Which are you?

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Here's the situation:Your grandmother has a tradition that every grandchild on their 14th year of birth, was to get a birthstone ring of their choosing. Its you and 2 female cousins that year. All 3 of you go to the jewelry store with her (mothers sit in the sidelines - told NOT to interfere). You and your cousins look around for a 1/2 hour already told the limit for buying is $25.00 (this is before inflation). Grandmom starts with the oldest, but the oldest wants her mom to choose. Told it was hers to do so, she insists she wouldnt choose until her mother approves. Mother comes over and they begin to argue over the 4 rings she put aside. She comes to the next oldest (me), but the youngest is crying because she's "always last". You step back and tell grandmom to let her go ahead. Then the youngest chooses a $35.00 whopper and wont back down. She even ceases the argument the oldest cousin and your aunt are having. The youngest's mother comes over and tries to explain why she cant go over $25.00 and then the girl starts having a temper tantrum on the floor (at age 14!). I leave the shop with my other cousin with our mothers following. The crying stops and the cousin comes out smiling (you find out your aunt paid the extra $10.00). The oldest hears this, goes back and get's a ring $8.00 over and stubbornly sits on it. The cousins and aunts leave the shop. Grandmom says its your turn. You lean over and show her the 2 you were looking at, but no prices were on them. She explains the oldest cousin took the same ring as one of them (you have the same birth month). So you select the other. The gentleman says it was $38.00!!! Your mother sucks inward loudly as you whisper to your grandmother, 'Oh no! Grandmom, you said $25.00 and I didnt know the price of this one, I'll choose another'. The gentleman looks at your grandmother as you are going back to the ring case and says, "Now that was nice". She calls you over and says to the man, "She will have it" and turns to your mom and says, "No - I will pay it all. At least one grandchild paid attention and treated me with respect in here." Think back to when you were 14 and tell me: Which one could have been you?