cant afford to attend this year (sad face)

[Sunshine60]

[color=indigo][/color] Hello all, sad to say I simply couldn't afford for both my son and I to go this year so he will be attending without me. I was an easy decision to fund his adventure and stay home myself, yet looking at all the fun pics and reading JRS makes me sad that I will have to miss it this year.

have fun for me....I'll see you all next year!

[Elderberry]

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK

Oh the sacrifices we make for our kids. (but if they are over 18 they should pay for their own ticket, so I don't feel so sorry for you because you feel a need to sacrifice your own happiness for a grown child who should be helping you out)

[Sunshine60]

You've got some very strong viewpoints on children. Do you have any kids yourself?

you sure do assume a lot. Just to set the record straight, as if I really need to defend my position, my son is NOT over 18 as you presumed and will be attending with a legal guardian instead of me.

Unless this becomes a 'friendlier' forum, I will not be posting again.

[Semper_Dad]

[theCryptofishist]

Sunshine,
This is very unlikely to become a "friendlier" forum. Snark is a very common phenomena on this board.
However, that doesn't mean that we are uncaring or universally consistantly stupid. And the people here are as good as any you are likely to meet. I don't really want to go into difficult periods in my life as a conversational topic, but when my husband died and again when I lost my legs 15 months later, the people on this board rallied around me, send me cards, raised money, attended the funeral without ever having met me or Scott.
So, don't be too hung up on the idiocies that often crop up.
I know it's difficult to raise children in general, and specifically in this culture where a lot of people don't really like them. I also know that a lot of people don't "get" that and that some of them are even hostile. It's easy to ask for peace when you don't have to give up anything; it's harder when things are going against you. But it's also a more powerful peace.
Fishy

[Dr. Pyro]

What do you mean we're not uncaring or universally constantly stupid? Speak for yourself.

[Ugly Dougly]

Get used to strong opinions. We're not afraid to speak our minds.

[Elderberry]

You've got some very strong viewpoints on children. Do you have any kids yourself?

you sure do assume a lot. Just to set the record straight, as if I really need to defend my position, my son is NOT over 18 as you presumed and will be attending with a legal guardian instead of me.

Unless this becomes a 'friendlier' forum, I will not be posting again.

Obviously, you do feel the need to justify your position. Why anyone would feel a need to justify their position to a group of total strangers, or even to friends, is beyond me.

I don't have kids--too expensive--more importantly, too much responsibility, and you don't get do-overs if you f**k them up. But if I did, they would be spoiled rotten until 18, then unless they went to college and got great grades--it's out the door. And if they did go to college--out the door on graduation.

That's my opinion, I feel no need to defend or justify it. You can either like it or not. Makes no difference to me.

Just like what you say or do for your kids should not need validated by anyone either. ESPECIALLY STRANGERS.

JK

[bluesbob]

You've got some very strong viewpoints on children. Do you have any kids yourself?

you sure do assume a lot. Just to set the record straight, as if I really need to defend my position, my son is NOT over 18 as you presumed and will be attending with a legal guardian instead of me.

Unless this becomes a 'friendlier' forum, I will not be posting again.

Don't run away....but from what I've seen the last couple months...don't count on it becoming friendlier. Just put your best armor on and sense of humor and continue hanging around.

[AntiM]

Howdy.. do stay. Friendly? Actually, yes, just given to voicing opinions in not always the best way.

We'll see you next year!

[lucky420]

Sunshine,
i think it is very good of you to sacrifice your time on the playa for your son. i would have done the same, hell my kids are over 20 and i still help them out when i can. i'm helping them out for our first bm trip (we're all virgins) anyways that's just my 2 cents worth. Family members help each other out and i know that someday they will be helping me. (i am lucky that we are really close and it is really fun to have them as adults in my life)
Hope you can both make it out next year...peace

[Ugly Dougly]

Looks like Sunshine kept her promise.