Hey rich people are only going to be so rich for so long...they are just pretending as much as they can that they are filthy rich while they still can...but so tragically sadly for them and you, my spoiled friend, in this economy, pretending you are rich and buying another ******* porsche or whatever the **** can only last so long, before you do become broke: they probably cant afford that ticket! Nor do they think they have to fly there to wipe your ass! I hate to tell you this but you just saw your parents effectively admitting that appearing rich is their highest priority. Probably always has been. Highest as in: higher than you. Right now, your priority should be getting through college. Right now theirs is pretending to be rich. You are complaining for the wrong reason. Which probably happens a lot.

not that any of that is your fault, you got jipped my man

You're complaining because now that you are in college your parents have started treating you like an adult instead of a tiny child? At least you picked the right user name vahootie- a clumsy, not so bright person

I feel your pain, my parents are doing the exact same thing right now except that I want them to visit me for mid-semester break and they are buying a new Pontiac G8 to replace an old Pontiac G8.

Can I just say...What right do you guys have to assume that the OP's parents pay for everything and thus he/she is spoilt? I am currently in university and have a few wealthy friends...their parents are making them pay for their own education and they also have to work for spending money. Just because parents are wealthy does not mean that they will spoil a child. And who said that he/she gets flown back every break? Maybe the OP doesn't go back for breaks. Also for those who claim it's the OP's fault to move so far away...maybe the OP qualified for and decided to take up the opportunity and go away to a university like Harvard or Oxford or an arts school. Or maybe the course they wanted to take was only offered in certain universities. Also, for those who are telling the OP to grow up...It's not just college...most people depend on their parents even when they are "adults". They miss them, want to see them every so often, when they're in trouble they go back to the people that brought them up. It's healthy to have a good relationship with your parents. All I'm saying is, some of you people assume too much. Ever look at a story from different angles? The way I see the post is like #36. It's the fact that instead of spending maybe $2000 dollars on seeing their child, they instead spend 200 times that to replace a car.

I was so annoyed by both the OP and the comments defending the OP that I created this account just to comment. I completely agree with #26. You're asking your parents to VISIT you, which means that it's fairly safe to assume that you aren't on a break (else you would be home), and that you're just asking them to come up for a weekend or something. What you, and I think a lot of people who read this without thinking about it carefully, don't realize is how incredibly impractical it would be for your parents to visit you. They have to take off of work from presumably high-paying jobs, and where (no matter what the pay is) they have obligations and responsibilities. That aside, it's just a pain in the ass to take a flight out to your college to visit you when they're going to see you soon for whatever your next break is anyway. Breaks are at most, 3 months apart from each other, which is more than short enough to bear. You're obviously keeping in contact with them, presumably by phone, which is a good idea and a great way to stay in touch and maintain a relationship with your parents. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you're right in your implication that your parents don't actually NEED a new car. That having been said, your parents aren't necessarily not visiting you because its too expensive (like they said), but because its too inconvenient and impractical. They only said it was too expensive because that's much easier that explaining why it would be so impractical to you step-by-step. You obviously aren't spoiled, because your parents clearly aren't spoiling you. You're certainly doing a great job ACTING like a spoiled brat, though. Be more considerate of your parents. #32, I am in college, and have a very healthy relationship with my parents. I call them every Sunday night and often talk to them for more than half an hour. Despite the fact that my college is a 4 hour driving trip from my home, I would never expect them to come up and visit me just because I wanted them to unless I were having some sort of psychological breakdown. Also, college sucks? I have three majors and am an officer in two clubs, and am more busy than I have ever been in my life, but going to college is still one of the best experiences that I've ever had.

It sounds to me as if the OP is having a psychological breakdown, is unstable, is unhappy with his/her new living situation, or is simply venting. Perhaps there was also an incident that compromised the relationship between the OP and his/her parents. This family definitely needs more communication, and I wouldn't be quick to judge either the student or the parents in this situation.

You're in college. You're a big boy now. You should be more worried about getting laid than having mommy and daddy over to visit...that's the point of going to a far away college, no surprise visits...lmfao

I can see why that would be somewhat of a slap in the face, but number 69 is right, you're in college, who gives a shit. And it's not like your parents haven't supported you through your entire adolescent life. Give them a break!

who's to say the OP didn't go to that college because it was best for his/her field of study? what if he/she lives their year round, working to pay for their own loans? furthermore, maybe he/she hasn't seen their parents in a year or something. not saying i sympathize with the OP, but assuming that he/she went to a distant college to get away from home or that the parents pay for the tuition, food, clothing, housing, and air travel back and forth at every break is just ******* ignorant. and anyway, we all know what happens when you ASSuME...