My kids lived comfortably, had nice Christmases etc. But I'm a FIRM believer that IF you give a kid EVERYTHING they want, never say "NO", give in to everything.... that most will grow up to appreciate nothing! My son had a young friend that was the "only child". His parents gave him everything he wanted, he could do NO wrong..... He surprised my son one night when they got grown. He told my son, "I promise you one thing, when I have kids, they're NOT getting everything they want!" That's proof enough to me.
My kids are now 33 and 28. They respect us, work for everything they have and are successful. For what it's worth, I still would not/will not allow them to back-talk or be rude to my wife- their mother!
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Originally Posted by reeves99
I spoiled my kids rotten. Now they are both in their 30's, both have high status jobs and both are in stable relationships.
I'm living breathing proof that you CAN spoil your kids and they'll turn out just fine thank you very much.
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