"Blls, Bills, Bills" written by Mike on estrip.org

06/13/07 02:53 - 84ºF - ID#39641

Blls, Bills, Bills

It's funny becasuse sometimes I complain that my parents don't really give me anything or pay for stuff for me. LIke I have to do it all myself. I realize this is kinda ludicrous because like I live at home for free and people like (e:pmt) point out to me that really so they pay for a lot. I was thinking about it, and it really depends on perspective I guess. To people who have always had to be out on their own and fend for themself it seems like my parents give me too much.

But...I am coming from a world where my three best firends have had everything paid for in their life by their parents basically. One's parents has paid for their schooling, cars, car insurance and even pumps their gas for them but she pays for her own cell phone bill. Another had to pay for most of her own schooling I believe but her parents always have paid for her car insurance and cell phone and insurance. And another her parents have paid for everything from schooling to car insurance to cell phone bill. Sooo i have had about $450 more in bills each month for the last few years than any of them and I guess I never really noticed. I always kinda lumped myslef in with us who are parents take care of everything but really my parents don't. If i wasn't already paying that much for the last few years, maybe I oculd get an apartment and feel more secure in my finances. I'm not relaly complaining that my parents don't give me enough, i'm just saying this is where I come from and it annoys me a little lately. Not that it is anyone's fault that their parents pay for stuff like I would totlaly let my parents if they offered , it just annoys me lately.

jason writes at 09:53:18 06/14/07 - Comment #19655: I read an article on the web yesterday that touched on the topic of girls being coddled by their parents, delaying the "growing up" process. Parents don't want anything bad to ever happen to their precious progeny!

Anyway, the way the author put it was pretty funny - someday the umbilical cord has to be cut. I can understand the pull to help your daughter out, but when it goes too far I would think you're really doing her a disservice.

leetee writes at 07:00:32 06/13/07 - Comment #19638: Josh has some good points there, Mike. Besides, it's never good to think about what others have... why compare yourself to anyone?

lilho writes at 05:15:56 06/13/07 - Comment #19625: umm, now im doing the opposite ive been doing for the last three years. going back home after supporting myself for so long. do i feel bad?? noooo. should i??? maybe. anyway, my mother has no intention of paying for anything for me, and what she does, i always have to pay her back. what a peach!

fellyconnelly writes at 03:57:52 06/13/07 - Comment #19620: josh says it best i think...

mk writes at 03:32:04 06/13/07 - Comment #19610: ok ok i'm a spoiled brat...when you write it out like that i feel like such a jerk. well, a lucky spoiled jerk. at least i have to pay for rent and cable and internet now. my parents aren't helping me out for that at all. I KNOW, CRY ME A RIVER!!!!!!!!!!!

just think, after all your years of getting through pharmacy school, you will have lots of money. you'll probably make more in your first year of work than i will in my first 5!

joshua writes at 03:29:39 06/13/07 - Comment #19608: Your parents friends aren't doing their kids any favors, Mike. They are raising a generation who ultimately are stuttering their capability of taking care of themselves and are perpetuating a lifestyle that they will struggle to maintain when they are on their own, thus implanting unreasonable expectations. Anybody over 25 that isn't out of the house yet and have their parents coddle them are FAR less able to cope with the stresses and rigors of adult life. Besides not having a curfew, being legally able to drink and having jumped that amazing puberty hurdle, a coddled 25-year old is no different than a coddled 15-year old.

Don't be upset - you're doing fine and believe me, you are better off. When the other kids get cut loose you'll see what I mean - I promise!

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06/12/07 05:55 - 87ºF - ID#39630

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY (e:Libertad)!!!!! From me and one of my favorite ladies!

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06/10/07 02:24 - 74ºF - ID#39596

Pop, Lock and Drop

So an interesting night last night spent with (e:lilho) on her last weekend in the B-lo. Me, (e:lilho), (e:jll) and (e:beast) headed out and started with a martini and shots at Fugazi, where we began a starburst unwrapping ocntest. We were seeing who could unwrap a starburst in their mouth the fastest. (e:lilho) for her first time (yes me and (e:jill) have done it numerous times before) was very talented. We then headed on down to allen street hardware and the attack of the taint ticklers was resurrected. Oh (e:lilho) and (e:jill) and their tickles... I actually forget how everything else went down exactly but I do know, the starburst contest later included strangers which lead to bets and higher stakes which lead to (e:lilho) and an allentown art festival tent. Then of course a pop, lock and drop contest between (e:lilho) and (e:jill) commenced and the fun just went on from there. We got lots of randoms to do the pop, lock and drop but noone could master it like (e:jill) could...then it got a little sketchy when the police in te golf cart were coming twoard us....so that was our cue to go home....so long sarah, it won't be the same wihtout you!

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06/04/07 03:49 - 73ºF - ID#39524

Interesting Weekend

An interesting weekend indeed....lots of changes...lots of going back to old things...lots of interesting public displays....lots of broken hookahs (sp?), and most of all lots of fun...and now on to the next week of fun June events!!!

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06/03/07 10:59 - 78ºF - ID#39510

So I Did It

So I did it! I'm not thrilled with how it went. I don't feel better about anything at all ...prolly worse ...but for the better or worse I did it! I don't like to let people down, especially people who have always given me everything I wanted in life! Time for day 4 of drinking which will conclude next sunday I believe with a possible reprieve tomorow. June is so full of parties and events.

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06/02/07 02:17 - 70ºF - ID#39498

what i soiuld do!

I khow what pim supposed to do but i ca'nt! ok! i can't! I taesied to but i justa can't! I thoaght this wekend would be a perfect teime but I just can't! I dn't have it in me! I nkow its ridcils and i watn to but i can't!! I'm surea it wo'nt be as bad as ithink iat will be but i'
m so scared of letting pepole down. : (

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06/01/07 06:56 - 82ºF - ID#39496

Everyone Listen Up

Everyone better be at the Linwood Mansion (24 Linwood) TONIGHT FOR THE (e:lilho) going away party!! I am making jello shots as we speak (hopefully they congeal)! I don' tremember how to mix them so we'll see how they com eout (i replaced all the ocld water with vodka, that sounds like it must be right?) SE YO UALL THERE FOR THE PARTY OF THE CENTURY!!!

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05/30/07 11:28 - 73ºF - ID#39470

Weird Studies

So me and (e:terry) have our first summer bio class test tomorow. Our teacher goes pretty slow and repetively in class so I'm thinking it won't be that hard but then going over the review sheet I think wowser. There is stuff from chapters we haven't even gotten to yet and like all these speicific periods and dates to remember. I don't know if he will actually ask those on the test anyway. Anywho this was really about how I have weird study habits. Like I am super good at tests. Like just I could take most tests on anything and do ok. I also am good at remembering what I have written down. Like have of my knowledge is from remember like the pictures I was doodling near the notes that the question is on. But this post was really suppoed to be about memory tools, like you know those saying meant to help you remember different things in order. Mine are always so complicated but work good for me but it almost seems like it would be just as easty to remember the names, my latest is

Quite The Concert John, The Purple Pennsylvanians Missed Dancing Slowly Over Cake

This is to remember the different periods in earth history namely:
Quarternary, Tertiary, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Pennsylvanian, Missisiippian, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician and Cambrian...

P.S. I think i am feeling a major life moment/change coming up soon...we'll see

P.P.S SO EXCITED ABOUT THE SQUARE TOMORROW!! ME and (e:amanda) will be there and hopefully lots of other peeps, we are going to be staring out this summer Klassy as always!

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05/28/07 11:17 - 65ºF - ID#39432

Memorial Day Festivities

I love Memorial Day! I love the parades and the cookouts!!! I love everything about it. I was in the parade for years for different things from cub scouts to band. And since then I have been watching it from the sidelines from the A-plus location of the Maloy house which is right on the parade route!!! This year me and (e:mk) were even discusiing having some beers. I never drink at family or friend's family events even though I clearly drink every other day but it still seesm weird like I am a kid. But who knows......there better be big men with big hats in small cars, they were misssing last year and the parade just did not feel the same without them!@

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05/27/07 07:11 - 68ºF - ID#39427

Famiglia Cristiana and Nonna's House

Today I went to my nonna's house that (e:paul) now owns and rents out. They are painting and cleaning it up before the new tenants move in. Anywho, it was the first time I had been there in a long time. I still really miss her a lot and it all came flooding back to me while I was in her house even though a lot of it looks different now.

She had saved like I would say I don't know roughly at least 500 issues of Famiglia Cristiana over the years. Like every issue ever made and now I am bringing them to be recycled. We saved a few what seemed like important issues but it is so weird that like she saved them her whole life every week and now they are all just going in the trash...well recycling bin..and actually the one at St. Paul's which is a fundraiser where they make money from the recycling. So I guess that is good, the Familglia Cristiana is at least helping out a church now....