Originally posted by VTECnology
It was a 78 Dodge Challenger and I earned the money to buy it working at the airport for minimum wage. I thank him for it too. I've learned more form him that I would from any "rich" parent that would have just given me whatever I wanted.
The best thing a parent can give a child is a job that actually requires the child to work. Not a job that the parent cuts the kid a break but a real job that requires hard work. Then let the kids pay for there own stuff.
Its funny/sad, Honey is all bent out of shape about this stuff. Maybe people are giving her crap about her situation (parents paying for her gas, car etc.). I meet her once and she looked young. Don't know if she has a job, is even out of High School for that matter (been a while since I saw her). These things vary. If she is in HS/college and rents are helping out that normal. School is work and that it what some parents expect. They don't mind supporting an adult who is young but working hard to lay a foundation for the rest of their life. Of course any charity can be abused but that does not mean parents (or their kids) should be judged for trying to help their child during this time of their life.
Don't forget many parents/husbands/etc cringe at the idea of there children/wife’s/loved ones driving a car that could break down and leave them in a dangerous situation. This drives the sale of many new cars.