MAC and parents??
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Mabelle
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^ agreed.
Unfortunately, sometimes fixing the root problem is way expensive, and foundation might be your only affordable solution.
I was fairly lucky with my skin in HS. I had very little facial acne. I did however have awful chest and back acne. I was so self conscious i would literally rip any bump off (cause that was a great idea). My skin is great now (put i still pick at every single spot), so i'm thankful! Also, i was a little punky junky and wore those size men's XL band t shirts, so i never showed skin. My skin cleared up just in time for when i started dating my bf!
My brother had horrible acne from a very young age. I felt so bad for him. I believe it only lasted a couple of years, but still. He put on a face, but you could see it really bugged him.
He got the bad skin, i got the jaw problems.... If i had to choose, i would have picked the bad skin.
Unfortunately, sometimes fixing the root problem is way expensive, and foundation might be your only affordable solution.
I was fairly lucky with my skin in HS. I had very little facial acne. I did however have awful chest and back acne. I was so self conscious i would literally rip any bump off (cause that was a great idea). My skin is great now (put i still pick at every single spot), so i'm thankful! Also, i was a little punky junky and wore those size men's XL band t shirts, so i never showed skin. My skin cleared up just in time for when i started dating my bf!
My brother had horrible acne from a very young age. I felt so bad for him. I believe it only lasted a couple of years, but still. He put on a face, but you could see it really bugged him.
He got the bad skin, i got the jaw problems.... If i had to choose, i would have picked the bad skin.
sierrao
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exactly! im 17 and my parents dont buy me anything, i earn it myself. they mite give me 1 item here or there but thats it. if im lucky i mite get mac for a graduation present, but lets pray lol.
all im saying is dont mooch off your parents and get it yourself!
Originally Posted by xxManBeaterxx
The only time my mom bought me makeup was when i went to the prom in highschool and she bought me blot powder and nymphette lipgloss for touch ups. Once i turned 16 i had a job and my parents never spend a dime on me for luxury items since, it feels good to earn your own stuff. |
exactly! im 17 and my parents dont buy me anything, i earn it myself. they mite give me 1 item here or there but thats it. if im lucky i mite get mac for a graduation present, but lets pray lol.
all im saying is dont mooch off your parents and get it yourself!
sweetonmakeups
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i think if you're not old enough to get a job i don't think you should be wearing make up. You're too young.
Lapis
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Did I say I put down my son?
He likes games, hell I like games, we spend several hundred dollars on most holidays providing new games/game systems/extras for the ones he already has for him
I am not telling my child his hobby is less than ours but dh works and we provide his hobby within reason, and it hinges on him doing his job which is getting an education, hell my dh doesn't get near as spoilt as the kids and it's his paycheck that makes it possible, lol
I also don't believe in telling yes to everything a child asks for any way
call me strange
The original post was "I have to have it", I'm sorry I tell my son all the time there is NOTHING he HAS to have but air, food, water and an education!
The crazy thing is my son has a savings account and saves and deposits money to it each month, it's matched by us and is in the thousands and he NEVER uses it for games or anything else, if it was that important I think he'd use some of his savings
but he likes having the money more than he does a game.
| Originally Posted by M.A.C. head.
Mkay, let's clear this up. The issue with "what makes us happy" has nothing to do with mommy and daddy being obligated to spend money on anything. It has to do with a parent essentially putting their child down and saying that something they love doesn't matter, simply because it's a luxury. It's rude for someone to do things that aren't "necessary" and then turn around to their child and say that something they love isn't necessary and is a waste of time. |
Did I say I put down my son?
He likes games, hell I like games, we spend several hundred dollars on most holidays providing new games/game systems/extras for the ones he already has for him
I am not telling my child his hobby is less than ours but dh works and we provide his hobby within reason, and it hinges on him doing his job which is getting an education, hell my dh doesn't get near as spoilt as the kids and it's his paycheck that makes it possible, lol
I also don't believe in telling yes to everything a child asks for any way
The original post was "I have to have it", I'm sorry I tell my son all the time there is NOTHING he HAS to have but air, food, water and an education!
The crazy thing is my son has a savings account and saves and deposits money to it each month, it's matched by us and is in the thousands and he NEVER uses it for games or anything else, if it was that important I think he'd use some of his savings
LILYisatig3r
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That used to be me, hahahah.
I started delving in to the MAC world when I was around 14, and I had to keep bribing my mother to buy me new makeup. Like, I don't know, every birthday I would get an eyeshadow or two. Only rarely when I direly need something, like a new eyeliner, would she dish out the 13.50 to get me one. But since MAC is so much more expensive than the makeup she personally uses, it wasn't often that she would just buy them for me.
So when I turned 16, I got a job and started buying my own makeup myself. So the only advice I can give you, is perhaps asking for a new product every birthday or every big gift holiday like I did. There isn't much convincing you can do since the makeup is quite pricey.
Just hang tight until you can get a job, is all I can say
But good luck! Your life will change I promise hahahah. I feel like so many windows have opened after owning so much more MAC products than I ever thought I could
I started delving in to the MAC world when I was around 14, and I had to keep bribing my mother to buy me new makeup. Like, I don't know, every birthday I would get an eyeshadow or two. Only rarely when I direly need something, like a new eyeliner, would she dish out the 13.50 to get me one. But since MAC is so much more expensive than the makeup she personally uses, it wasn't often that she would just buy them for me.
So when I turned 16, I got a job and started buying my own makeup myself. So the only advice I can give you, is perhaps asking for a new product every birthday or every big gift holiday like I did. There isn't much convincing you can do since the makeup is quite pricey.
Just hang tight until you can get a job, is all I can say
when i was younger and wanted to get into make up my mum bought me a shell shaped comapct full of eyeshadows, blush and lipsticks from.... ARGOS! argos is a random catologue and store in the uk which sels everything. it cost £15 and i thought it was the best present in the world! she also bought me a concealer stick from avon (because she said i shouldnt wear foundation - just cover the odd spot with the stick). i remember i used to have a diary where i'd make little swatches of the eyeshaodw combos i liked! my fave being a dark brown and bright green! i also used the consealer stick in the wrong way by wiping it all over my face and spreading with my finger. and to 'set it' i used talcum powder!! which of course is bright white!
as i got a bit older i'd occasionally ask for the odd lipstick from collection 2000 (cheapie uk brand) or maybelline. and then when i got a job at 15 years of age i bought myself lots of ravlon and maybelline stuff. and yes i did splash out and buy some actual face powder!
the moral of my ramblings is that you don't need to spend loads on make up when you are younger. i had just as much fun with my argos compact than i do now with my mac. i'm pleased my mum bought me the compact! and wouldnt have wanted her to spend shed loads
as i got a bit older i'd occasionally ask for the odd lipstick from collection 2000 (cheapie uk brand) or maybelline. and then when i got a job at 15 years of age i bought myself lots of ravlon and maybelline stuff. and yes i did splash out and buy some actual face powder!
the moral of my ramblings is that you don't need to spend loads on make up when you are younger. i had just as much fun with my argos compact than i do now with my mac. i'm pleased my mum bought me the compact! and wouldnt have wanted her to spend shed loads
27 years old?! man! usually girls are the ones to leave the nest first! i moved away from home when i was 18 years old and was sooo happy to have done so! although to be fair my assistant manager at work is 37 this year and he still lives with his folks and seems very happy about it... never had a lady friend though so perhaps when he does he'll want to leave!!
jacquelinda
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try to help your parents out with extra stuff around the house and in return a trip to MAC. show them how nice the things you buy look on you. if you use some of your stuff on your mom she might even buy some for herself and then you can take hers lol
geeko
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sorry to be blunt... i feel that as part of the family, it's our DUTY to help out in the house e.g household chores WITHOUT expecting to be rewarded.
Reason is simple.. U live in the house, so u ought to do the share of your household chores as well.
I think the best thing is that...if u are of age, go and get a job as what the other forum members said. And if u are underage..well...u can always state in ur christmas wishlist and birthday wishlist that u want MAC for christmas. Anyway i didn't get my MAC make up till i was 21....if that's of any console to u for not being able to get any MAC
was using drugstore brands before that.
Reason is simple.. U live in the house, so u ought to do the share of your household chores as well.
I think the best thing is that...if u are of age, go and get a job as what the other forum members said. And if u are underage..well...u can always state in ur christmas wishlist and birthday wishlist that u want MAC for christmas. Anyway i didn't get my MAC make up till i was 21....if that's of any console to u for not being able to get any MAC
was using drugstore brands before that.
TISH1124
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sorry to be blunt... i feel that as part of the family, it's our DUTY to help out in the house e.g household chores WITHOUT expecting to be rewarded.
Reason is simple.. U live in the house, so u ought to do the share of your household chores as well.
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Bingo!! Shazaamm!! That's It! Hello!!!
Lapis
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I'd still live home too if I wasn't married but I worked, plus technically the house is mine my gran left it for me, but I had free childcare (my mom), and when I worked a stressful job, I knew I could hand my mom my paycheck the bills would be paid, money would go in savings, my checking would have money, and I wouldn't have to give anything a second thought, easy living
| Originally Posted by TISH1127
I am so shocked this thread is still alive 
I guess this is why my 27 year old niece still lives at home with her parents and does nothing...she never hears or understands us when we say "Get a Job either" 
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I'd still live home too if I wasn't married but I worked, plus technically the house is mine my gran left it for me, but I had free childcare (my mom), and when I worked a stressful job, I knew I could hand my mom my paycheck the bills would be paid, money would go in savings, my checking would have money, and I wouldn't have to give anything a second thought, easy living
Dr_Girlfriend
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Wow... comparing childhood cancer to ACNE??? That takes some guts.
| Originally Posted by Curly1908
That's your opinion. Plus I put "obligated" in quotation marks so that people would know I don't equate it with food, water, and shelter...but I guess people didn't understand that. 
Foundation was not a luxury for me as a teen. It was a "necessity". Would I die without it? No, but you wouldn't die if nobody loved you either. And most people still regard love as a "necessity". Why does Locks of Love exist? Because providing wigs for children who suffer from medical conditions (as acne is also a medical condition) such as cancer and alopecia is regarded as a "necessity" even though we wouldn't put weaves/wigs in the average child's hair. Would they die without it? No, but would you make your kid that's undergoing chemo go to school bald? Again, I guess people didn't understand the meaning of quotation marks around a word. Well, the $100s of dollars in bills from the dermatologist, pharmacist, and skincare aisle that was spent on my behalf as a teen (and I still had horrible skin) contradict that statement. Skin issues are known to cause clinical depression. Teen already suffer from terrible self-esteem and teasing. Acne & scars just add onto that. I have very sensitive skin and had to use quality, department store foundations (as recommended by my derm) that wouldn't further exacerbate my skin issues to cover the red marks & post-acne hyperpigmentation issues that often plague WOC while I underwent treatments. I guess I'm blessed that I had a sensitive, caring mother who saw this as a necessity for me. I'd do the same for my child. |
Wow... comparing childhood cancer to ACNE??? That takes some guts.
YSLaddict4
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Thanks for the great response!
