Tennis Chick asked:

I REALLY want to take tennis lessons during the whole winter into the spring, but I’m afraid of the costs. Just playing at the YMCA is pricey without lessons. I overheard my dad go, “I’m going to fill up the new car.” Then my mom said, “Can we afford it?”

Now I am not so sure I can ask for these lessons. But then I got confused because my dad bought an ipod today for $270. He said jokingly, “Whatever! Money is just money right?”

What should I do?

Yumiko asked:

all my friends have their parents take them all over the place!
one of my friends has private piano, viola, and tennis lessons (which cost a total of about $300 a month)
another one goes to dance pratice 4x a week 45 minutes from where they live, judo, and tennis
another one of my friends goes to tennis and her mom is willing to go to the mall with her all the time!
another one of my friends goes to tennis 2-3 hours a day, 5-6 days a week!!

BUT MY PARENTS ARE NEVER AROUND TO EVEN TAKE ME TO THE ICE RINK FOR FIGURE SKATING LESSONS EVEN ONCE A WEEK!!!!! ITS JUST SO UNFAIR! since their never home to take me out and since their so protective they barely let me hang out with my friends im pretty much stuck at home all day, everyday!
no, not $300. her tennis lessons alone cost $240 a month. so make that $440 a month!
omg. i just realized that pretty much all my friends play tennis…………weird. i wish i could play tennis too!! but my parents are never around to take me!
and im a really good kid! im 13 btw. i have never gotten anything lower than an A on a report card(and in elementary school, 80% of my grades were exeeds, and the rest were mets) i do tons of chores, iv never gotten into so much trouble where they would have to ground me.

and please DO NOT TELL ME TO PRAY TO GOD TO ASK FOR HELP! iv cried myself to sleep while praying for him to help my mom and dad get along, to help me to stop hating myself, for my friend to stop taking advantage of me etc for months and months and months!!!!!!!! BUT HE HASNT DONE SH*T!!! its not like just saying a quick prayer, im lying in bed crying my heart out asking for him to make my life better!