>If most of the people in your circle got help from their
>parents, it kind of goes without saying...if YOU didn't and
>are in the home of someone that did, of course that's going to
>be a big deal for you, but for alot of people, that's the way
>it is (and should be)

I dunno about "should be", and I don't think those people should be so isolated from the financial realities of the rest of America that they don't recognize their privilege.


>At the same time, making a joke about their house in
>comparison to yours was tacky. Of course they aren't going to
>say they got help bc ya'll clearly feel a way about it.

We were there to GIVE them our baby bassinet and hand-me-downs because my wife liked her and thought they could use the help.

Is it
>understandable why you feel a way about it...sure. But that
>got more to do with ya'll then them. Why should they have to
>be fully transparent about their personal business to make you
>feel better about yourself?

We feel really good about ourselves because we've made it on our own. Earned every penny. They don't need transparent to make us feel better about ourselves, but as I said before, sometimes you need to make people aware of their privilege. People who were born on third base and think they his a triple are unfortunately the people who shape American policy.