For anyone who is wealthy or knows wealthy people

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  • Sagely
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:55 PM

• I really feel the classism crap is ridiculous.  While I am aware that many folks who are fortunate enough to be "comfortable" reject those who are without...there are just as many who are struggling who reject those who are comfortable.

  Neither are for good reason.

  
  

  Quoting GOBryan:
  
  

  And this is the reason there is a group for Financially Comfortable Mommies..

  Let me put it this way, although it's improper to speak about money, because some are in a higher tax bracket, they can't mention what their kids got for Christmas, even thought the rest are doing the same, because the gifts to their kids are so out of touch for other ladies, they get bashed.

  Now, it's ok to listen to others cry about not having money or being on welfare but not that someone bought their child a 2009 Corvette. Not always is price mentioned but we can all assume what that car may cost, which is relatively the same thing.
  

  Quoting IzabelleMae:
  
  

  So I just read this post right, talking about carnivals and things of that nature and how this lady likes to spend money and goes overboard. So, every single time I have ever seen her write anything it's about how much money she has or how much she spends on something. I personally think it's sad when people are like this. When someones entire life revolves around money, they miss out on the TRULY important things in life. But the other people that I know that are well off, speak nothing of how much something is or how much they're spending. I guess it's all about class and how you decided to let other people see you.

  
  

  
  

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  • cmb121906
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:55 PM

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  Quoting kltaylor07:
  
  

  well... i have no money ha.  however, i was raised with money and everything a girl could want.  today i want to punch my parents in the face for some of the traits i got because of that! (just kidding obviously)...mainly the part where i'm horrible at keeping up with my house & doing laundry because i don't have a maid coming on M, W, F anymore...  damn!  ha. 

  but yes, i agree... it's tacky and classless to talk about how much money you have or how much you spent on something (unless someone asks).  all that says to me is that your trying to prove something.
  

  I know how you feel. I never really had to clean growing up and now, well my house speaks for itself LMAO. MY mom ALWAYS tells me, I have no idea where you got your cleaning skills from sure as hell wasnt from me LOL.
  

  

  
  

  

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  • lauriebash
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:56 PM

• We were friends for several years. She wasn't this bad until she had her kids. She was EXTREMELY jealous when I got pregnant before she did! Then, I had the GULL to name our son the same name they picked, IF they did have a baby! I had no idea what name they had, but our on was named after my hubby!
  

  Quoting nikkiJ86:
  
  

  how long were you friends with her? I wouldn't have been able to deal with that.

  Quoting lauriebash:
  
  

   I was friends with a girl, that married into a wealthy family. In fact, I was in her wedding. We are no longer friends. She always would talk about her cleaning lady doing a lousy job and complain about the morons that work at restaurants and how the house they were looking to buy (and did) actually has "wings". Each of her 2 girls have their own wing! ANNOYING!!!

   I was the friend that she called daily to complain about how difficult her life is. If she was sad, her hubby ordered flowers, get over it!

   Meanwhile, I had the boys that would be trying to pee in the toilet from across the room! Her girls loved to clean! YES, THEY REALLY DID! They had a fit if they had a friend over to play and their playroom was messy! They spent the entire next day putting things back to where they belong! Insane!

   When they would buy a new car, they hired a "financial advisor" that specialized in cars! No salesmen for them!

   When we found out our son was legally blind, well, her daughter was, too! When our son developed Perthes disease, her other daughter was deathly ill with some mysterious illness! She had to have the attention of everyone! How dare our children be worse off than hers! LOL!

  Oh, my, you brought back memories! I'm so glad she's gone!

   

  
  

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  • GOBryan
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:57 PM

• How about rich and loved?? Very, very possible.
  

  Quoting mybabygirl32406:
  
  

  She is busy right now in post about spending her money once again..lol getting all the poor moms fired up.. Rather be poor and loved then rich and hated..lol. Plus I really like living in a box..lol
  

   

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  • maryanna1
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:58 PM

• lol, yes!!!  And it amazes that some people don't see her the way I do b/c it's so apparent!!!
  

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  OK so I'm curious as to which cafemom that might be?

  Quoting Amybelle:
  
  

   You wouldn't be thinking of a certian Cafemom now would you??

  lol

  
  

  be patient, she'll probably be here soon.
  

  
  

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  • princesskelcie2
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:58 PM

• I am definitely not a wealthy person. We live paycheck to paycheck every week. We are very frugal. When I go grocery shopping I buy only what's on my list I may pick up a few things here and there. I don't buy packaged cookies, etc. If I want cookies I buy the stuff and make them. I shop at Wal*Mart for all of my household stuff. I use coupons if I have a coupon for a certain item that I use. All of my daughter's clothes are hand me downs from my sister and friends. I don't buy kid name brand clothes. We do pretty good.

                                                              Darlene

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  • YuppyMom
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:58 PM

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  Quoting GOBryan:
  
  

  How about rich and loved?? Very, very possible.
  

  Quoting mybabygirl32406:
  
  

  She is busy right now in post about spending her money once again..lol getting all the poor moms fired up.. Rather be poor and loved then rich and hated..lol. Plus I really like living in a box..lol
  

   

  
  

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  • GOBryan
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:59 PM

• You know it!!! LOL!!! I don't know why people assume you can't have both.
  

  Quoting YuppyMom:
  
  

  

  Quoting GOBryan:
  
  

  How about rich and loved?? Very, very possible.
  

  Quoting mybabygirl32406:
  
  

  She is busy right now in post about spending her money once again..lol getting all the poor moms fired up.. Rather be poor and loved then rich and hated..lol. Plus I really like living in a box..lol
  

   

   

   

  
  

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  • AngelicMommy_72
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 8:59 PM

• There's such a thing as being classy when you're poor too, believe it or not... and one of the things i was raised with was never to "notice" or "envy" other people and their excess. who cares if so and so can afford to buy this or that, the truth is, money supplies relief, but it does not buy happiness. if you're worried about people and their "bragging" about things they have.... maybe just maybe, it's more your problem than it is theirs.

  and this is coming from a girl raised in the projects and currently living only steps above that... so yeah. lol.

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  • bluescape
  on Jul. 1, 2009 at 9:00 PM

• it always seems like the ones showing off how much money they have are the ones who don't actually work for it. oh, and they also seem to be the ones expounding on how 'perfect' they are...having money is NOT equivalent to having class!!!!

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