tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post3676776835648185048..comments2024-03-28T12:36:32.320-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Kids and Moneyslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-12479350525819285152012-03-11T19:28:02.717-04:002012-03-11T19:28:02.717-04:00You are SO much nicer than me. We did not buy a ca...You are SO much nicer than me. We did not buy a car for each kid's use. We had one they would have shared. When Mere and Chance decided to move to their mom's they did each get a car. But they had to get jobs to pay for them. We did maintain one for Sam, but she had to pay for insurance and gas.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-38957641945226727382012-03-10T18:50:40.377-05:002012-03-10T18:50:40.377-05:00If she does not like the dorm life, maybe there is...If she does not like the dorm life, maybe there is something she is not telling you that has nothing to do with what she wants to do with her life. <br /><br />Draw her two pictures, side by side on a single sheet of paper. 1) draw a doorway that is just a three-line figure. It is three inches wide and one inch high. 2) draw a second doorway that is one inch wide and three inches high. <br /><br />She can either choose the wide door way that lets in lots of people but has little potential for growth, income, or personal fulfillment (cars, interesting jobs, autonomy, vacations). The second has room for growth and is narrow, allowing only a few people to enter. <br /><br />Ask her where she wants to be. No matter what she wants to do/be, her life will be circumscribed by low income.<br /><br />Get her back into the four-year mode, even if she has to live at home or you have to rent an apartment. Dorm life may be as much a problem and being lonesome for home.<br /><br />Maybe if you make the car issue one that is going to take too much of her money, leaving her without money for gas, she will get it. Since she has not problem with making the grades, I would push for the four-yr no matter what. <br /><br />With a teaching degree and certificate, she can find jobs that are not in schools that require some sort of degree. We have a science truck that brings science to children. The people must be teachers who drive, run the program, and talk to students. A degree gives her flexibility. I applied for a job at a company that works for NASA. Having a teaching degree was required because they needed a teacher to get federal funding. They made widgets. <br /><br />She will get it all straightened out with your help. Try not to drink too much...lol.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-40927227139296914062012-03-07T19:18:56.054-05:002012-03-07T19:18:56.054-05:00Oh Lord, I couldn't do it! you're a strong...Oh Lord, I couldn't do it! you're a stronger woman than I sluggy! I wouldn't even have enough room to PARK all of those cars and I'd be so worried that someone would have an accident and total their car (again). I've had that happen once too and it was so stressful.<br />Good luck to you and yours...you're gonna need it!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-83914672288665031082012-03-07T17:16:29.108-05:002012-03-07T17:16:29.108-05:00Oh baby girl, are you drinking yet?
Those kids wil...Oh baby girl, are you drinking yet?<br />Those kids will make you nuts. And I think that we gave birth to the exact same children. <br />I think that your daughter needs to talk to my daughter. I will give you her number if you want. Anna had a HUGE meltdown-as in I had to go get her. She almost quit college a few times. As hard as it is, try and figure out if it is school or if she is homesick. I would try to keep her in college tho. <br />As for the car-Hell if I know. I say buy one car and see if you can't work something out between them so they can share. Just work into it slowly. Who wants it over quickly? You want to be screwed by the insurance company for a long time? And no Vaseline for you.Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-86256400335781605152012-03-07T15:52:38.224-05:002012-03-07T15:52:38.224-05:00Oh sluggy, my life your life. We have 4 cars and ...Oh sluggy, my life your life. We have 4 cars and four drivers. I am anxious to get the 2nd daughter off our policy. Our youngest just came home with her bomb idea also. Could it be that your daughter who is obviously very intelligent is lonely? We have just figured out that this is our B's biggest problem. To keep her on her career path we are going into a different housing situation. I feelsorry for these kids whom we expect to have their lives all planned out when they are 18. It is not fair to them. They should be able to change their minds and change their minds again. But because of the cost of school we want them to know instantly and choose a path that will make money. Not always the best choice for the child. Good luck, when you figure it out will you let me know how to do it?Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.com