Latin-spice wrote:sparklejunkies wrote:Latin-spice wrote:Must be nice to have gold bangle bracelets and a Michael Kors purse while begging for money, smh. Honestly that's all I noticed on her snap today aside from her trying out different filters on snapchat. I tell you what, when I was younger my mother pawned her gold crucifix necklace just to put food on the table when we hit hard times. The fact that nina still has her jewelry and wasn't the least bit fazed by her "homelessness" enough to say "no thanks, I don't need acrylic nails but could use a sandwich" irks my nerves.
Also, does anyone else see myles over the whole experience? His reaction to the vinegar and kimchi was enough for me to tell he's not into her overly dramatic excitement for everyday things. Nina is so obnoxious in public, I mean you're in a grocery store why the hell does she act that way and record everything? These foods aren't novelty items, I could understand if she was in another country all together but dang she needs to take it easy already, not everything is "amazing" or "crazy" .
Yup my mom did the same thing, all her pieces when she was let go from a managerial job because the company outsourced the product we lived off the money her pawned jewelry brought in. When she went to relative's houses to feed me and my sister she would bring a "hostess" gift...some pretty thing that she had bought for the house that she never unpacked, brand new bedspread, or curtains or a set of dishes. SHE NEVER TOOK A HAND OUT. Then we come to NYC and lived in a 2 room apartment. Mom and sister had the bedroom and I slept in the front room on a sofa, not even a sofa bed...the freakin sofa! I eventually got older and started working ( shit jobs from the age of 12, yes, I lied about my age...I looked a LOT older!) that's how we eventually got by. You sacrifice, I wore 5 dollar shoes a size too small because they were on sale. I NEVER saw my mom buy herself anything new that I know of. She was a mean one, but she was a "good" one.
Wow, you see and I bet you've got a survivors mentality and think things through from every angle before making decisions bc you've seen what can happen at any moment and nothing is guaranteed in life. Similar situation with me, in my my case it was all about that gov't cheese and wearing my brothers hand me downs bc it was easier for me to wear his urban street wear than for him to wear a skirt.
It was so bad boys didn't ask me out bc I looked like a butch lesbian. I think this is why Nina's entitled behavior rubs us the wrong way. As kids some of us had to work, me, I saved my $12.00 child support to buy pads but here we see nina glamorizing something that would otherwise be a very serious issue. My circumstances led to severe depression, the last thing I wanted was to be he center of everyone's attention. It's a slap in the face to those who have gone through real crap and didn't make superficial things important.
Oh please, I WISH my mom wasn't too prideful for that gov't food. we were hungry a LOT of times Imagine all you have to cook is rice with a few slices of tomato. YUM. "poor food is now my comfort foods. lol" we were happy when our neighbor would share some of that cheese! eventually my mother did apply for government assistance because my sister needed special care as she had some cardiac thing. nothing serious but needed emergency care most nights she got sick. I also got some of that govt assistance when I went to college, a medical card, they said I could get food stamps but then they would cut my mom's and my little sister was still in High School so I just got the Medicaid card and worked at the College for a measly 72 dollar every 2 week stipend that paid for my subway tokens and maybe a lunch or two. lol. When I had my daughter I also ended up having to apply for govt assistance . I got it for the first 2 years and while I was on it I applied for any job training, ANYTHING they offered so I could get off it ASAP, My Social Worker was so impressed she got me FREE daycare for my daughter so I could work. I was able to work and have them pay for daycare until she was eligible for Free Public Schooling
During this time I didn't waste my lil bit of money on disposable diapers, I learned how to use cloth ones and how to use them and wash them correctly so the baby didn't get diaper rash. smh
I got the help I needed to help MYSELF succeed I didn't suck at the Govt Teats having kid after kid like most of my friends did to keep that check coming in, Mom taught me there is NO such thing as a free ride. You see how easy it's to get free shit you think you are entitled to more free shit, you want more free shit, it's a vicious cycle.
Not saying I'm perfect or a role model but if I can lift myself up by my bootstraps and succeed, so can anyone else, I don't have super powers, wasn't born rich but I have the drive to use my two hands to work to get what I want; sometimes you don't get what you want but you get what you need.
I can't believe NINA is so shameless to be "BEGGING for DONATIONS" when she herself has 2 hands, could be "personable" ( ie: a great salesperson) she COULD'VE actually used her knowledge to become a great mentor to up and coming youtuber, or an inspiration to the more mature youtuber like myself instead of using her "TALENTS" for OTT drama, scandals and lies.
Every FAMILY has DRAMA, SECRETS and PROBLEMS...but it's up to the individual to rise above the crap and instead of filtering stars around her stupid head, maybe she should've learned how to rise above and earn those stars for real.
She's going to be one of those crazy old ladies at the Nursing Home muttering about her "GLORY" days and stealing other people's Pudding cups. lol