Do "Over the top" birthday parties bother you?

cbreeze
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:26:37 +0000

My kids are upper middle class with lots of luxuries when they are living with us.



Ditto with us.



My friend, whose daughter is making very little at this first job of hers, was outraged when the said daughter got her nails done and hair cut at an expensive salon. I reminded her that that the girl was raised to consider this a norm.



Same thing happened with my D. I did subsidize her rent for a couple of years because I wanted her to live in a safe neighborhood and that I could stay with her whenever I visited. Now, post MBA, she has a great job, 6 figure salary, but still spending way too much. She is on her own though.