You know, I grew up really fortunate. I am from a nice area and I never lacked in fun activities to do when I was younger. Although I grew up in a family that didn't struggle financially, my parents sure didn't get me whatever I wanted. In fact, they taught me how to work for what I want from a very young age. I really think that is something that I benefited me throughout my life.
In this post I want to talk to the youth that are struggling with financials in their families. DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED. I know it is sometimes really frustrating to see your friends walking around with the new Nike Airs on their feet (that's a real brand, right?), or the Gucci bags around their shoulders. I can't say that I ever had those things as a youth either, but what I can say is that from what it seemed, I had much more fun than those kids. I didn't care about the material things in this life, therefore I spent my time strengthening the relationships and friendships I had instead of worrying when my online order was going to come in the mail. The one thing that I always got frustrated with was having a more dumpy car than everyone else. Being from a nicer area there were kids with Lamborghini's, Porches, Corvettes, Mustangs, BMW's, etc. I had this little dumpy 2001 Honda Civic that was a coupe and it made some noises when I drove. Now that I am older, I see that having those nice cars in high school is extremely ridiculous, but at the time I remember being so embarrassed. I remember the one day that I realized something totally awesome, I had a car! Some of you may not even have cars, but just always remember that no matter how wealthy or poor your family is, there is always room for gratitude and a lesson. You just have to keep pushing and finding the happier things in life. :)
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