I need new freinds.

[hugz]

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Originally Posted by wafflesomd /img/forum/go_quote.gif Man, I've tried, really, I have. I have two sets of parents for crying out loud, and neither will help me out. Well, my dad's waiting for his tax refund? (i think, not sure) to buy me a car, which is great. The fact that it took them this long to consider it is annoying. You aren't the first person to say this, but I've tried, they just aren't doing anything. I'm not sure if it's becuase they don't have the money, or they just don't care.

Your dad's buying you a car and you're complaining because he didn't do it fast enough? cry me a river

you're complaining becasue your friends dont give you lifts every week because you cant organise your own transportion? you call them ******** for that? you sound like the *******. they're not your slaves. you expect everyone to help you out

get a job and buy yourself a cheap car. you expect too much from everyone else. you seem to be convinced that you're disadvantaged more than anyone else and therefore everyone should be helping you out. learn to help yourself, because life doesn't get easier as you get older

i know it sounds harsh, but quit whining. no one owes you anything

 

[laxx]

If you want a ride bad enough, do what I did.

I paid my friend 20 bucks a week and took him out to dinner on Friday to drive me home from college on Friday and back to school on Sunday. He was making the trip anyway and I just needed to be dropped off (which by the way is on the way for him as I live 2 blocks away from the highway). I don't think any of your friends would complain if you did something like that. =T

 

[redshifter]

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Originally Posted by hugz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Your dad's buying you a car and you're complaining because he didn't do it fast enough? cry me a river you're complaining becasue your friends dont give you lifts every week because you cant organise your own transportion? you call them ******** for that? you sound like the *******. they're not your slaves. you expect everyone to help you out get a job and buy yourself a cheap car. you expect too much from everyone else. you seem to be convinced that you're disadvantaged more than anyone else and therefore everyone should be helping you out. learn to help yourself, because life doesn't get easier as you get older i know it sounds harsh, but quit whining. no one owes you anything

maybe he'll listen to you. i tried.

 

[braillediver]

"why help out the less fortunate kid?"

Maybe it’s not your friends- maybe it’s your attitude?

If your attitude towards your “friends” comes off in person close to how it comes off in this thread then maybe they’re just reacting to you bad attitude?


You seem to be wallowing in a deep pile of vitimization. Why’d you choose the tuba if there’s no way for you to transport it.

If I had a friend who whined and complained and felt entitled like you come across I’d put some distance between me and them fast.


Dude this might be tough but life isn’t easy- the sooner you take responsibility for yourself the better off you’ll be and the easier life will be for you.


Mitch

 

[wafflesomd]

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Originally Posted by hugz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Your dad's buying you a car and you're complaining because he didn't do it fast enough? cry me a river you're complaining becasue your friends dont give you lifts every week because you cant organise your own transportion? you call them ******** for that? you sound like the *******. they're not your slaves. you expect everyone to help you out get a job and buy yourself a cheap car. you expect too much from everyone else. you seem to be convinced that you're disadvantaged more than anyone else and therefore everyone should be helping you out. learn to help yourself, because life doesn't get easier as you get older i know it sounds harsh, but quit whining. no one owes you anything

I might possibly need a car to get to a job, ever think of that oh glorious wisdom giver. It's easy to say that, when you have a car.

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Originally Posted by braillediver /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why’d you choose the tuba if there’s no way for you to transport it.

That's a stupid question to ask.

Why am I the only who thinks my parents should help out... They bought my brother an F-150 for 11k.

 

[Thelonious Monk]

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Originally Posted by braillediver /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why’d you choose the tuba if there’s no way for you to transport it.

ok, i do not really have an opinion on the situation, but he probably chose the tuba in middle school. it is the instrument he is best at. it is pretty ignorant to say something like "why did you choose it if you can't transport it".... it's like telling someone who wants to be a mathematician shouldn't be because... they don't have a chalkboard? my analogy failed but you get the point.

 

[redshifter]

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Originally Posted by wafflesomd /img/forum/go_quote.gif I might possibly need a car to get to a job, ever think of that oh glorious wisdom giver. It's easy to say that, when you have a car. That's a stupid question to ask. Why am I the only who thinks my parents should help out... They bought my brother an F-150 for 11k.

to coin a phrase from dr. phil, are you for real with this stuff? the real world is going to eat you alive. here is your phrase of the day: "false sense of entitlement"

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A mother, at the end of her rope, was suing her 24-year-old son for repayment of over $4000 she had loaned him (worse, from her credit card) to buy a car. She'd forgiven the first two car loans she had made him from her life savings, but now the credit card bills were pouring in. His impressive defense: "She owed this to me because the last car she bought me was a piece of (deleted)!" This lovely gentleman's attitude? Entitlement. We expect young children to want what they want when they want it. But it doesn't stop there. "Everybody else is..." "They all have..." "If you really loved me..." Too, often parents, parents are guilted into trying to meet every perceived need. Teenagers are notorious for expecting the best of everything, despite parents' financial realities. Too often, parents are guilted into trying to meet every perceived need or into rescuing their troubled children instead of teaching responsibility.Many adults whimper at the slightest inconvenience, delay, or restriction. Why? Because, like toddlers, they are convinced they deserve what they want when they want it.

http://hodu.com/entitlement.shtml

 

[braillediver]

?

"They bought my brother an F-150 for 11k."

You poor poor pitiful thing- maybe your adopted?

Come on dude you come on the website whining abut your friends and your bad attitude and percieved entitlement shines through like the sun after a rain storm. Read what you've posted and think about why your friends aren't helping you.

You chose the tuba- make it work or change your decision. You can't create a situation of your own making and blame others when it doesn't work out.

Pathetic comes to mind.


"It's easy to say that, when you have a car."

Like I said Pathetic. I bought my own car when I was 16 because I had worked since I was 12. No one ever bought me **** and I never expected them too.

Seems everyone else has stuff your denied?


Mitch

 

[wafflesomd]

How do I earn money to buy a car, when I live more than 15 minutes (driving) away from anything.

Tell me, please, you seem to know so much.

I'm looking for suggestions to get help in my situation. So far, most ppl have made some good points. You however, seem to be the forums little annoying pest who feels the need to remind everyone that he, in fact, knows everything.

Anymore gifts of knowledge you'd like to contribute?

Why don't I just quit tuba? Just for you. Here's a suggestion. Take a drillbit, tie a peice of paper to it. On this paper, write: "Poeple these days actually pursue what they enjoy". The proceed to drill it into your skull. Hopefully it will kill you, and you will no longer be able to post in my thread.

 

[redshifter]

can someone give wafflesomd a ride out of head-fi?

 

[laxx]

Pursuing what you enjoy does not mean you are entitled to it. Do you know how many people want to pursue a career in acting or some form of entertainment, but real life circumstances prevent them?

Your case is no different. You want to pursue a career in playing the tuba, but real life circumstances are preventing you. Deal with it. What I do not get is that you said your father is buying you a car when he gets his tax returns. What more do you want? Until he buys it for you, pay yoru friends in advance to drive you home with your tuba, I do not think any High School student will turn down $20 a week to take 20 minutes to drive you home.

 

[PYROphonez]

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Originally Posted by wafflesomd /img/forum/go_quote.gif How do I earn money to buy a car, when I live more than 15 minutes (driving) away from anything. Tell me, please, you seem to know so much.

If your school is close to a store or something, get a job you can walk to after school. Then your dad or whoever can pick you up later.
In all honesty, if you were really dedicated to fixing this problem, you would take a 30 or so minute bike ride into town to get a job.

And you're complaining about not having transportation, and you still plan to buy a new tuba first. Please, buy a car (if your dad doesn't), and then get the tuba. That way at least this thread will be done. You'll be able to drive to your lessons, and to a job, which will pay for gas money, and eventually pay for a new tuba.

 

[skyline889]

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Originally Posted by wafflesomd /img/forum/go_quote.gif How do I earn money to buy a car, when I live more than 15 minutes (driving) away from anything. Tell me, please, you seem to know so much. I'm looking for suggestions to get help in my situation. So far, most ppl have made some good points. You however, seem to be the forums little annoying pest who feels the need to remind everyone that he, in fact, knows everything. Anymore gifts of knowledge you'd like to contribute? Why don't I just quit tuba? Just for you. Here's a suggestion. Take a drillbit, tie a peice of paper to it. On this paper, write: "Poeple these days actually pursue what they enjoy". The proceed to drill it into your skull. Hopefully it will kill you, and you will no longer be able to post in my thread.

If you want to pursue what you enjoy, then some sacrifices need to be made. I'm sorry to come off harsh, but it seems that you have your priorities out of order. You say you think your tuba is a higher priority than a car, but you complain that you can't get to practice because you don't have a car and no one can give you a ride. It would only make sense then, that you should buy a used car (You can get a running one for $500), then get a job that you can now drive to and start saving again for your tuba. The income from your job will earn you much more than the $500 you have saved right now. It'll take you an extra month or two to save for your tuba, but you'll be able to have a pt job with a steady income, you won't have to bum rides off of all your friends, and you won't have to worry about not being able to get to your destination again.

 

[wafflesomd]

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Originally Posted by skyline889 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you want to pursue what you enjoy, then some sacrifices need to be made. I'm sorry to come off harsh, but it seems that you have your priorities out of order. You say you think your tuba is a higher priority than a car, but you complain that you can't get to practice because you don't have a car and no one can give you a ride. It would only make sense then, that you should buy a used car (You can get a running one for $500), then get a job that you can now drive to and start saving again for your tuba. The income from your job will earn you much more than the $500 you have saved right now. It'll take you an extra month or two to save for your tuba, but you'll be able to have a pt job with a steady income, you won't have to bum rides off of all your friends, and you won't have to worry about not being able to get to your destination again.

I like his post, he's able to get his point across without insults.

Anyways, I have looked around at many dealerships, which was uselss. I started checking the newspaper, which gave me some much better results.

One issue is that in two week's, I'll have graduated form highschool, and thus, have no tuba for quite some time. I'm hoping that I will be able to use the college's tuba over the summer, if not, crap.

 

[TreAdidas]

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Originally Posted by wafflesomd /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like his post, he's able to get his point across without insults. Anyways, I have looked around at many dealerships, which was uselss. I started checking the newspaper, which gave me some much better results. One issue is that in two week's, I'll have graduated form highschool, and thus, have no tuba for quite some time. I'm hoping that I will be able to use the college's tuba over the summer, if not, crap.

Just get out of Dayton and moreover out of Ohio. I went from Cincinnati to Bowling Green to the hell out of there. I basically drove until I ran out of road and now I call San Diego my home

Get a paper route or something. That got me my first car.