We all have the same 24 hours

Here's a good example of this, illustrating how having outrageous wealth can totally disconnect you from the real world that most of us live in. Buckle in, it's story time.

My Uncle, on my dad's side of the family played for the NFL back in the 80s to early 90s; he made off quite well with that alone.

During this time, he also married a woman from Cuba who is the daughter (I'll call her T) of a wealthy Cuban immigrant and his name was George. He was once quite rich in Cuba before Castro rose in power, and he had to flee to America with nothing when Castro started to target wealthy individuals.

He started working as a Janitor, and because he was very business savvy, he eventually started a textile business down in Florida. He, once again, grew incredibly wealthy off of this (To give perspective, I'm talking like $500-600 million+ net worth in the end).

So anyways, George's daughter, T, married my Uncle and they had 4 kids. My mom told me, that one time my dad and she were down in Miami visiting my Uncle and T, and this is how she described their lifestyle: They (Uncle and T) would get up at 10 or so, their maids would have already been up for hours cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the 2 kids they had at the time. T would come down stairs, pat the kids on the head, then head out to do whatever rich people do in their free time.

One day, my mom and T were going out shopping downtown, and the topic of raising kids came up. My mom, who at the time had just got me (this was like 1995 or 1996) knew all about the trials of raising a kid. Anyways, during their conversation T exasperates "having kids is so hard and is completely exhausting, but it's SO worth it". I think my mom had to keep herself from laughing. As the story goes, T said this all with a straight face, with not a hint of shame or jest. She truly meant it. While there wasn't any malicious intent behind what she said, you also recognize that she was able to enjoy the best bits of parenting, while being able to outsource the difficult and most challenging bits to her household staff.

As a bonus story regarding this family, my cousin, who is the youngest son of my Uncle and T, is completely deluded. This cousin of mine is probably the shining example of someone you don't want around during the family get-together. He is the product of growing up getting anything he wanted, and has some mixture of personality disorders that make him a complete ass. From starting a fight with my other cousins over alcohol at my Grandma's funeral, bragging openly about how he uses his money to get back at people who slight him, hitting on my cousin (who is his cousin as well lmao), or his new Mercedes (which has a breathalyzer in it), he absolutely rubs me, if not, everyone, the wrong way. While I dislike being around him, I also pity him for what he as become. I hadn't seen him in 6-7 years prior to this, and when I last knew him he was the nicest kid. It's weird, too, since his 3 older brothers, who grew up in the same household, all turned out to be great guys in general.

So, there you have it, my stories, and that's just 2 people in this world. Wealth does funny things to those who have it, and while I have lived a modestly privileged life myself, I use these examples to remind myself of what happens when you let your privilege go to your head, lest you become like T or worse, like my cousin.

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