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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Will your kids be able to accept a steep decline in their standard of living when they are first out on their own?  Or do they expect to be able to have Apple and Tiffany and whatever other name brand you can think of?  I think it's a good test of whether they are entitled or not.  Too bad it takes until college.[/quote]

It won't take until college. The spoiling parents will continue to spoil them throughout college and things will get ugly when the snowflakes graduate, and think that a BA degree entitles them to a starting salary of $100k and an apartment in Georgetown. [/quote]

Is is spoiling because it's something you can't afford?  If DH and I sit in first class, should DC sit in coach with the nanny?  If we want to ski in the Alps, should we send the kids on a separate trip to Ski Liberty?  If I'm in Nordstrom buying clothes for me, do I have to schlep out to Walmart to buy things for the kids?  Will this teach them a lesson?  Just because it's expensive for you, doesn't mean it's expensive for me.  [/quote]

But if your kids graduate from college and get a $45K/yr job, are they still going to expect to fly first class and go skiing in the Alps? Or are they going to be able to deal with the fact that they can only afford coach, to a location in the US, once a year?

Treating your kids to expensive things is not bad in and of itself, it's when there's an attitude that ONLY the expensive things are worth it and anyone who doesn't have them is below you that it becomes entitlement. When it's flaunted in others' faces, that's being bratty. Happiness doesn't come from material possessions or fancy trips. Those things are certainly enjoyable, but they're not necessary for a fulfilling life.

High price =/= high value. Many of the best things in life don't cost a lot. Do your kids realize this? Or is everything about the price tag?[/quote]

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