All these stories of parents spoiling their kids to spare them any kind of unhappiness, and then the spoiled kids only learning how to get their parents to cave and get them whatever they want. To be fair I was a little like that as a child, I learned if I threw a big enough tantrum I might get mom to buy me a toy. /Thankfully/ I was told no on occasion and she stuck to it and I eventually grew out of it. I was taught boundaries and limits. So many others were /never/ taught hard boundaries and only learn how to manipulate others to get what they want and just can't deal with the fact they can't always get what they want because it's never happened before.
Some people never learn about debt, and will always accumulate it no matter how much they struggle. I have a daughter who's ;ife is an endless round of debts. and I have bailed her out more than once. I know life is a struggle, but I am now a pensioner. After a verbal disagreement where I revealed some harsh truths long overdue! There comes a time when you have to cut off altogether!
All these stories of parents spoiling their kids to spare them any kind of unhappiness, and then the spoiled kids only learning how to get their parents to cave and get them whatever they want. To be fair I was a little like that as a child, I learned if I threw a big enough tantrum I might get mom to buy me a toy. /Thankfully/ I was told no on occasion and she stuck to it and I eventually grew out of it. I was taught boundaries and limits. So many others were /never/ taught hard boundaries and only learn how to manipulate others to get what they want and just can't deal with the fact they can't always get what they want because it's never happened before.
Some people never learn about debt, and will always accumulate it no matter how much they struggle. I have a daughter who's ;ife is an endless round of debts. and I have bailed her out more than once. I know life is a struggle, but I am now a pensioner.
After a verbal disagreement where I revealed some harsh truths long overdue! There comes a time when you have to cut off altogether!