P-C, it it just your mother telling you that you have to give everyone this money, or does it seem like most of your family expects it.
My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Sep 12, 2006 4:03:29 pm PDT #2894 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Polter-Cow - Sep 12, 2006 4:08:20 pm PDT #2895 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My cousin, when he got his latest job, spent his first two paychecks on this shit. It's a thing, I think.
StolenCubicle - Sep 12, 2006 4:11:30 pm PDT #2896 of 10000
"I love their text! It just has so much sub."
Now I understand. Maybe if you explain to them you are trying to get yourself set up properly, they will understand your situation. After all, loans must be paid off. I'm sure at the very least, your mother will accept it if you hand out a less than 25 % of what you currently do until you finish paying your loans and are settled comfortably.
Amy - Sep 12, 2006 4:11:32 pm PDT #2897 of 10000
Because books.
Could you backhand it a little bit, P-C?
Like, instead of handing them checks or cash, open college accounts in their names? (Not for the married one, I guess.) Some kind of account they couldn't access until a certain time, but for a good cause?
It would be hella inconvenient, but the satisfaction could be worth it.
SailAweigh - Sep 12, 2006 4:13:40 pm PDT #2898 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
AmyLiz, between you and Sparky, I sure know where to come when I want to get my evil on.
Amy - Sep 12, 2006 4:17:16 pm PDT #2899 of 10000
Because books.
AmyLiz, between you and Sparky, I sure know where to come when I want to get my evil on.
::preens::
Thank you. I try.
Sparky1 - Sep 12, 2006 4:39:41 pm PDT #2900 of 10000
Librarian Warlord
Aww, shucks! Sail, you say the nicest things...
::snuggles with AmyLiz and our pile of True Crime novels::
Amy - Sep 12, 2006 4:50:04 pm PDT #2901 of 10000
Because books.
::snuggles with AmyLiz and our pile of True Crime novels::
::brews tea so we can safely practice our evil laugh::
Steph L. - Sep 12, 2006 4:51:55 pm PDT #2902 of 10000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
P-C, can I suggest one thing?
Just for tonight, put it on the back burner. It's your BIRTHDAY, man! You should spend the rest of your damn birthday in a stress-free state of mind. And if that means turning off your phone and not talking to your mother, at least for tonight, then do it. And cram all the thoughts of the Obligatory Familial Money Dispersal into a locked box in your mind until tomorrow, and think about pleasant things.
Like S3 of VM. Like pretty girls. Like making out with pretty girls.
I mean it. It's your birthday, man. No insane family stress for the rest of the day. It'll be there tomorrow; that's a given, unfortunately.
Cashmere - Sep 12, 2006 4:52:06 pm PDT #2903 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Yeah, Steph's idea is good. Forget I said that.