I would say normal. I have a friend who was raised by two very honest and hardworking parents. However, she started dating a guy and his parents were very rich. Long story short they fell in love and got married and her in-laws pay for everything. I wouldn't care if that was the end of it, but it isn't. She doesn't appreciate anything they do for her and she complains when she doesn't get something.
For example, in our senior year of high school the couple was gifted a house. Their own damn house. She said it was too small. As their wedding gift they were gifted ANOTHER house, this one was much nicer and brand spankin' new. Yet, she complains about it all the time. There's "too many" stairs and it isn't detached (it's a town home with 4 levels), the driveway is too small and the front yard is tiny, the balcony isn't big enough, etc. the list goes on. Her in-laws dropped anywhere between $50-75K on the wedding and $10K on the honeymoon. When she returned from the honeymoon all she did was complain to me about all the things that went wrong on the vacation and during the wedding itself. I couldn't believe my ears.
On top of that she always brags about her "success" when in fact everything she has is because of her in-laws. She has this office job that she says is "so" stressful that she got because of her mother-in-law and she gets paid a ridiculous amount for essentially doing nothing (I've been to work with her, she was literally writing things on a piece of paper, taking phone calls and inputting data into a computer and complaining about it every second she could).
Now, why does this bother me so much? Because I come from money too. My parents are quite wealthy, but everything I own was paid by ME. I bought my car, my phone, I buy my own clothes, vacations, EVERYTHING! My parents constantly offer me financial support, but that isn't what I want. I want to move out when I can afford my own apartment, not when my parents want to give me the money for it.
On top of that, before she met this man she was hardworking and honest. She had a part time job throughout school, and earned her own money very honestly. She was appreciative of everything her parents did for her and was just a very wonderful person in general. It upsets me how much money has changed her.
I don't know why I have a problem with these people. Maybe because I have the same opportunities as all of them, but I prefer to work for my own stuff. Maybe it's because I highly doubt people like this truly appreciate what their parents are doing for them. Or, maybe it's because the parents are teaching their children a completely wrong ideal of life. Who knows? It bugs me knowing people didn't work for their own stuff, it just does lol.
IIN to not respect people who don't want to work?
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I would say normal. I have a friend who was raised by two very honest and hardworking parents. However, she started dating a guy and his parents were very rich. Long story short they fell in love and got married and her in-laws pay for everything. I wouldn't care if that was the end of it, but it isn't. She doesn't appreciate anything they do for her and she complains when she doesn't get something.
For example, in our senior year of high school the couple was gifted a house. Their own damn house. She said it was too small. As their wedding gift they were gifted ANOTHER house, this one was much nicer and brand spankin' new. Yet, she complains about it all the time. There's "too many" stairs and it isn't detached (it's a town home with 4 levels), the driveway is too small and the front yard is tiny, the balcony isn't big enough, etc. the list goes on. Her in-laws dropped anywhere between $50-75K on the wedding and $10K on the honeymoon. When she returned from the honeymoon all she did was complain to me about all the things that went wrong on the vacation and during the wedding itself. I couldn't believe my ears.
On top of that she always brags about her "success" when in fact everything she has is because of her in-laws. She has this office job that she says is "so" stressful that she got because of her mother-in-law and she gets paid a ridiculous amount for essentially doing nothing (I've been to work with her, she was literally writing things on a piece of paper, taking phone calls and inputting data into a computer and complaining about it every second she could).
Now, why does this bother me so much? Because I come from money too. My parents are quite wealthy, but everything I own was paid by ME. I bought my car, my phone, I buy my own clothes, vacations, EVERYTHING! My parents constantly offer me financial support, but that isn't what I want. I want to move out when I can afford my own apartment, not when my parents want to give me the money for it.
On top of that, before she met this man she was hardworking and honest. She had a part time job throughout school, and earned her own money very honestly. She was appreciative of everything her parents did for her and was just a very wonderful person in general. It upsets me how much money has changed her.
I don't know why I have a problem with these people. Maybe because I have the same opportunities as all of them, but I prefer to work for my own stuff. Maybe it's because I highly doubt people like this truly appreciate what their parents are doing for them. Or, maybe it's because the parents are teaching their children a completely wrong ideal of life. Who knows? It bugs me knowing people didn't work for their own stuff, it just does lol.