A few nights ago, I overheard a simple conversation between my mom and my younger sister about her broken water bottle that lead to talks about allowances and it was going well until my sister revealed she was saving up for a concert next year. That's not bad but the ticket she was saving up for was a VIP ticket and it costs around 15K! All that for a K-Pop band? She insists she doesn't want to get lower priced tickets because she wouldn't be able to see.
So as expected, it turned out to be a shouting match with no one winning. I seriously doubt she'll be able to go unless she asks money from our relatives or grandparents. But even if she comes up with the money, the tickets will probably sell out before she gets to purchase one for herself.
I can't believe her obsession over these K-Pop artists have gotten over the top. I don't know who exactly she's planning to watch but I'm sure it's not worth spending all that money. She's giving them too much importance over her education, even insisting to buy the ticket with her tuition. I'd understand if that statement was coming off a grade school student but this is a graduating student going to college next year and she's acting like a child. It's obvious she doesn't have her priorities straight. I partly blame myself for being a bad brother and not a good role model to them but I also put some blame on her circle of friends. I haven't met all of them but I always hear their phone conversations and they're basically ranting and talking a lot about everything like a spoiled child.
I know that I don't really talk to my younger siblings as much as I want to because of the age gap and other factors within our family, but I don't want to see them go down this path. I can't give them the perfect example of a bright future but I want them to achieve greater success and they're not showing it.
I hope they realize that they are growing up fast and need to start making wise decisions for their future.
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