.
Just nuke the burger
Being poor is knowing you work as hard as anyone, anywhere.
True
Being poor is people surprised to discover you're not actually stupid.
It never happened to me
Being poor is people surprised to discover you're not actually lazy.
It never happened to me
Being poor is a six-hour wait in an emergency room with a sick child asleep on your lap.
True. However, I miss those days when my mother waited with me. Those were the finest hours of my childhood.
Being poor is never buying anything someone else hasn't bought first.
Rich people buy used stuff also. Rarely you see anybody buying a brand new airplane.
Being poor is picking the 10 cent ramen instead of the 12 cent ramen because that's two extra packages for every dollar.
I never understood the difference, anyway. All ramen noodles taste the same.
Being poor is having to live with choices you didn't know you made when you were 14 years old.
I made good choices when I was 14. I came to America.
Being poor is getting tired of people wanting you to be grateful.
Extremely true. It can also happen to rich people also. It happens a lot especially around weddings when people tend to get really upset at each other.
Being poor is knowing you're being judged.
People judge other people all the time. The rich celebrities are judged every second.
Being poor is a box of crayons and a $1 coloring book from a community center Santa.
I love the community Santa
Being poor is checking the coin return slot of every soda machine you go by.
It is 50 cents per minute, whiche equals $30 an hour
Being poor is deciding that it's all right to base a relationship on shelter.
True, but many people marry rich guys for their fancy houses
Being poor is knowing you really shouldn't spend that buck on a Lotto ticket.
It is a regressive tax.
Being poor is hoping the register lady will spot you the dime.
True
Being poor is feeling helpless when your child makes the same mistakes you did, and won't listen to you beg them against doing so.
Rich kids do that also
Being poor is a cough that doesn't go away.
Extremely true
Being poor is making sure you don't spill on the couch, just in case you have to give it back before the lease is up.
It is also true for any student
Being poor is a $200 paycheck advance from a company that takes $250 when the paycheck comes in.
I would rather starve than get a loan like that.
Being poor is four years of night classes for an Associates of Art degree.
There is nothing wrong with that. Artists actually make plenty of money.
Being poor is a lumpy futon bed.
True, although another used futon mattress would really help.
Being poor is knowing where the shelter is.
How about volunteers?
Being poor is people who have never been poor wondering why you choose to be so.
True
Being poor is knowing how hard it is to stop being poor.
True
Being poor is seeing how few options you have.
False. Education makes everything better
Being poor is running in place.
False
Being poor is people wondering why you didn't leave.
True
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