Reply To: Poor Daughter

cherrybim, I see my mother almost every day (baruch Hashem). I try my best to dress in a way that will make her happy, but it never seems to be enough. I would love to shop the way she wants me to, I’d love to wear a different designer label every single day, but I simply can’t afford it.

The day that I started this thread I had been out shopping with my mother. I was showing her different bags, asking her opinion on them (she likes when I do that, although we have different tastes). She didn’t like any of them, and asked why I don’t buy a normal bag already. We left without me buying one. Out of kibud av veim I didn’t make a big deal out of it at all. I accepted her opinion and did as she wanted me to. The next day she bought me a Prada. Of course I’m thrilled with the gift, and I have tremendous gratitude, but it makes me feel bad to take my parents’ money. And really, my point is, I don’t want her to think that I need these things to be happy.