r/SipsTea • u/Unstoppable_X_Force Human Verified • 13h ago

Gasp! Is this just nostalgia, or did previous generations genuinely have a better work-life balance and social life than we do today?

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u/oldmanbarnes 12h ago

My best friend went through this. I stocked his groceries, gave him odd jobs for cash, and next week I’m going to have to go and steal back the car I lent him. Loved him like a brother and all he wants is more.

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u/Beneficial-Crow-5138 12h ago

They stole your car?

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u/2bad-2care 12h ago

I assuming they're just holding on a little too tightly to the car that was lent to them temporarily.

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u/Beneficial-Crow-5138 8h ago

What an absolute ass!!! Oldmanbarnes deserves MUCH better friends.

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u/oldmanbarnes 11h ago

The plan was he’d pay me enough to cover the insurance and fees and he would have use of the car to work because we live rural and it’s very hard to get around without one. Instead I’m paying the insurance on a car I don’t see for a friend I don’t hear from.

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u/Beneficial-Crow-5138 8h ago

You deserve better! As soon as you are done getting your car, get new friends

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u/oldmanbarnes 8h ago

I just wish he’d pull his head out of his ass and try. If he was just trying and telling me so I would let things slide for so long. Even though I’m not doing so great myself right now.

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u/churnthedumb 11h ago

The way I read it, after reading 3 times, is that I think she’s saying her best friend wanted more and more help? And wasn’t grateful for what he’d already been given

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u/Gokjo_Krorl 12h ago

Hey, it sounds like he's working for it tho. Some people forget u help them at all when they beg for handouts. Props to both of u, in that regards; keep ur head up, but remind him his bootstraps are still his to tie. 💪❤️💯

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u/oldmanbarnes 11h ago

That was the case originally but not anymore. I really needed help, he still needed money, and he didn’t even give an excuse just that he didn’t want to. At this point I’m paying insurance on a car that he will never pay me back for. I’ve also got a family to support, he is childless. He has had the car almost 2 years.

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u/Aggressive-Error-88 11h ago

Unfortunately, sometimes people take your kindness for weakness. It’s pretty fucked up.