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That guy from Garden State is right.
Favors are bad news ESPECIALLY when they concern money. Anybody who does a favor for somebody else ALWAYS expects something in return--ALWAYS. Who cares how grateful the person is that you helped them out, you're not able to see that short of them getting down on their knees EVERY DAY (so that you don't forget at some point and then hate them for being ungrateful and then not returning the favor) and kissing your stinky fucking feet with tears in their eyes saying, "You have no idea how much that means to me," and even then you wouldn't believe them.
And do me a fucking favor. Whatever you fucking decide to do or not do for your kids, remember that it IS affecting them. It is partially YOUR FAULT. How does the world get spoiled brats? Oh yeah, FROM THEIR PARENTS. You want to have a kid, shower it with gifts of every sort, buy the kid a fucking brand new Mustang before they even have their learner's permit, pay for their schooling, pay for their expensive apartment, give them your fucking NFC Visa to pay for their gas, fund their trip to Spain, buy them brand new furniture for their bedroom for absolutely no good reason except that "it should look more sophisticated," and then you want to turn around and BITCH THEM OUT for thinking that money grows on trees, for being ungrateful, for not having paid you back the 700 dollars they owe you and probably not actually considering ever paying you back. You want to sit there and act like, if your kid actually does feel and act that way, it's not your fault? You want to spoil the shit out of your kid because you grew up on welfare with your trucker dad and seamstress mother and then you want to pretend the kid is BIOLOGICALLY ungrateful and bratty and it has nothing to do with how you raised them? Fuck that. People give you things and you want to pretend that there are no strings attached, but there are ALWAYS strings attached. If you don't show your extreme gratitude in just the right way, they won't see it at all. If you can't pay them back yet because you have newfound bills to pay, they won't see it like that--they'll see it as your evil intention to NEVER pay them back just because it's been months and they haven't seen a dime.
This is how it goes...
"Okay so I owe you 700 dollars...I don't really have that much money and most of my money goes to bills, so would it be okay if I just paid you a certain amount a month like with a bill?"
"Yes that's fine. Don't worry about the money. I don't want you to have no money at all just because you have to pay me back. Your bills are more important and you get those paid and if you can afford to give me money, okay. But don't worry about it. You just pay me back when you can."
***Kelly sells three large bags-full of clothing (her best items) in order to afford paying her bills and buying groceries and gas***
"Honey, you shouldn't have to do that. If you're having money problems, just come to me. I'll help you out. You shouldn't have to be selling your stuff. Just come to me."
*A couple months down the line, Kelly loses her trip application before getting the chance to turn it in by the deadline to receive $150 back (which goes to her mother who is paying for the trip)*
"You didn't turn the papers in? GOD KELLY. You're so selfish. All you fucking think about is yourself. All you had to do was have it faxed but you couldn't do that. You think money grows on trees. This isn't the first time you've done this to me. You're always doing this. I lost money because of you for two classes that you dropped and you STILL haven't paid me back because I'm sure you don't intend to."
"I haven't paid you back because I have bills to pay that I didn't have to pay before--I can't AFFORD to pay you back yet! But you just want to sit there and think that I'm this ungrateful little bitch who just takes your money and doesn't think about it. You think that I don't care that you give me all this crap, you think that I just sit on my holly jolly ass staring into the clouds with a smile on my face because I get all this money from you and I don't intend on ever paying you back!? You just want to pretend that I'm some little bitch. You still get $75 back, but I'll pay you the rest of the $150 so you get your fucking $150 back."
"I have to go"
"Good" *hangs up phone*
My mother can kiss my ass. She can have her NFC Visa back, she can stop buying me groceries, she can have my new dvd player back to return for the money, she can have back the fucking clothes and jewelry she just bought me in New York, she can forget buying new furniture for my bedroom back home, she can have it all back--fucking all of it. I have been a fool to EVER accept ANYTHING from her because I will never be anything but an ungrateful, greedy, selfish brat who's just milking her for all she's got.
I'm done accepting favors.
Favors are bad news ESPECIALLY when they concern money. Anybody who does a favor for somebody else ALWAYS expects something in return--ALWAYS. Who cares how grateful the person is that you helped them out, you're not able to see that short of them getting down on their knees EVERY DAY (so that you don't forget at some point and then hate them for being ungrateful and then not returning the favor) and kissing your stinky fucking feet with tears in their eyes saying, "You have no idea how much that means to me," and even then you wouldn't believe them.
And do me a fucking favor. Whatever you fucking decide to do or not do for your kids, remember that it IS affecting them. It is partially YOUR FAULT. How does the world get spoiled brats? Oh yeah, FROM THEIR PARENTS. You want to have a kid, shower it with gifts of every sort, buy the kid a fucking brand new Mustang before they even have their learner's permit, pay for their schooling, pay for their expensive apartment, give them your fucking NFC Visa to pay for their gas, fund their trip to Spain, buy them brand new furniture for their bedroom for absolutely no good reason except that "it should look more sophisticated," and then you want to turn around and BITCH THEM OUT for thinking that money grows on trees, for being ungrateful, for not having paid you back the 700 dollars they owe you and probably not actually considering ever paying you back. You want to sit there and act like, if your kid actually does feel and act that way, it's not your fault? You want to spoil the shit out of your kid because you grew up on welfare with your trucker dad and seamstress mother and then you want to pretend the kid is BIOLOGICALLY ungrateful and bratty and it has nothing to do with how you raised them? Fuck that. People give you things and you want to pretend that there are no strings attached, but there are ALWAYS strings attached. If you don't show your extreme gratitude in just the right way, they won't see it at all. If you can't pay them back yet because you have newfound bills to pay, they won't see it like that--they'll see it as your evil intention to NEVER pay them back just because it's been months and they haven't seen a dime.
This is how it goes...
"Okay so I owe you 700 dollars...I don't really have that much money and most of my money goes to bills, so would it be okay if I just paid you a certain amount a month like with a bill?"
"Yes that's fine. Don't worry about the money. I don't want you to have no money at all just because you have to pay me back. Your bills are more important and you get those paid and if you can afford to give me money, okay. But don't worry about it. You just pay me back when you can."
***Kelly sells three large bags-full of clothing (her best items) in order to afford paying her bills and buying groceries and gas***
"Honey, you shouldn't have to do that. If you're having money problems, just come to me. I'll help you out. You shouldn't have to be selling your stuff. Just come to me."
*A couple months down the line, Kelly loses her trip application before getting the chance to turn it in by the deadline to receive $150 back (which goes to her mother who is paying for the trip)*
"You didn't turn the papers in? GOD KELLY. You're so selfish. All you fucking think about is yourself. All you had to do was have it faxed but you couldn't do that. You think money grows on trees. This isn't the first time you've done this to me. You're always doing this. I lost money because of you for two classes that you dropped and you STILL haven't paid me back because I'm sure you don't intend to."
"I haven't paid you back because I have bills to pay that I didn't have to pay before--I can't AFFORD to pay you back yet! But you just want to sit there and think that I'm this ungrateful little bitch who just takes your money and doesn't think about it. You think that I don't care that you give me all this crap, you think that I just sit on my holly jolly ass staring into the clouds with a smile on my face because I get all this money from you and I don't intend on ever paying you back!? You just want to pretend that I'm some little bitch. You still get $75 back, but I'll pay you the rest of the $150 so you get your fucking $150 back."
"I have to go"
"Good" *hangs up phone*
My mother can kiss my ass. She can have her NFC Visa back, she can stop buying me groceries, she can have my new dvd player back to return for the money, she can have back the fucking clothes and jewelry she just bought me in New York, she can forget buying new furniture for my bedroom back home, she can have it all back--fucking all of it. I have been a fool to EVER accept ANYTHING from her because I will never be anything but an ungrateful, greedy, selfish brat who's just milking her for all she's got.
I'm done accepting favors.