May 04 2008
Sense of Entitlement Growing
The sense of entitlement is wide spread across this country and many teens today fall victim to it.
When well meaning parents don’t make their children work for things they want, the kids grow up believing that they deserve and have a right to those things simply by virtue of being alive. This notion destroys the work ethic and weakens us as a society.
Many times I have gone into a store to purchase something only to be ignored by the young cashier because she is busy on the phone. Oh, she will ring up my sale and throw it into a bag but never say a word to me or even look at me. Doesn’t she know that without me and other customers she would have no job? Most likely she doesn’t care because she figures that she’d get along just fine without the job because mom and dad will still support her and give her money. After all isn’t that what parents are for?
My own adult children think that we are horrible and selfish people because we ask that while they live with us they work and pay room and board. They have friends that come from well to do homes and don’t have to give any of their wages to help support them. By those standards we do look like terrible people.
The problem is, I don’t think it matters if the parents have millions .
The teens still need to learn to be self sufficient and that will never happen if parents continue to give, give, and give.
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I absolutely agree with you. I’m trying to instill value for money in my twelve year old while also helping him at the same time. He seems to have an understanding (most times, anyway) that we work very hard for our money. I show him the bill when we go out to dinner and talk to him about how much effort I have to put forth for every $20 I make. He used to be very careless with spending but these days seems to be taking more time and effort to spend his money wisely.
It’s easier to just give our kids whatever they want and need instead of teaching them the value of money and the sense of self worth when you work hard for something. I’m convinced that parents who aren’t responsible in this way are setting up their kids for future financial troubles.
Cheers,
Dana
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