where i live it is nearly impossible to find a job as a teenager so i live with my parents because i am a student and not able to stand on my own feet. i am very good in school, i help my mother with the household, i help all my neighbours and relatives whenever they need me.when i was a teenager my parents were unemployed and we went throug a very hard time which lasted for over 7 years.i was not able to go out,have friends or a boyfriend,to have fun,wear nice chlothes or do simillar things.it was hard for all of us, but now my father has a wellpaid job for over 5 years,we live in our own house and are well off,but still my parents keep their belts tightened when it comes to my needs as a girl,i study hard and i am very good in school,if i could work i would,but there are no jobs for students in my country,it is hard to find a job for adults,i do my best,but they do not understand that i need make up,clothes,and other stuff,they can afford it but they dont think i need it,what to do?
2007-09-03 10:57:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Your parents went through a lot of financial trauma. Seven years is a long time being un- or under-employed. They are probably trying to restock their savings for future usage... the next long "rainy day". They also have to make up for lost ground with their retirement savings. They not only have to pay current bills, but catch up on other bills that may have piled up, as well as replenish their savings. You have to wrap your head around this concept.
If jobs for teens are hard to come by in your area (we're talking the usual fast-food and retail jobs), try making your own gig. There are dozens of ways you can make money if you are creative.
I know kids that make $6-$10 per week per yard, visiting a given yard twice a week, just picking up doggie-poo and bagging it up. We're talking a pooper-scooper and rubber gloves and a trash bag. The customer gets a poopie-free yard to entertain in, and you get income. Picture getting 20 such clients and how that will add up.
You can also supplement that with dog-walking, dog-training, and either dog/cat sitting on vacations or babysitting. Then there is flower bed preparing for each season (the customer buys the mulch and stuff and you provide the labor).
If you are on a PC, open up your Microsoft Office Suite and make a flyer for yourself listing your service offerings, print out a 1/2-page (8.5" x 5") flyer on some various colored paper and start knocking on doors in a likely local neighborhood.
You will need to save for your future transportation needs as well as the girly stuff. Good luck.
2007-09-03 11:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by revsuzanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nice clothes and make up are not necessities, maybe in your eyes because you are trying to keep up with trend, but your parents could care less about you keeping up with fashion
2007-09-03 11:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by Lovebug123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to your parents and tell them that this is how you feel see if there might be a compromise with them about this issue
2007-09-03 11:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by oh_jo123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋