RICH GIRL

So, I just finished watching My Super Sweet 21 Remix with Svetlana from The Real World: Key West. I was super excited because I really like Svetlana. She reminds me of someone I'd be friends with; nice, fun and young, just like me! Anyway, on The Real World, the cast would make fun of her for being "naive" and a "rich girl" and I always defended her because I thought they were just jealous.
Well, after seeing this show I now know that she really is a rich girl! She had two parties: one in Vegas and one in Miami. She not only bought four dresses from Saks Fifth Avenue for her parties but held a fashion show at the Miami one. Her mother just smiled and shopped with her like everything is normal and everyone in the world spends that kind of cash on parties. I can only imagine how much her whole party cost. I forgot to mention her unbelievable penthouse she had to herself while in Vegas, also.
She isn't the first one that has been on this show to "exploit" her parents' wealth. That's really what they're all doing, right? We don't really care how they're all doing between party plans or how old they're really turning. We just want to see what money can really buy you. And with these people that MTV shows, money can buy you anything. As I watch this show and others like it, I find myself being envious of these bratty children. But, why? They're rude, inconsiderate, and I would say they're not going to succeed in life without mommy and daddy's help(money) every step of the way.
Now, my family is not by any means "rich" but we're not "poor" either. I would say we're well off. But, would my mother buy me a brand new convertible Mercedes? In her own words, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Not only because I'm too "young" but realistically what would a 16(19 in my case) year old new driver need an expensive car like that other than to "brag." There's a limit to what your parents, and their money, can and will buy you, even though I didn't think that existed in my household :).
It also depends on your parents' attitudes and how they want your goals and morals to be in life. According to my dear mother, who has a Mercedes, she can have one and I can't because she's "older and deserves it." Hm. I guess my mother wants me to work and experience what making and having your own money is like and I think that's important for everyone! Now, money is important in life. I'm not trying to make it seem like it's not, but, I feel like there's a certain way to manage your money and not just throw it around. Even Bill Gates manages his money! That's just plain being smart. Since we live in a materialized society, we're used to seeing materials as a way to represent class and wealth. This show just emphasizes my belief.