Y&R -- Character Spotlight #4: Victor Newman?
Grandchildren Cassidy "Cassie" Newman (granddaughter; adopted via Nick, deceased) Noah Christian Newman (grandson; via Nick with Sharon) Eve Nicole Howard (granddaughter; via Victoria with Cole, deceased) Summer Ann Newman (granddaughter; via Nick with Phyllis) Reed Hellstrom (grandson; via Victoria with JT) Pets: Zapato (Spanish for Shoe) (Victor's golden retriever) Crimes Committed Imprisoned first wife Julia's lover, Michael Scott, in his basement. Blackmailed Michael Baldwin and financed him to commit Commercial bribery Commerical Bribery - found guilty and sentenced to community service during which he created the Market Street Recreation Center ------------------------------------- Victor Christian Newman (born Christian Miller) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by veteran actor Eric Braeden since 1980. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999.
How do I convince my daughter stop asking me for a horse?
My daughter is driving me insane. She is obsessed with horses and will not stop bugging me to get her one. I simply cannot afford the purchase, upkeep, or emergencies. She has been taking lessons for a while now, so she knows how to ride and is pretty good. She knows some basics concerning care so naturally she thinks she knows everything. I would love to be able to afford a horse, but its just not feasible in our current financial standings. She is under the impression that babysitting and lawn raking are secure jobs that pay well enough to support her horse on her own. She argues, cries, and begs when I tell her that isn't realistic because she forgets all of the costs like dental care, shots, bi-annual check-ups, emergencies, rugs, new tack that fits the horse properly (all her gear is pony sized), and so on. A teenager just can't earn that kind of money, and I have no extra to pick up her slack. She thinks she can save money by quitting her twice weekly lessons. Another totally genius teenage plan. Even if I could afford to buy her a horse I would insist on working for at least 3-6 months with a trainer before just turning her loose to do whatever she pleases. She thinks because shes a pretty good rider she can just go off and do whatever she wants. She gets bored in lessons, and wants her own horse so she can "Do what I want instead of what someone tells me I have to do." Ya, like I'm going to let her cripple something that costs as much as a used vehicle because she doesn't have the discipline to stick to her lessons. Shes a good kid and all, she gets pretty good grades and does her chores without me telling her to. But that doesn't make her little miss perfect or entitled to every hard earned cent I make. She thinks money grows on trees, and that she can make enough money to take care of her horse when she isn't even old enough for a legal job permit. Horses live a long time, when college and real life slap her in the face who gets stuck paying for the horse? Me! Well, I'm not doing it. I'm just so tired of arguing with her. She is not getting a horse. Please help me. I've told her no until blue in the face. What do I need to do to make her stop asking?