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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 73820" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I guess I was the "mean mama" too! But I could care less! :grin:</p><p></p><p>Neither one of my kids had their own car until they had a job and paid for it! Both of them worked during their last two years of high school and paid their own car payments and insurance. I COULDN'T pay for it, and if they wanted a car, THEY paid for it! Didn't hurt them one bit! I could keep them in food and clothes and a roof over their heads, but if they wanted the extras, like the $100 pair of jeans, they paid. And when it was their own money they were spending, they started questioning the wisdom of buying the $100 jeans! My youngest, my son, graduated in '99 and cell phones weren't "necessary" yet, so neither one of them had one of those either until they could buy their own!</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid we had so much less, but we were satisfied and it was OK. We didn't know any different. When my own kids were teenagers, they had a lot more "stuff" than we did, but still nowhere near what today's kids think they're entitled to have - and usually get! They demand to be constantly entertained, constantly in touch with everyone they know, and demand to have designer clothes and the latest electronic gadgets and the parents are guilt-tripped if they don't provide them! What's wrong with this picture!</p><p></p><p>I think Abbey hit the nail right on the head! They HAVE so much and have been GIVEN so much with virtually nothing being asked of them in return that they're on "overload" and "NOTHING IS SPECIAL ANYMORE!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 73820, member: 1883"] I guess I was the "mean mama" too! But I could care less! [img]:grin:[/img] Neither one of my kids had their own car until they had a job and paid for it! Both of them worked during their last two years of high school and paid their own car payments and insurance. I COULDN'T pay for it, and if they wanted a car, THEY paid for it! Didn't hurt them one bit! I could keep them in food and clothes and a roof over their heads, but if they wanted the extras, like the $100 pair of jeans, they paid. And when it was their own money they were spending, they started questioning the wisdom of buying the $100 jeans! My youngest, my son, graduated in '99 and cell phones weren't "necessary" yet, so neither one of them had one of those either until they could buy their own! When I was a kid we had so much less, but we were satisfied and it was OK. We didn't know any different. When my own kids were teenagers, they had a lot more "stuff" than we did, but still nowhere near what today's kids think they're entitled to have - and usually get! They demand to be constantly entertained, constantly in touch with everyone they know, and demand to have designer clothes and the latest electronic gadgets and the parents are guilt-tripped if they don't provide them! What's wrong with this picture! I think Abbey hit the nail right on the head! They HAVE so much and have been GIVEN so much with virtually nothing being asked of them in return that they're on "overload" and "NOTHING IS SPECIAL ANYMORE!" [/QUOTE]
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