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Race-based entitlement programs are now a thing
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<blockquote data-quote="Blkkbgt" data-source="post: 16598954" data-attributes="member: 117234"><p>Your first paragraph is a MASSIVE question that unfortunately will never be answered in this day and age.</p><p></p><p>It will never happen because it's far to hard now days to take responsibility for one's own actions. Being a victim and blaming everyone else or "The System" is far easier and requires little to no logical thought process.</p><p></p><p>Just for context I am genuinely speaking from the experience of watching my own father blame everyone and everything for his lack of success. He's even gone as far as blaming having to raise me. He completely ignores his past drug use, alcohol addiction and terrible behavior, again not his fault.</p><p></p><p>Because of him I actually grew up very poor. So poor I went an entire year with 2 pairs of pants to my name and was gluing my shoes together.</p><p></p><p>I realized about 5 years ago I got to where I am in life with a little of what he taught me and a lot of watching what NOT to do and refusing to quit or look for excuses to say I can't do something.</p><p></p><p>I myself made some at the time bad decisions early in life that, in an odd way turned out to be for the best. I however never blamed anyone nor said I am "here" because someone or some thing did this to me, I knew I was responsible.</p><p></p><p>I allowed my mother to talk me into joining the Army at 19 and while I 100% regret my second enlistment it jump started my life.</p><p></p><p>After serving and using my G.I. bill for some specific classes and certificates I now have a family of my own, 6 figure income, retirement, mortgage and nice cars to drive.</p><p></p><p>I take great pride in the fact that I can provide for my wife and children and don't live paycheck to paycheck. I literally had a massive smile my face the other night because my oldest learned what a landlord is not because we were being evicted like I did.</p><p></p><p>What I am getting at is had I bought into my father's BS I would have went down that exact same road you have described because it's easier and it's what he mostly taught me.</p><p></p><p>I am not entirely sure why I didn't listen to him or why I chose a different path though. I am glad it worked out and if I could figure out how to get poor kids that maintain an impoverished mentality to do the same in mass I would.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blkkbgt, post: 16598954, member: 117234"] Your first paragraph is a MASSIVE question that unfortunately will never be answered in this day and age. It will never happen because it's far to hard now days to take responsibility for one's own actions. Being a victim and blaming everyone else or "The System" is far easier and requires little to no logical thought process. Just for context I am genuinely speaking from the experience of watching my own father blame everyone and everything for his lack of success. He's even gone as far as blaming having to raise me. He completely ignores his past drug use, alcohol addiction and terrible behavior, again not his fault. Because of him I actually grew up very poor. So poor I went an entire year with 2 pairs of pants to my name and was gluing my shoes together. I realized about 5 years ago I got to where I am in life with a little of what he taught me and a lot of watching what NOT to do and refusing to quit or look for excuses to say I can't do something. I myself made some at the time bad decisions early in life that, in an odd way turned out to be for the best. I however never blamed anyone nor said I am "here" because someone or some thing did this to me, I knew I was responsible. I allowed my mother to talk me into joining the Army at 19 and while I 100% regret my second enlistment it jump started my life. After serving and using my G.I. bill for some specific classes and certificates I now have a family of my own, 6 figure income, retirement, mortgage and nice cars to drive. I take great pride in the fact that I can provide for my wife and children and don't live paycheck to paycheck. I literally had a massive smile my face the other night because my oldest learned what a landlord is not because we were being evicted like I did. What I am getting at is had I bought into my father's BS I would have went down that exact same road you have described because it's easier and it's what he mostly taught me. I am not entirely sure why I didn't listen to him or why I chose a different path though. I am glad it worked out and if I could figure out how to get poor kids that maintain an impoverished mentality to do the same in mass I would. [/QUOTE]
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