Hate to use a child as an example but it really is never about the money. You can grow up in the most privileged of situations—massive house, private jets, access to anything you want—and if the family system you grow up within isn’t stable, it’ll likely show in the external. The alt community has always been a haven for troubled teenagers, a physical expression of internal struggle. It’s attractive because it’s other; it emphasizes the otherness these teens feel internally. Alt music and fashion are aligned in this. Unfortunately, unless you grew up with both financial stability and familial/emotional instability it’s unlikely you’re gonna get this. That’s okay. Maybe the next life. But for those that think their struggle can be dismissed by their financial privilege just know that’s not true, and you don’t need to feel guilty or ungrateful anymore.
Even when I feel so negative all the time, push people away, and have so many self-image problems, somehow she manages to make everything not hurt as much…I need her more than anyone.
3 years old - Mommy, I love you
10 years old - Mom, Whatever
16 years old - My Mom is so annoying!
18 years old- I'm leaving this house
25 years old - Mom, you were right
30 years old - I Want to go to Mom's house
50 years old - I don't want to lose my Mom
70 years old - I would give up everything to have my mom here with me
You only have one Mom
Take care of her when she's still alive.