SO in to...
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
October 9, 2018 9:59pm CST
My sister is so in to it. Yesterday, my son drove the car to the hospital so I can drive home after work. My son felt exhaustion that he wanted to sleep early; he sleeps an hour before midnight because he fetches me in the hospital after my duty. So last night, I drove the car alone. He parked it in the parking area for the hospital employees.
I noticed the car was already only at one/fourth tank full of premium gasoline. It is about to be consumed. This morning, I asked my son to fill the car up and he said he filled it half the tank last Friday only, and he did not drive to the city proper so he was surprised why the car used much of the gasoline.
My son however said that 'maybe it is the gauge that is not functioning' because I also notice that even if I fill the car, the car's gauge moves slowly.
And my sister was so in to it. I shelled out some hundreds for the gasoline of the car and my sister said 'why should I be the one to pay for the gasoline when my son uses it more often than me?' We had an arrangement with my son that he and I will fill the car when we have our salaries.
I told my sister it should not matter because I am always fetched by my son after my work 2 times a week. Therefore, I should also pay for the gasoline.
My sister is becoming more of a 'FINANCIAL ADVISER' at home. I guess I should ignore this new discovery of my sister's attitude again. As long as my son spends his own money, and I too, I think she should not mind us at all.
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12 responses
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
10 Oct 18
I agree with you, whether you pay for the gasoline or your son pays for it, it is not a big problem. You are family. Your sister minds so much about money.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
my sister wants me to save since i am only paid 2 days a week for my duty; when i had 4 duty days, i can give her a couple of thousand pesos for the house's finances.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
@ridingbet even i who don't drive would find that superannoying.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
no, she does not drive at all. when she wants to use the car, she requests me to drive her. and she is also a 'backseat driver'.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
11 Oct 18
@ridingbet Oh I see Ingrid
Dangerous the backseat drivers.
Dangerous the backseat drivers.1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
11 Oct 18
@ridingbet I know what you mean, my mother was like your sister, she provoked people all the time.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
it should be. i guess she likes to provoke misunderstanding in the house that is why she utters some issues. remember the discussion i made before about how she sarcastically asked my son why he does not know a Filipino word in our dialect? she is like that- fishing sarcasm always
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
13 Oct 18
@ridingbet sorry about that. She really can be impossible to live with sometimes. Good you and your son understand each other.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
@bluesa yes. although sometimes she is good to us, she gets into our nerves when we have discussions and arguments. she lives up to the perception that the oldest sibling is always right.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
that is true. when my son accidentally had the left side of the car get scratched because he turned right entering our gate, my son paid a few thousand for the car's repair and my sister did not pay anything. there was even an issue because she talked loudly that "it is good she does not use the car", and i had an argument with her again.
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@just4him (306098)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Oct 18
@ridingbet I don't know what that is, but I hope it's working.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
that is why i and my son alternate in fillingup the car with gasoline because we use it. we do not ask from my sister because she does not use it for her personal use.
i will bring the car to a car shop and ask if the manometer is working still.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
10 Oct 18
Its the inflation rate your sister is feeling like that 
Yeah the best thing to do is ignore so the situation will not get bigger.
Yeah the best thing to do is ignore so the situation will not get bigger.2 people like this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
yes, the inflation rate is soaring high now. the dollar converted to pesos is better so i think many of the locals of our country want their dollars converted to pesos.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
This is good for us members here in mylot.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Oct 18
you and your son have great teamwork, always give and take. pretend you didn't hear it. do you plan to have the gauge fixed?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
yes that is what i and my son do now. even in the filling up of gasoline to our generator, we paid for it and my sister did not contribute anything.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
yes, anything that we do at home that excludes her, should be acknowledged still by her so she knows we are not letting her left out of the problem. she gets angry if something is wrong without her knowing
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
she says she has to take care for us since we are already orphans. i tell her we are all adults now and have our own families.
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Oct 18
She definitely should not mind as long as it is not her money being spent.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
i agree. she should 'mind her own business'. but i somehow understand her
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Oct 18
@JustBhem but my son offers a thousand pesos to add to the house's finances. even me.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
my son's salary is not much; in fact it is less than ten grand a month. he just enjoys his job. my sister thinks of me not buying my medicines although i tell her i am always setting aside from my salary for my medicines.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Oct 18
@ridingbet
I see. Maybe she thinks your son has a better salary than yours that is why she does not like you to share the expenses when it comes to gas.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
that is what a mother in particular, does to her son. but other than being a mother, i want to be a responsible driver of the car. my son, according to him, spends more than 2 thousand pesos for the car's maintenance and his salary is less than ten thousand. that is why i sometimes assist him
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
16 Oct 18
@ridingbet Then that kind of spending does not make an economic sense but with you, you can help him save on that
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
@aureliah the main question is my sister diving her nose in to our finances. hahaha
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