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Is she clueless or am I missing something?

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Cluelessa · 07/01/2023 13:37

I have a mummy friend.
She is single, I am married.
There's about 5 months between our toddlers, around 2 years of age.

Friend, let's call her 'Anna'...has well off parents who have worked hard for their money. My parents are comfortable but don't have much to spare, they equally have worked hard.

I have worked hard, at the expense of my social life as a teen and young adult to hold down a respectable profession. Anna works 2 days a week in a pub, and cleans for her parents where she spends 4 out of 7 days, the other 3 days in a flat, paid for by benefits apparently. Flat has been refurbished to a boutique standard almost, not done obviously by the housing association! Flat has big rooms, especially bedrooms as far as flats go.
I live in a mortgaged house family otherside of the country, rarely see them. House needs lots of work, we bought a project as that's all we could afford for the family home we wanted. Bedrooms are quite small.

Anna wants to go to Dinesyland Paris, understands that "to do it properly" will cost about £3k. Thinks maybe she'll do it in a year or so. So this year instead wants to go on holiday abroad, let's say Spain...oh it's only a couple of hundred quid, not expensive Hmm She was explaining all her trips out,regularly London which include train fares cost her about £50/60 quid, she picks up meal deals so it's cheaper....

I said we aren't even contemplating trips abroad for the next decade due to cost, that's where she said "Oh Spain is cheap..."...

Anna sells lots of stuff she's bought online, but buys stuff to...

Am I missing something, surely working in a pub 2 days a week, cleaning for a few hours on a weekend and selling the odd thing on vented does not fund her amazing fun filled lifestyle on benefits?!

I have literally almost no money left after mortgage and bills, even with my DH who also works as a white collar professional full time.

AIBU to think she's a bit clueless to the real 'unsubbed by parents' world?

OP posts:
LadyOfTheCanyon · 07/01/2023 18:01

healthadvice123 · 07/01/2023 17:42

@LadyOfTheCanyon your parents must be so proud

I think it would be fair to say they're disappointed in me for all sorts of reasons. But they've always appreciated my sparkling wit.

Fun on the internet, innit?

Coffeellama · 07/01/2023 20:06

healthadvice123 · 07/01/2023 17:34

@Coffeellama but that isn't what the op asked is it
Most haven't read the question have they ? Op was asking if her friend doesn't realise what its like for those who don't have external money etc to help
Its cleat she won't be able to afford all she does on her job and UC top up , you don't need to be an idiot to know that and if people think she can how can they then say about people not being able to heat and eat , you can't have it both ways

The bottom half of that makes no sense.

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