I've got this friend who is such a ridiculous spoiled brat. He manipulates his parents into buying him whatever he wants (even though his mom HAS to work... they aren't hurting for money, but definetely aren't 'rich'..) and here's the thing that irritates me:
He acts like it was his money - like he worked for it, and is a 'better person' because of what he has.. example:
His dad bought another family member a new car. He convinved his dad into giving the family member his old car, and giving him the new car. Then he spends the next two weeks talking about how his car is better than the poor people across the street - and how they should get a job and buy a nicer car.
example:
He convinced his parents that putting down a 30k down payment on a house for him is a good business decision for them. He does this a week after I lightly mentioned I may be trying to buy a house. After they put down a down payment, pay all the costs involved in the mortgage, and also pay the mortgage above $600 a month - he is now bragging about how 'He is buying a house, and he wishes I knew how it feels to be able to afford stuff like this- "
WTF. Your parents success/failures have NOTHING to do with you. YOU didn't work for it, YOU aren't buying it, and YOU are a manipulative spoiled fscking brat. All of your friends hate you except for me, and I can only barely put up with it.
I've taken this entire thing as a great example of how to NOT raise my kids.
Cliffs:
friend is a spoiled brat who's dad pays for everything. If said friend was so fscking immature it would be no big deal, but said friend acts like HE was the one who worked for all he has.
EDIT:
This also stems NOT from me being jealous, but from my frustration at what his parents are doing to him. Eventually he's going to have to do things on his own. He lives on his own and has a job (that was found FOR him, and he was shoehorned into), yet pays $400 (out of about $650 rent) and his parents pay the rest (utilities, insurance, etc)
He's 21.
He acts like it was his money - like he worked for it, and is a 'better person' because of what he has.. example:
His dad bought another family member a new car. He convinved his dad into giving the family member his old car, and giving him the new car. Then he spends the next two weeks talking about how his car is better than the poor people across the street - and how they should get a job and buy a nicer car.
example:
He convinced his parents that putting down a 30k down payment on a house for him is a good business decision for them. He does this a week after I lightly mentioned I may be trying to buy a house. After they put down a down payment, pay all the costs involved in the mortgage, and also pay the mortgage above $600 a month - he is now bragging about how 'He is buying a house, and he wishes I knew how it feels to be able to afford stuff like this- "
WTF. Your parents success/failures have NOTHING to do with you. YOU didn't work for it, YOU aren't buying it, and YOU are a manipulative spoiled fscking brat. All of your friends hate you except for me, and I can only barely put up with it.
I've taken this entire thing as a great example of how to NOT raise my kids.
Cliffs:
friend is a spoiled brat who's dad pays for everything. If said friend was so fscking immature it would be no big deal, but said friend acts like HE was the one who worked for all he has.
EDIT:
This also stems NOT from me being jealous, but from my frustration at what his parents are doing to him. Eventually he's going to have to do things on his own. He lives on his own and has a job (that was found FOR him, and he was shoehorned into), yet pays $400 (out of about $650 rent) and his parents pay the rest (utilities, insurance, etc)
He's 21.
