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Losing money due to birthday party no-shows
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Homeownertobe wrote: »One seems to be raised by a nice hard-working family and the other doesn't. The pictures of the houses and the families in question prove that.
Do you really think that the size & look of a house indicates how hard working a family is? :rotfl:
A couple could both be working full time at NMW, both have second jobs and only be able to afford to rent a small flat.
Would you look at a picture of their home and class them as 'not hard-working'?
Do you think you are hard-working?
What type of house do you live in?
Looking at your user-name, why not post a picture of the type of house you hope to buy and we can decide if you are hard-working or not.
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The smaller house doesn't have junk in the garden, and the child is named Alex, which is a 'normal' name. He has a different surname to his mum, but then so do lots of children as marriage isn't as common nowadays.
His parents behaviour in this case hasn't been good, but then neither has the behaviour of the other child's parents - I don't think either set of parents come out of this looking better than the other.0 -
Homeownertobe wrote: »One seems to be raised by a nice hard-working family and the other doesn't. The pictures of the houses and the families in question prove that.
What utter rubbish!
There is no way you can tell by the outside picture of a house who is the more hardworking!
When DH and I were younger we both worked NMW job, I had a second job and we rented a small flat. We couldn't have worked harder, now we both have much higher paying jobs, are quite comfortable finacially, but our hours worked are a lot less!
Doesn't always add up, perhaps broaden your mind?0 -
Do you really think that the size & look of a house indicates how hard working a family is? :rotfl:
A couple could both be working full time at NMW, both have second jobs and only be able to afford to rent a small flat.
Would you look at a picture of their home and class them as 'not hard-working'?
Do you think you are hard-working?
What type of house do you live in?
Looking at your user-name, why not post a picture of the type of house you hope to buy and we can decide if you are hard-working or not.carmina_piranha wrote: »The smaller house doesn't have junk in the garden, and the child is named Alex, which is a 'normal' name. He has a different surname to his mum, but then so do lots of children as marriage isn't as common nowadays.
His parents behaviour in this case hasn't been good, but then neither has the behaviour of the other child's parents - I don't think either set of parents come out of this looking better than the other.moomoomama27 wrote: »What utter rubbish!
There is no way you can tell by the outside picture of a house who is the more hardworking!
When DH and I were younger we both worked NMW job, I had a second job and we rented a small flat. We couldn't have worked harder, now we both have much higher paying jobs, are quite comfortable finacially, but our hours worked are a lot less!
Doesn't always add up, perhaps broaden your mind?
Interesting you all went for size of the house when I didn't. One house is clearly unkempt with overgrown gardens with litter and waste objects on the front and the other (substantially larger) grounds are clean and presentable. Funny how that works, isn't it?0 -
It's only a party :huh:
I didn't have enough space in my old flat for kids to have fun (and it was a rather unpleasant place to spend time, what with mould on the walls, drunks living downstairs, somebody who detested children next door and a regular Saturday afternoon domestic from the couple on the other side) - when I saved hard to do something special for a birthday, I was limited to just a few children, when, if I'd had the money, I'd have happily invited everybody the girls wanted - not for a crappy £5 present and card, but because it was a special day they wanted to share.
I would have thought it very spiteful and selfish to take up an invitation and then not bother to turn up without a word - another child could have enjoyed that day.I could dream to wide extremes, I could do or die: I could yawn and be withdrawn and watch the world go by.Yup you are officially Rock n Roll
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Homeownertobe wrote: »Interesting you all went for size of the house when I didn't. One house is clearly unkempt with overgrown gardens with litter and waste objects on the front and the other (substantially larger) grounds are clean and presentable. Funny how that works, isn't it?
Maybe the people who live in the unkempt house are so busy being hard-working, bringing money in for the family, that they don't actually have time to do anything in the garden.
Funny how that works, isn't it?
To look at a picture of a house and decide that someone is hard-working or not is extremely judgemental.0 -
Maybe the people who live in the unkempt house are so busy being hard-working, bringing money in for the family, that they don't actually have time to do anything in the garden.
Funny how that works, isn't it?
To look at a picture of a house and decide that someone is hard-working or not is extremely judgemental.
Must be a lot of hard-working people on sink estates. Oh no, that's not the case though, is it?
Clearly it's not the case here.0 -
Homeownertobe wrote: »Must be a lot of hard-working people on sink estates. Oh no, that's not the case though, is it?
Clearly it's not the case here.
WOW!
Even more judgemental than previously.
'sink estates'? :cool:0 -
My Parents live in Southern Ireland. When you drive past the houses they look amazing. No expense spared. They would rather live in a mess inside and an place outside.
Personally I work hard, very hard and the outside of my house is ok. But I do not live outside my house I live inside and that is where I spend my money.
I deal on a day to day basis with people from all walks of life the real have and have not's and can honestly say the day I start making moral judgements about how respreable and hard working someone is in connection to the size of house they live in I really should pack up and go home.
My parents came from a very very rough housing estate. They worked harder than I will ever have to and now they are reaping the benefits. But 0 hours as they are re-tired.
Homeownertobe I think we should put your comments down to in experience in the housing market! Or the huge chip on your shoulder!Happiness, Health and Wealth in that order please!:A0
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