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I'm Not Sorry That I'm Spoiled

"You are sooooo spoiled!"

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My whole life I've been told, "You are SO spoiled!" I've often always found myself, hiding exciting news that I got a new jacket or new expensive shoes, because I just simply didn't want to deal with the comments. But this week it dawned upon me, that I'm not sorry that I'm spoiled.

I was raised by only my mom. Just her. The estimated costs of raising a child is $250,000. On top of that, my mom is putting me through college all on her own. The fact that she can spoil me is honestly a compliment. My mom works so incredibly hard everyday to give me a good life. So no, I'm not sorry that she spoils me.

Everyone has probably heard someone says, "I'm a broke college student." Well, I live by that. Sometimes, I don't want to walk to the other side of campus to sit down and eat in the noisy dining commons, I just want to lay in my bed and eat pizza. When I start feeling like this, I text my mom, and ask for $20. Usually, she does. People often ask me, "Why don't you just get a job? You can't depend on your mom forever." They're right, I can't depend on her forever, but right now I do. When I came back for my second year of college, I had every intention of getting a job. I quickly realized, my major is very credit dense with a lot of upper level classes. My mom and I both agreed that my education needed the majority of my attention. I'm not sorry about that.

I know that I'm not rich, but I also know there are people who are less fortunate than me. I try to give back to my community as often as I can. I love community service, during the holidays I almost always donate to the charities outside the stores, I always donate to can drives.

In the end, I'm not sorry that I'm spoiled. I'm forever grateful for my mom. I hope that one day in the very far future when I decide to have children, that I can spoil them too.

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