Rich People Problems

     Overheard: Things Rich People Say.

                      
  I seem to remember years ago the magazine, Vanity Fair, posting these little snippets--pieces of conversations between the privileged class--of nonchalant complaints or gripes. What made them particularly funny was the sheer lack of self-consciousnesses in their delivery. Rich People Problems are easy to mock. All that money and still complaining? Jeeze.  I don't consider myself rich--but wealth is relative. I am at this age pretty comfortable and occasionally self-indulgent and certainly guilty of the occasional rich person patter.

 Here's my daughter and me this afternoon: (I'm pretty sure the grocery clerk ringing up our purchases was rolling her eyes.)


Me: "Allison, our massages are tomorrow at 7 and 8. I want the 8, you take the 7."
Allison: "No. I want the 8 o'clock."
Me: "No, I need the 8"
Allison: "I have kickboxing at 6."
Me: "Yeah, but, I have spin class at 6. I'll have to rush home to make the the 7."
Allison: " But so will I and I'll be all sweaty. No really, Mom, I want the 8 o'clock massage."
Me: "Uggh, I guess I can ask Amanda to come a little later."