So, I found out today that a misconception about me is that my family and I are wealthy.
I have some ideas, but I'm not sure where this idea comes from. All I know is that it's definitely not true. I don't mean to complain or whine, I just don't want to be seen as/criticized/applauded for something that I'm not. My family and I are middle-class, and the truth is that my mom sometimes works sixteen hour days or more in order to help my family make ends meet.
When I said that my mother was bribing me with a car, I didn't mean that it was going to be a hundred thousand dollar Porsche, or something equally as ridiculous. My mother would never pay that much for a car, and I would never ask her for anything that she couldn't afford. We have both worked hard to make our own money. The reason I'm bringing this whole thing up is because this whole car situation has somehow wormed its way through the grapevine and got back to her. It hurt her that people would believe that I'd be so obvious about our non-existent wealth.
Words can get misconstrued so easily. I guess that I have to phrase my sentences more carefully within my conversations and this blog.
