Hey, is your friend single?
Yeah, jealously sucks. I am glad you enjoyed yourself. Your friend will also know who her true friends are.
I praised your friend for working so hard and meet her parents' goal of giving her a house. I wish I have her parents. LOL I understand some people are struggling to get by. It is not easy.
One thing I can't stand is people who have easy lives. :roll:
i am of the opinion that the spirit behind a housewarming party is to celebrate home ownership with the expectations that many memories and milestones will be experienced within its walls. The circumstances of how a person owns a home never should be a factor.
Some people bring food. Some bring gifts. Some have a priest blessing the house. The intent is communal: A good home to be enjoyed by its owner.
Those who refused to attend are just downright spiteful. Who'd want to be associated with them nor be in their presence?
I am of the opinion that the spirit behind a housewarming party is to celebrate home ownership with the expectations that many memories and milestones will be experienced within its walls. The circumstances of how a person owns a home never should be a factor.
Some people bring food. Some bring gifts. Some have a priest blessing the house. The intent is communal: a good home to be enjoyed by its owner.
Those who refused to attend are just downright spiteful. Who'd want to be associated with them nor be in their presence?
good posting!
Hey, if your friend provided a party with good food, go for it! (Never turn down a free meal, ha, ha.)
Seriously though, I'm wondering how all her friends even knew about the "deal" that she had with her parents. Couldn't your friend have a regular housewarming party without announcing the way the house was acquired? It seems a little strange to me that all her friends would know the circumstances of the arrangement with her parents. That should be a private family matter.
I am of the opinion that the spirit behind a housewarming party is to celebrate home ownership with the expectations that many memories and milestones will be experienced within its walls. The circumstances of how a person owns a home never should be a factor.
Some people bring food. Some bring gifts. Some have a priest blessing the house. The intent is communal: a good home to be enjoyed by its owner.
Those who refused to attend are just downright spiteful. Who'd want to be associated with them nor be in their presence?
It does not matter how the person gets the home, it's a nice thing to do with family and friends when moving into a new place.
I was offered between a house few years ago and an inheritance. I told my mom--Thanks, but no thanks. I'm good. I know a lot of parents love their children and sometimes it's a good thing to transfer funds between parents and children. Reduce the tax bite upon death, capital gains and that kind of stuff. I also think it's good to have some money in the bank for a bad rainy day, you just never know.
Also, if the house is actually in the parents' name, less tax on their income due to having a second house.....so everyone wins, not just the person in the house. The house sounds very beautiful and shel90's friend deserves it, having upheld her part of the deal. Way to go.