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[quote=Anonymous]You don't have to be wealthy to raise an entitled kid, you just have to let them think the world revolves around them. My stepchild is a great example of this- when his parents were together, my husband did not make a ton of money, nor did his mom. They were comfortable but NOT well off. But being the only child for the first 10 years of his life instilled in him this attitude that I strive not to let my daughter develop of "I should get it because I'm me." He sees a water park in a state across the country on tv? He thinks we should fly to go there. He went and rode dirt bikes with a friend once and suddenly deemed it necessary for him to own a dirt bike. He doesn't ask for things, per se, he just generally throws it out there that "he's getting it" and leaves it up to whoever to decide who is getting it for him. My husband doesn't notice it, but to an "outsider" (i.e. someone who did not raise him) it makes me cringe and I would HATE to see my child repeating the same behaviors later in childhood.

They can't always get what they want, regardless of if you can afford it or not. I refuse to buy my child $1000 worth of gifts on Christmas because then she will expect that and more every Christmas thereafter. Neither my stepchild nor my child will be getting brand new cars when they turn 16. Could we afford it? Sure. That's not the point. What do they have to work for if they're handed a BMW when they turn 16? Where's the value? We take vacations, but not lavish ones because again, I won't have them thinking that that's a) normal and b) to be expected. [/quote]

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