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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Most of my friends received a car paid for by their parents. Some of them got brand new cars as a high school graduation present. I got a $100 watch & a pen & pencil set. Some of the rich kids had many things I could not have because my parents were mean and cruel and only provided me a loving environment & comfortable stable place to live with free room and board and my dad did pay for my car insurance until I turned 21. Mom was mean and often only bought me clothes from the thrift shop not the fancy brand names some of my friends had.
Dad told me if I want to drive a car I better find a job so I can pay for my own car. He provided me an interest free loan with liberal terms for repayment. I had a part time job as right after I turned 16 I got my driver's license. Since then I have only been out of a job for 5 days total.
Yep, my parents were mean, and they were the best parents any child could ever hope for. I wish I could thank them again.
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Same here Glen! In fact you fared way better on the HS graduation present than I did!
When my son graduated last year, he asked me what I got as a present from my parents for HS graduation. I said "Son, do you see this mark on my back, behind my right shoulder?" "Ya...sorta?" "That's what I got! A pat on the back from my dad!"
But yes, if my dad was still around, I'd thank him time and again as well!
Back OT, because of our cold winters up here on the Canadian tundra, we have many homeless people that set themselves up for the night downtown on top of building vents to stay warm...not so much under freeways.