"Are you sitting down?"
That is what my niece Princess asked me. When I asked why, she then changed it to a command.
"Make sure you are sitting down."
Uh oh. This CAN'T be good!
As I was laying in bed watching tv, I didn't move, other than to turn the tv off.
JESTER: "What IS it?"
Of course, expecting a straight answer from an 18 year old girl is like expecting a straight answer from a politician. Though your odds might be better with the politician.
But after a bit, she finally told me that the other day, she was in a car crash. Clearly she was okay, but...."how bad was it, Princess?"
PRINCESS: "I'm pretty sure my car's totaled."
JESTER:
"Why do you say that?"
PRINCESS: "The radiator was smoking."
JESTER
"Have you contacted your insurance company?"
PRINCESS: "Yes, but my mom only had liability on my car, not collision."
JESTER:
"Greeeaaaatt.... So...now what?"
Basically, she was calling from Homestead (lowest point of the mainland), and had gone up there with a friend to look at cars. As in buying a new one. Oookkaaaay.....I could kind of see this coming, but I asked her anyway how I could help her.
Well, due to her being 18 and having no credit, she needed a co-signer. Her mom's credit sucks and she has 3 loans out (apparently), so no go there. I asked about her father. He's not home at the moment.
So she is basically calling me to ask me not only to co-sign for a car for her, but to make such a decision on the spot, before she has even gotten a hold of her father.
I have questionable to horrible credit, I have a loan out, and I really don't like the idea of putting my financial future in the hands of an 18 year old who's been driving less than a year and has already been in more accidents than I have, a driver of 20+ years. Especially when she has parents.
Will I do anything for my niece? Within reason, yes. I don't think this was within reason. Especially since, when I told her I would have to think about it, she stopped acting like an adult (contacting the insurance company and hunting for a new car very quickly seems adultlike to me) and started acting like a child, snapping at me, "Never mind! Forget I even asked you!" *click*
And people wonder why I don't want kids..........
That is what my niece Princess asked me. When I asked why, she then changed it to a command.
"Make sure you are sitting down."
Uh oh. This CAN'T be good!
As I was laying in bed watching tv, I didn't move, other than to turn the tv off.
JESTER: "What IS it?"
Of course, expecting a straight answer from an 18 year old girl is like expecting a straight answer from a politician. Though your odds might be better with the politician.
But after a bit, she finally told me that the other day, she was in a car crash. Clearly she was okay, but...."how bad was it, Princess?"
PRINCESS: "I'm pretty sure my car's totaled."
JESTER:

PRINCESS: "The radiator was smoking."
JESTER

PRINCESS: "Yes, but my mom only had liability on my car, not collision."
JESTER:

Basically, she was calling from Homestead (lowest point of the mainland), and had gone up there with a friend to look at cars. As in buying a new one. Oookkaaaay.....I could kind of see this coming, but I asked her anyway how I could help her.
Well, due to her being 18 and having no credit, she needed a co-signer. Her mom's credit sucks and she has 3 loans out (apparently), so no go there. I asked about her father. He's not home at the moment.
So she is basically calling me to ask me not only to co-sign for a car for her, but to make such a decision on the spot, before she has even gotten a hold of her father.
I have questionable to horrible credit, I have a loan out, and I really don't like the idea of putting my financial future in the hands of an 18 year old who's been driving less than a year and has already been in more accidents than I have, a driver of 20+ years. Especially when she has parents.
Will I do anything for my niece? Within reason, yes. I don't think this was within reason. Especially since, when I told her I would have to think about it, she stopped acting like an adult (contacting the insurance company and hunting for a new car very quickly seems adultlike to me) and started acting like a child, snapping at me, "Never mind! Forget I even asked you!" *click*
And people wonder why I don't want kids..........
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