Are my kids spoilt/entitled?

[Appleblum]

Several incidents struck me about my kids' behaviour recently. For example:

• our grocer sold out of their favourite milk and our backup brand from the supermarket was also sold out. I bought supermarket own brand milk and they refused it after trying as it 'tastes like vomit'. The milk was left untouched and both kids went without milk for 2 days before I restocked with their regular brand.

• they ask for home made packed lunches everyday as they don't like school food. If I'm unable to do a packed lunch they'll begrudgingly eat school food for a day but will whine about it once they're home, or choose to go hungry until I pick them up.

• on holiday in Venice they were very happy on the private water taxi but didn't like the crowded water buses. They pulled faces until I gave them a strict talking to.

DH doesn't think it's an issue as their behaviour does not negatively affect other people, and he feels that it means they just have high standards for themselves (they like nice food and the taxi is definitely more comfortable). I agree with him to an extent but also feel abit uneasy. I don't want them to turn into brats! They are 7 and 8, should I be worried?

It’s not very uncomfortable at all really, is it? But hot maybe. Not the end of the world. But if it’s in somewhere new, taking you to new experiences, then I’d say it’s a lot more bearable than if you have to do it every day to, say, get to work or school.

They're brats, already entitled. Nip this in the bud.

I knew very well someone like this, spoilt/worshipped/entitled in childhood and now thinks they are 'different and special' deserving of only the best, feel better than other people with superior and patronising attitudes, looking down on others. People pick this up eventually. [Also an unhappy person btw].

Surely you don't want your adult children to turn out like this.