After Her Friend Made A Demeaning Comment About Someone Else’s Achievements, She Told Her That Her Success Was Just Built On Privileged Handouts
This thirty-two-year-old woman has a friend named Ellie, who she has basically known her entire life.
In fact, she and Ellie’s mothers were friends first– so she began hanging out with Ellie when she was just seven-years-old.
However, her and Ellie’s lives could not have been more different. More specifically, Ellie was practically born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
“Ellie’s dad is a lawyer, and her mom is a dentist. So, as you can imagine, Ellie had a lot more luxuries and opportunities than your average person,” she explained.
For example, Ellie only attended private schools, could afford private tutors, and traveled around the world on fancy vacations every single year.
Then, even after graduating high school, Ellie had the privilege of figuring out her future without fearing the financial repercussions. For instance, Ellie attended two years of business school before deciding that path was not for her and dropping out.
Still, Ellie did not have to worry about the wasted tuition. Instead, she was able to pursue medical school with all of her tuition and living expenses paid for by her parents.
“Ellie never struggled financially and never had to worry about money. Ellie never even had to get a job until she went into residency in medical school when she was twenty-six,” she recalled.
On top of all that help, her friend even received countless volunteer opportunities from her mother. So, Ellie was able to submit her medical school applications with a plethora of references and recommendations– something very few aspiring med students have.
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Anyway, Ellie has since gone on to become a pediatrician, and she is proud of her friend despite all of the help she received. After all, she is a veterinarian herself and knows that medical school is no walk in the park.
However, after she and Ellie went out together a few weeks ago, she ended up needing to put Ellie in her place.
It all began when they arrived at a town event and bumped into some old friends from high school. And while chatting, one of their old peers proudly shared how she had just finished nursing school.
Then, after she and Ellie walked away, Ellie apparently made a really insulting comment about her friend.
“I bet she was just too dumb to go to medical school,” Ellie said before droning on and on about how great they are.
This struck a chord with her, and she told Ellie that her comment was very rude and uncalled for. Still, though, Ellie did not get it.
In fact, Ellie actually just claimed it “was the truth.” So, she snapped and finally spoke her mind.
“I told Ellie, ‘You only became a doctor by getting handouts. You don’t get to make comments about other people,'” she said.
And after that, Ellie apparently freaked out on her. First, she got accused of being a jerk for undermining Ellie’s hard work. Then, Ellie claimed that she still had to work to get to where she is now.
But, she made sure to let Ellie know that yes, while her “work” might have been challenging, it was nothing compared to the students who did not have their tuition and living expenses completely covered.
Despite that, though, Ellie never seemed to understand her point. Instead, she just kept getting accused of being ignorant and a jerk.
So now, ever since the fight ended, she has been left wondering if calling Ellie out for her privilege was the right thing to do.
Do you think she had a right to stick up for her old friend? If you heard Ellie making mean comments about someone else’s accomplishments, what would you have said?
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