Excellent question and I see your point. Your conclusion is based off of the one thing you know about me, which is I am a medic. Being a medic is the job I do because of the tax benefits and gratification I get from helping people. I also owned two successful businesses at the time(that's where the tax benefit comes in), as well as it was a 2 income family. You are correct in that my salary as a medic alone I would have never been able to afford the pool. Well maybe a wal-mart snoopy pool

... Stuck-up?

Is it because you are not part of Mitt Romney's 47%??

Is it because you are entitled to have a silver platter handed to you?

Is it because you were born into money?

Is it because you were a retired Exxon chairperson with $400 million severance pay?

What makes you stuck-up?

Please share!

Serpius

a long time ago in high school... when I was a cheerleader, prom queen, class president, was in cliques, drove a hot little red sports car. I wore only name brand clothing, and thought less of others who were not in my group.

Then I grew up and realized that I was the ugly person by behaving that way. I embrace all people from all stages in life now.

AND the mental condition has nothing to do with your economic condition.  Quite simply, you think more highly of yourself than you should.

There are 'stuck up' people in both trailer parks and in gated communities.  More than likely somewhere along the way (either because they got too many trophies in little league or they were surrounded by people who thought they could do no wrong) they got it in their head that their sh!t doesn't stink, and they've had this mental condition ever since.

Granted it is a a bit more amusing to see someone acting stuck up in a trailer park or working the fry station at BK, but whether you're on Wall Street or Main Street, it a sad condition to witness.

" Don't you know who I am? ".

MT,

A good post and you brought up a few good points.

The last sentence in your post is spot on!

Serpius

Caitlyn,

Good to see that you made a conscience effort to embrace people of all kinds.
It's not easy, but it can be done as you have shown.

Great post!

Serpius

once I realized all that about myself, I also found out all my "friends" were friends only by convenience. They were truly not my friends at all. Once I started changing my life, all my so called friends turned their back on me and suddenly evaporated from my life.

I think you were describing Eccentricism, maybe a false-eccentic trait? Then would false eccentricism be narcasism?

Those grey areas, I don't know? could that be the human condition?

stuck up for several reasons

1. my shit does stink

2. I'm not in the top 1% in earnings

3. Very blue collar, I work very hard for my money

4. nothing has ever just been handed to me. I literally grew up in the hood an area of New Orleans known as Hollygrove and as a white kid in that neighborhood I had to fight everyday. I now own my home with an inground pool that I paid cash for.

I am very confident in what I do either in my job or behind closed doors.
So stuck up no, confident yes

What type of EMS do you work for, private ambulance, or local government ?

Would a confident Man mention the swimming pool ?

and being a hooker really does not make me better than anyone. I was more of a rebel in high school than anything else. I hung around with the cool kids, but I was the one getting them into bars and sneaking out to smoke pot on the lunch hour lol. I was pretty spoiled, so I am a bit lazy at times.

I am not one to mock another's writing ability unless they have the balls to call someone 'else' stupid first. Often times, I let it go. Lungman has been using 'your' for 'you're' since day one, and I never called him out, but have called out others for doing the same thing because they were assholes.

I also don't like pretense, so I will call that out as well. If you are pretending to be this and that, keep it consistent so you don't look like a jackass. Don't tell me how much money you make, and then try to negotiate my rate.

Would a confident man also admit to having a lawn care service for extra cash to see hookers and treat them very welll? Yep, I think so. It's a really nice pool too bwahahaha. I peed in it.

Private company, and the mention of the pool was to prove a point.

The OP asks if you are "stuck up" because life was given to you on a silver platter, my response was I came from nothing to where I am now.

LR? I am shocked that you were a rebel! LOL BTW, were?

That's not the only thing you did in it, LOL

Who dosen't know you have to work for every thing? I was currious how? a salary of $50.000 a year allows a person to pay cash for a house ?

I'm just a fan of modesty.

You also get a tax credit working for a private ambulance co ? I have seen where volunteer EMTs can earn a tax credit. You can also work for the volunteer co, and volunteer, when not on the clock.

See your story changed, Business owner (legal) tax cheat, two income household, if your married
another tax credit. That's not the same as earning a wage, and buying your house that way.

I'm not trying to give you a hard way to go here. I understand managing a business is a lot of work, and why not take advantage of tax credit's .

as the left would say you didn't build that, yet you did put in the work. Ten bucks, and we can have snoopy in your back yard, by 16:00 tomorow, you'll have to pay London to come piss in it though.

 Bwaaaaahahaha.

I started both companies and they are both physically demanding and o am hands on. So not only do I work it but I also get the white collar responsibility of payroll, payroll taxes, purchasing, and customer relations ( some better than others) and sales. Oh yea I'm in school too.

It was a good question. Let's see what she has planned, lol

Posted By: bigvern

You also get a tax credit working for a private ambulance co ? I have seen where volunteer EMTs can earn a tax credit. You can also work for the volunteer co, and volunteer, when not on the clock.

See your story changed, Business owner (legal) tax cheat, two income household, if your married
another tax credit. That's not the same as earning a wage, and buying your house that way.

I'm not trying to give you a hard way to go here. I understand managing a business is a lot of work, and why not take advantage of tax credit's .

as the left would say you didn't build that, yet you did put in the work. Ten bucks, and we can have snoopy in your back yard, by 16:00 tomorow, you'll have to pay London to come piss in it though.

 Bwaaaaahahaha.

That's the premise of this board, you shouldn't sweat the small stuff.

Posted By: MagicMedic

I started both companies and they are both physically demanding and o am hands on. So not only do I work it but I also get the white collar responsibility of payroll, payroll taxes, purchasing, and customer relations ( some better than others) and sales. Oh yea I'm in school too.

It was a good question. Let's see what she has planned, lol

Posted By: bigvern

You also get a tax credit working for a private ambulance co ? I have seen where volunteer EMTs can earn a tax credit. You can also work for the volunteer co, and volunteer, when not on the clock.

See your story changed, Business owner (legal) tax cheat, two income household, if your married
another tax credit. That's not the same as earning a wage, and buying your house that way.

I'm not trying to give you a hard way to go here. I understand managing a business is a lot of work, and why not take advantage of tax credit's .

as the left would say you didn't build that, yet you did put in the work. Ten bucks, and we can have snoopy in your back yard, by 16:00 tomorow, you'll have to pay London to come piss in it though.

 Bwaaaaahahaha.

... and you are correct.

I have seen 2 things...

Knowing that if you are stuck-up and you don't feel good about it... then you decide to make changes for the better. That's Caitlyn.

Working hard to get what you earned to be someone you can be proud of doesn't not make you stuck-up. That's Magic Medic.

Good posts!!

Serpius

Places that have syrup caddies really ought to wipe down the seats a bit more often.

Until about 2008, all I did was go to school and fk off with my life. My parents paid for everything until I was able to get enough credit to buy a home. Even after that, look where I am at. I put myself through grad school by turning tricks, not by working 3 jobs like most of the other people had to do. So no, not everyone has to work hard to get where they are at. Many people are born of privelage and daddy hands them a VP position at the family co.

I did not grow up until I had a child of my own, and that forced me to be responsible for someone other than myself for the first time in my life. I still have a lot of growing up to do, and often take the easy way out when things get too hard.

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Are you saying that what you do now is easy?  From everything I read on here it sounds like a job. You provide a service that is compensated I one way or another. You may have been given things early on but not now. We all have to grow up eventually but we never have to stop having fun.

I mean in two hours, I can make what most make in a week after taxes. It's the rest of the bs that is hard. The emotional and mental drain, guilt, etc. Not being able to really talk to anyone about it, not being able to carry on a healthy relationship outside of here, etc. Those are the things that make the rate what it is, not the sex...that's the easy part.

It's not a 9-5 job, but it is work with consequences.