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dibs – Also, your own plane & pilot – that, to me, is the height of luxury. Used to love going places in little corporate jets – except it put constraints on luggage if you were doing trans-oceanic. My toys weighed a lot & were more important than my wardrobe.
It is not just rich kid who do not learn how to do basic house work. I had a roomate in college who was completly clueless. She grew up in Harlem in the project. She had a stay at home mom who did every thing. We had to teach her how to make her bed, do laundry and, no kidding boil, water.
In college I worked as a maid in the local Holiday Inn. I have the utmost respect for people who do cleaning work. I’m like MM and Biff- I’m really uncomfortable with having things done for me. I even straighten the bed out when I’m in a hotel. when I visited a friend’s home, who had help, I would do what MM did- carry my dishes into the kitchen or help clean the table up.
Actually, someone does water my plants when I go away on vacation.
Even if I were extremely wealthy I don’t think I’d ever have live in help. I would however have a driver to take me to work and whenever we went out at night. The backseat of the Bentley would have a bar.
“If you go on vacation, hire someone to water your plants?”
No, ask your neighbor to do it. I would have been happy to do it.
“Last summer, someone gave the little girl a plant to grow on the terrace. She watered it for about one week. Then, the family had another one of their vacations, and the plant was dead. What kind of lesson is that for a kid?”
If you go on vacation, hire someone to water your plants?
My worst flight was into Charlotte Amalie in the V.I. in a small Cessna w/ me at the controls. The airport is surrounded on 3 sides by mountains & the 4th side is open to the sea. I had to approach 3 times before I had the courage to set down. Still gives me the willies to think about it.
I hire someone to clean because she’s better & faster at it than I am & it’s my most significant contribution to the general economy.
Benson, I see your point. But, in my case at least, The Champs have had ample opportunity to see that their dad (and mom) share equally in the housework and know there is not someone else coming around to do everything. In fact, Mrs C often (self-servingly in a sense, I’m sure) always tells me how good it is for kids to see not just the mom, but more importantly the dad help out around the home.
Montrose, I’m like you; I am not entirely comfortable with having people do things for me. I tend to avoid fancy restaurants with doting service and, even in diners, I’ll stack up the plates and clean the table before someone else comes around to do it.