Our coddled, entitled children

bovertine
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:00:41 +0000

That’s what “entitled” means, really.



Yes, I think I’ve been playing a tiny bit fast and loose with the definitions of both “coddled” and “entitled.” What I am using these words to express, in a broad sense, is someone who is overprotected and/or overindulged, who beleives they deserve to be overprotected and/or overindulged, and lacks any gratitiude. I know it’s anecdotal, but I haven’t personally encountered many such people from any generation.