so i don’t want a minivan, for reasons which are neither mature or rational. for some reason i have let society and myself talk me actually OUT of wanting one, or making me think i shouldn’t want one to begin with.
reasons i don’t want one, with no offense meant to those who have one
-it makes me feel old
-it makes me feel less cool (like i am cool at all now ha!)
-i feel like they come with a free pair of mom jeans and applique vest
-i don’t like or fit in with the soccer mom image that they represent to me
reasons i should just suck it up:
-i can get ALL the features i want in the other car without the pricetag
-i will probably only have it for 6 years, in which time the other car i want will be TRASHED
-yes this car will be trashed too, but it’s a minivan and i don’t care about it so why not
-at the end of its probable 6 year run i will have kids that will be less likely to trash it
-caring what other people think about my car is dumb
-what car i drive doesn’t define me
-i can actually haul more than just me and chris and the babies around
-those that i know who have minivans don’t fit into the stereotype i’ve built at all, so it shouldn’t even really still bother me since i know those reasons aren’t true
reasons that i don’t want to suck it up
-i REALLY DO NOT WANT A MINIVAN
reasons why i probably will suck it up and get one
-i’ll have a long time to pick out the next car which will be ossim and well deserved after minivan hell
-i can doll it up with stickers that are HARDCORE (or maybe just some sort of funny stormtrooper family with the bows on it)
-i’m a grown up who needs a bigger car and this is a less expensive option for my family, which is the most important point
i think i may have, in one day, talked myself into a vehicle that i never thought i ever wanted.
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