Quinceañera in Latin America

[HAL 9000 96]

I spend $6,000.00 for a red sports coupe that had a retail value of $10,000 after some wheeling and dealing. Brought the car home and completely went through it to make sure it was perfect and spent another 600 bucks to install an ear blasting stereo in it to make my 15 year old step daughter happy. Was a very long year for her until her 16th birthday when she could finally start driving it, she already took the drivers' training class in high school to be prepared, mandatory in our state.

Darn right we are going to this party, why not? Someone else is paying for it.

Insert retarded [you're a librul] comment here. Move along if you were.

Call me a hardhead if you like, didn't want any spoiled brat kids, feel stuff like this creates them, already had to replace the front bumper, grille, and the head lamp on that car when she parked it too close to a tree. Year later, parked too close to a porch and the LF fender is kind of dented. Haven't gotten around to that yet. But she is maturing into a fine young woman and on the honor roll in college.

She has visited the homes of my four married kids, and was very impressed, Just said, when they were at her age, they had little of nothing, were in school, studied hard, had part time jobs, found good jobs, and what they do have, they earned it. I sure didn't help, but only did like you, when going through school. The rest, they got on their own.

It wasn't directed at you Nick, sorry. Just being a little preemptive with the usuals.

[NickD 202]

Daughter just received a letter with $2,900.00 scholarship awards for next year. Hard studying pays. That makes me very happy. She is taking an interest law, see what happens. Still a bit awkward when it's not your kid, we both had to adjust to that. Was negative about coming here, but all that is changing now, she definitely wants to stay here now.

Edited July 24, 2009 by NickD

[Vi Mazzella 4]

XV Parties are a big thing in Peru too, parents spent lost of money for an amazing party but we don't do the church ceremony like in Mexico (I think). My parents let me decided what did I want for my quinces and I was smart enough to say a trip tp the Caribbean and had a blast.

I just had a baby girl and now way we will spent so much money for a party, she can wait until she gets married and her and her hubby to be can pay for the wedding as me and my hubby did.

[Marilyn. 340]

Quinceañeras are fine but if you have to go broke to have one then it is not fine..

[Ken y Leidys 20]

Why not go back to Venezuela and throw a party for your step daughter there someday? Kids never forget great stuff like that.