Our coddled, entitled children

Lafalum84
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:34:09 +0000

My cousin’s two daughters were definitely coddled. They had designer clothes, had TVs in their rooms (with cable and VCRs) from elementary school, each were given a brand new car when they turned 16. Mom only had the “right” brands of catsup, orange juice, etc in the house, and she never hesitated to be sure her girls got at least their fare share of whatever was being given out, be it spots on the cheerleading squad or attention from teachers. And yet these two young ladies (both in their 20’s now) are two of the friendliest, kindest people I know. Both worked part time jobs in high school and college. I’ve never heard either of them utter a nasty word about someone else, My parents and I have often speculated on what a marvel it is that they turned out to be so nice, when it looked from the outside as if they were being raised to be spoiled, self-centered brats.