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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still feel rage for my now grown children. One was kicked off the crew team at a regatta, supposedly because parents didn't feel "safe" with him being coxswain at the meet. (the skull had capsized once when they hit a log in practice, not unusual). In truth, another influential parent wanted their son to be coxswain.
My daughter was eliminated from DI team just before their trip to national trials, because wealthier family had joined the team late. 
A friend's child was asked to leave scout troop because wealthy SAHMs didn't have room in mini van for her son.
All of these are cases of wealthy, entitled families basically ambushing a child who had participated fully because their friends wanted a spot. The crushing impact on self confidence and esteem was pretty awful to see. I'm still angry at myself for not being more insistent on their behalf, but not sure what I could have done.[/quote]

I had a similar experience and I DID tell the rich kids they were begin entitled jerks.

I was studying abroad in the mid-90s in South Africa with a group of about 20 students from all different schools. Mid-way through the semester there were two extended trips and we had to split into two groups to go on the different trips. One trip sounded super cool and the other kind of lame. Understandably most everyone wanted to go on the super cool trip. The rich kids did.not.budge. They used reasons like "I traveled [to the lame place] before so I don't want to go there." or "I'm planning on going on safari [in the lame place] after the semester ends so why should I have to go there twice." As one of the middleclass kids, I acquiesced and went to the lame place (which actually was wonderful).

After the trips were over and we were all back together as a group, the professors asked if we had any feedback on the trips. I piped up and said something like "I just want those of you that went on the [super cool] trip, I acquiesced to your whining; I did not choose [the lame place]. It was hurtful and I feel resentful." They were stunned. But some did in fact apologize and told me they never intended it to be that way.[/quote]

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