I know you aren't going to listen to anything I have to say, and that's all right, because at this point, I'm just talking to the audience anyway.
I would like to tell a story.
Karlon's post has me thinking about the families I used to babysit for in junior high and high school -- two in particular, with the most stunning houses on the block.
One I will never forget.
The house was built over a ravine, and an entire part of the back of the house was an all-glass, two-story greenhouse. The master bedroom was on the top level with a room-length balcony looking out the back of the greenhouse, and a spiral staircase leading down to the greenhouse floor. It was designed to make the most of the view of the sunrise coming up over the ravine. I also remember a set of intricately carved doors that looked like lace cut out of wood, 'encased in glass on both sides, and imported directly from India.
In the other family I remember most, the parents were probably in their early 40's, and the husband was the son/heir/in-training to take over his father's manufacturing company, which was known all over the state. This man's father had designed the front of the factory building to look like a giant Cadillac, complete with an enormous replica of a hood ornament on top, just because he loved Cadillacs so much -- and because he had the money to do it.
This is the caliber of people I think about when I read about how the women in "San Diego, Tampa, Manhattan, Saratoga, and Los Angeles are loaded with great-looking women." These are NOT cities your average people live in. In most cases, you need an extremely above-average income to live there, and people with an above average income are also often above-average looking, due to having money for things average people don't have.
When I was in my babysitting prime, the "everyday" women would ask me to babysit when they had a date night with their husband or other necessary event they needed to attend.
The women with money needed a sitter for these things too -- but they also hired my brother and I for additional jobs such as trips to the tanning salon, a hair appointment (and I'll be the first to admit that a lot of women look better with treated hair, but it costs hundreds to thousands to maintain it professionally,) workouts at the gym...
I can remember "Claire" (not her real name,) and how beautiful she was -- but she also had a very expensive tan, very expensive frosted hair, and a very expensive wardrobe and accessories. Expensive clothing fits better and shows off the silhouette of the body in a much more flattering way, even when the outfit is modest.
My point is, the everyday women I worked for could not afford these luxuries, let alone a sitter to watch the kids while they went to enjoy them.
Maybe I'm just naive, but I honestly cannot understand anyone who doesn't seem to realize the huge difference this can make, and how unrealistic is seems to compare people of this caliber with your average, everyday person.
I would like to tell a story.
Karlon's post has me thinking about the families I used to babysit for in junior high and high school -- two in particular, with the most stunning houses on the block.
One I will never forget.
The house was built over a ravine, and an entire part of the back of the house was an all-glass, two-story greenhouse. The master bedroom was on the top level with a room-length balcony looking out the back of the greenhouse, and a spiral staircase leading down to the greenhouse floor. It was designed to make the most of the view of the sunrise coming up over the ravine. I also remember a set of intricately carved doors that looked like lace cut out of wood, 'encased in glass on both sides, and imported directly from India.
In the other family I remember most, the parents were probably in their early 40's, and the husband was the son/heir/in-training to take over his father's manufacturing company, which was known all over the state. This man's father had designed the front of the factory building to look like a giant Cadillac, complete with an enormous replica of a hood ornament on top, just because he loved Cadillacs so much -- and because he had the money to do it.
This is the caliber of people I think about when I read about how the women in "San Diego, Tampa, Manhattan, Saratoga, and Los Angeles are loaded with great-looking women." These are NOT cities your average people live in. In most cases, you need an extremely above-average income to live there, and people with an above average income are also often above-average looking, due to having money for things average people don't have.
When I was in my babysitting prime, the "everyday" women would ask me to babysit when they had a date night with their husband or other necessary event they needed to attend.
The women with money needed a sitter for these things too -- but they also hired my brother and I for additional jobs such as trips to the tanning salon, a hair appointment (and I'll be the first to admit that a lot of women look better with treated hair, but it costs hundreds to thousands to maintain it professionally,) workouts at the gym...
I can remember "Claire" (not her real name,) and how beautiful she was -- but she also had a very expensive tan, very expensive frosted hair, and a very expensive wardrobe and accessories. Expensive clothing fits better and shows off the silhouette of the body in a much more flattering way, even when the outfit is modest.
My point is, the everyday women I worked for could not afford these luxuries, let alone a sitter to watch the kids while they went to enjoy them.
Maybe I'm just naive, but I honestly cannot understand anyone who doesn't seem to realize the huge difference this can make, and how unrealistic is seems to compare people of this caliber with your average, everyday person.
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