I don't feel like my view points are superior. I left home when I was 16 years old. I went to high school during the day and pipe inspected at night. I have never had it easy. You are right, I have never had an unemployment check. If I left a job I found another. It may not have been the job I wanted, but I took what I could find. I have spent my whole adult life having people tell me, I am lucky. I made my own luck. When my friends were going to work at Wal-mart and bitching about having to work the night shift, I was working 16+ hrs a day "and night" in the oil field. I was never afraid to take a risk. If you fail, so what. Try again. I had friends at 30 years old telling me "I wish I could have 69 Camaro." Well, get off your ass and get one, but don't hold it against me. I gave up alot of my toys about 6 years ago. I made a decision that I was going to spend time with my wife and kids. I sold all of my muscle cars alot of guns, and moved into a smaller house. I don't get pissed everytime I see someone in a muscle car. They don't owe me anything.
Maybe the fact that I have worked for what I have, gives me the views that I have. I have never felt like a victim. I could play that part if I wanted, but thats not me. When I broke my back, I was down for two years. I could not walk for almost a year. Did I cry? No. I learned how to day trade. I made almost $90k from my house. When the doctors told me that I could never go back to the oil field, I went back to work for Weatherford International. I have just never understood the whole victim thing. If people want to bash me for that, I could care less. I know alot of people who have worked for everything they have and feel alot like I do. I also have friends who play the victim card. They know how I feel about it.
