Our coddled, entitled children

bovertine
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:52:46 +0000

Was it fun? Oh hellz yeah ;-). It was great fun!
Did that mean that I was “coddled”? Coddled implies that I was somehow immune from any of the bad stuff in life, and like everyone else, I’ve had bad stuff in my life. FWIW, when I was 16, I was still told to get a part-time job (which I did), and I worked extremely hard academically because that was always important to me. I had household responsibilities and was expected to be a good, responsible, helpful person in the household.

“Entitled”? No, I was fully aware that we were very lucky, esp having grown up in a row house in a working class neighborhood. I didn’t point at things and say “daddy, I want them.” These were gifts freely given that I accepted. “Entitled” implies “owed.” No. Not at all. We were also fully aware that these things were life perks, not necessities.

Alright, one indulged rerpesentative. THanks you for you contribution. THe list is still a little thin on coddled or entitled.