brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>>> I spent most of my life living like you, then in middle age I
>>> suddenly smartened up about being overly frugal... everyone dies
>>> the same, but it's all about how we live... and everyone lives
>>> differently. It was very stressful being careful not to use an
>>> extra dish, glass, fork, or spoon, and even more stressful being
>>> driven to wash every utensil immediately or it would pile up where
>>> it looked like slob city. It's amzing how we adopt frugality from
>>> our parents... my parents had to die before I treated myself to a
>>> dish washer. I bet you ration how many sheets of TP you permit
>>> yourself, and you use both sides. LOL You wanna talk frugal, my
>>> father insisted that only he knew how to properly close a water
>>> spigot, if over tightened one millionth of a foot pound the washer
>>> would wear out a day sooner. Maybe Victor can help, I can't write
>>> Russian, my father's favorite word was "Jholahver" or some such
>>> transliteration.
>>
>> Those are common traits among those that lived during the Depression
>> and the World Wars when every tiny thing counted.
>
> Exactly. It took you most of your life before treating yourself to a
> stove you really wanted, and according to your posts you still
> agonized over the decision. Perhaps you still have buyers remorse,
> not because the stove isn't worth it, but because you are still not
> comfortable with whether you are worth it. It's not easy to give up
> old taboos... many times I wonder whether my parents would approve of
> my decisions. Anyone who tells me they don't consider their parent's
> approval, even about how much toothpaste they put on their
> toothbrush, is either a liar or a criminal.

Wota terminal ****wit. Plenty have enough of a clue to realise that
some people are locked in the past and so their approval is irrelevant.

> Every normal person lives their entire life considering parental approval regarding all the minutia of their life.

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have never ever had a clue about anything at all, ever.