"So, this is how the other half lives, nice. I bet you got a new car for your sweet sixteenth and maybe a trust fund for your eighteenth." Jason said.
"Actually, my parents made me work for their company when I turned fifteen and could get a work permit, I only got paid what one of their entry level administrative assistants got paid, and I used the money I saved to buy a used car. As far as a trust fund, yes I have one, but I haven't used it. I take the yearly dividends from it and put it into my charity. I still live here, but I worked out an agreement to pay rent to my parents monthly based on the going rate for an apartment in this surrounding area. But I did get a pony for my tenth birthday." Lisa told him as they walked up the porch. She had always been a little touchy about everyone assuming she had everything handed to her just because her parents had money. Her father had started his company when he got out of high school and had married her mother soon after. Both her parents had put their heart and soul into making the company work, and it had taken years before they were successful. After they were sure it was not going to fail, they had her, but she was an only child. Her parents had decided that Lisa needed to learn the value of hard work, so they had given her a job at fifteen, making her clock in and giving her warnings about being late or missing work, even when they knew the reasons behind it. It had made her appreciate the things she had more when she could pay for them with money she had earned rather than the money that was just given to her.
"Cool, for my eighteenth birthday, I got a payout from the government stating I was an adult and they weren't going to take care of me anymore, and the foster mom telling me I could stay there, but they were getting a new kid in and didn't have room for me anymore." Jason said, seeming jealous.
Lisa put her hand on Jason's arm. "I am sorry, I don't mean to throw this in your face. It is not a fair world we live in. I know I was lucky,and I won't tell you that having this has it's problems too, because I am sure my worries growing up were nothing compared to what you dealt with. Please do not blame me for society not taking care of it's children."