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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s bratty and almost strange that they felt comfortable/empowered enough to do that to an aunt.  Must be you are close?  I can see my tween acting that way for DH and I but never an aunt.  [/quote]

Op here. [b]They come From a working class background and DH and I are more upper middle class[/b], and sometimes I wonder if that’s a factor. They seem to be very much in gimme mode whenever I’m with them, like they are CONSTANTLY trying to get things from me-starbucks, McDonald’s, clothes, etc.

I try to be generous and fair but it’s non stop. I took them to Starbucks yesterday, let them each get whatever they wanted....then today we walked by Starbucks a few times and each time asking to go in. It’s like it’s never enough, they always want more.

I would be effing mortified if my DS4 did this stuff.....[/quote]
That is definitely the main factor. Next time, set limits as a pp mentioned, but it's easy to see how tweens would act in this situation.[/quote]

Op here. So they just assume since we have more money than them that I should buy them whatever, whenever?

Most importantly, how do I prevent my own kids from turning out this way??????[/quote]
They probably won't if they see your mannerisms in money spending. These tweens aren't used to the upper middle class lifestyle, and to them it may appear that upper middle classers don't care about money or buy what they want. [/quote]

The only kids I know that act like the kids OP is watching are UMC. Working class kids know not to ask for a $50 t shirt. Way to stereotype though. [/quote]

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