Accountant Christmas Card

im 15. i have two older brothers that are 21 and 22 and a little brother that's 12.

so before i explain the problems i guess i showed explain where some of these actions come from. in my house in the basement we have a bar, poker table, 2 storage rooms, office area for my dad, and a movie theature room (pretty much a big projection screen with a couple couches), then in each of our rooms (minus my parents) we have flat screen, radio..ect

my moms side is poorer so when they come over all night they comment on how my siblings and i are 'spoiled rich kids' i understand that they are poorer than my family but they dont have to make rude comments to us. they had a chance to go on to bigger and better things, my grandparents put them through school and college but most of them took up drinking or dropped out of college. but their kids are all really rude to everybody. then all of the grandkids get about $30 spent on them, but my siblings and i get $10 gift cards to walmart bc 'we dont need anything' i mean i dont care so much abotu the presents but the rude comments drive me crazy.

then we have a party with my dads side. they are all rich snobs who are super rude and mean. they hold grudges over everything! last year they made my mom cry over something that happened 3 years ago they didnt even bring it up until that night. my mom refuses to see them so she's not going to christmas. then they for some reason treat my family terribly, my older brothers are doing better than any of the other cousins because our other cousins are addicted to drugs or in jail or out doing something they shouldnt. my oldest brother owns his own company and my other brother is finishing college to be an accountant, and you'd think everybody would be nicer to them for going so far but nobody is. they treat me like dirt because im a cheerleader and because on my moms side modeling runs in the family, i dont model because im not into it but they always make comments to me when i walk in the door like 'oh you didnt do a runway walk' or when i get a gift and i say thank you they will say 'oh you must not like it because you didn't do a cheer'. (i know those dont sound that mean but they say it in really snotty tones) my other girl cousins dont care about appearance at all and most of the time show up with snarles in there hair and old t-shirts even though they have WAY better clothes... like i said before they are all rich most of them have home double my houses size.

i just dont understand why my family is treated so bad. every year a fight seems to happen, my parents are making me and my siblings go to the parties (well they cant make my older brothers but my older siblings are going anyways)

what can i do to stop the fighting? what could i say to the rude comments from my dads side? how do i not let my moms sides comments get to me?

idk if you will get a great answer to such a hard question i'll answer to each paragraph as each a question./
ok, about the snide comments an such i realize you don't deserve such treatment but from my understand they could be jealous of your mother an father for being so successful where they have failed an they are thinking that you parents have it easy which the don't understand is stuff like that is obtainable through people that are willing to do the hard work an your right it's not about gifts but there message is there weather they are saying it or not which is very unfair to to you an your family i do understand that very much.

as for your dads side. i'm believe that they are upset with your father for marrying your mother an still haven't got over the fact dis spite what that they may have said before they married that your father and an mother raised wonderful kids. an as for the comments about you being a cheerleader an inheriting your mothers i assume poise because of the modeling. an them give you those comments when you walk in a believe that they would think because your the girl an that your 15 you would be like the richer side of the family as if you would be snooty an expect expensive stuff as a gift. your girl cousin idk maybe they are trying to say there different then the rest of the family to keep there spotlight on you an your family or there saying "hey no matter what we do we wont get the attention your getting" they could be reaching out for attention from there parents because there all focusing on your family i wouldn't be sure unless i knew exactly what was going on.

but family will be family every one has a fight during christmas.

i am sorry but the only way i think to stop the fighting would be for your parents to resolve there differences an it wont really stop till then. fighting like this is known to last years where both family's refuse to yield to one another. as for the rude comments from your dads side there's two ways i suppose, number one is get mad an tell them to stick there big noses up each others asses an try to breath. number two would be to smile politely an let it roll off when ever they say something like that an say thank you ( i assure you this will make them even more mad if done right. but number one will make you feel better but that would be what they want) as for your moms side your just going to have to tell them that it's not your fault that you were born with a better chance then they were an that your parents worked hard for what they have an you intend to do the same thing for your children an if they want what you have they would have to work hard for it an that's the truth about it weather they like it or not.

this is going to be difficult for you as well as the rest of your family but stay strong. if you receive anything from them just say thank you an give a gift in return just let them be mad during christmas not you.

i think i got it the best i could i really hope i helped. i read it through carefully an answered as well as i can. i'm sorry if it's not what you needed but try to have that best christmas possible and best of luck to you and your family. an Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24 15:46:26 by typically me <3

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So, I have been seening this girl for abou 4 months. We are not officially in a relationship. I approached the subject about a month ago, she said she wasn't ready to commit but agreed that since she had been to my family functions, and me to hers, that we were dating. This was right after new years. Right after christmas i had given her tickets to got the local martina mcbride concert, which we have now gone to. Two weeks ago was my birthday. She bought me a candle that smelled like her house, and a cute card, it was signed with a heart? She also bought me brad paisley tickets for the end of february. She said well i guess you will have to hang out with me at least for another month. She is 26 and an accountant. She is in the middle of busy season. We both go to the same church, and she is hesitant that if we start Dating officially, the people we hang out with will expect us to be engaged and married on a relatively short time period. Thats hard to explain.
She is great with me when we are by ourselves. However when we are hanging out with people around our church, she is very distant. I am trying to figure out what is going on. She often texts me late at night, or calls me. It makes me really unsure of myself when she is distant around our group. When we are around her friends or my friends, that aren't in our church, she seems fine. We have not kissed, just feel that if we add physical, it will complicate things. I would say our contact up until this point has been done 50/50 by her or I. How does this sound to you? Any thoughts ideas?

All I can say, and I am just about to celebrate my 37th wedding anniversary, so that makes me think I'm "mature" is that when you are in love with someone, you want to be with them ALL the time, you want to show them off to your friends, and you are usually dying for that special someone to utter any words of commitment! Maybe things have changed since I got married, but it makes me concerned that things change when you are with your church friends. I don't really know of anyone who expects someone to get married or engaged just because they have become an "item". This sounds a little worrisome to me, but you are with her , and I think you will figure this out in you heart. I wish you well, and hope you both get what you are looking for! Warmly

2008-01-31 12:59:39 by Dan M

I have a plan, I voted for McCain and I believe in Free market and letting some companies fail. But, here is a plan I think will help out the companies and our economy and help companies help themselves. Now, lets take Citi for example, they plan to cut 53,000 jobs. That is going to be devastating on the economy and the moral of this country. But, I have a plan that could help save jobs.
My plan would ask all employees working at Citi to go on an average pay scale for a very limited time. Each employee will make $30,000 no bonus no Christmas bonus or executive bonus of any kind. This would include the CEO, CFO, Accountants, Vice Presidents in all parts of the country. This average pay will only be for a limited time to weather these tough times. If you make over $30k your pay would be reduced for a limited time to 30k. If you make under $30k your pay would remain the same. In return there would be no layoffs and credit card rates would be reduced for this limited time. It would be so inspiring for the workers and the country to see a CEO bustining his or her butt off for $30k. Now, my plan would be for only for a very limited time and anyone who wanted to leave for a better job, could leave in good standing. All mangers would be asked to take on more duties for a very limited time and no overtime would be allowed. A hiring freeze would also be put into place. Employees would have the right to negioated credit card fees with card holders and customers would be encouraged to work with us through these tough times.
I do not get it, you claim it is a bad idea but a 700 billion dollar bailout is not? There are no stars at these places, they are not getting rid of the worst employees. It is drain on our economy and moral to see 53,000 people get fired while the CEO makes millions. This would at least be an attempt to show sacrifice. If anyone wants to leave let them. If they are cutting 53,000 jobs why do they need our bailout money?

Let the companies fail. If they can't remain in business on their own merit, then they do NOT deserve our support and certainly not our trust in their products or services. If they have such bad practices then they will fail. If the employees are fired, there will certainly be a void left by the loss of the company and if the employees pool together and determine to correct the errors of the previous owners, then they have every opportunity to start a company of their own. This is America, and we are not "supposed" to propagate failure...if it fails, get rid of it and try again.

Let the Banks fail. If these banks are so corrupted that they have squandered the money that is not even rightly theirs, by offering up high risk loans to people who cannot afford them...then the banks need new leaders, or it needs to fail. Bailing out a failed business is not good business unless you plan to change what was causing it to fail.

You don't just bandage a soldier with a gaping hole in his stomach...you medically treat the gaping wound and close it so there is no additional blood loss, damage, etc. You don't just put a bandage on it and keep changing the bandages when they get soaked with blood because the bandage alone is ineffective in keeping the soldier alive for long.

2008-11-17 13:40:41 by I love Obama 3