Then, she looks around at her cousins, who all attended private schools and prestigious colleges and work in excellent careers that pay a lot.
Her cousins have homes their parents purchased and second homes in London. They have horses, they go on vacations to go skiing, and they have everything they could ever dream of.
Oh, and for Christmas last year, her mom and dad got her slippers.
“How can I let this horrid sourness go?” she continued. “I know I need to. I can’t keep feeling like this. I know we can all agree that the Boomers (yeah, I know, not all Boomers) have (hurt) over Millennials, but I feel like I’m Tiny Tim being given financial advice by Scrooge.”
“It isn’t good for my mental health OR my relationship with my parents, never mind their relationship with my daughter [7F], who’s always asking why we can’t live in a nice big house like Granny and Grampa and all their friends.”
Do you think maybe she should consider putting some distance between herself and her parents to help her feel better about everything?
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