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To think that you can tell an adult who was spoiled as a child a mile off?

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CrystalJelly · 13/02/2014 11:10

I do.

They are usually highly entitled, self absorbed and think that the entire world should revolve around them. I've met many people like this in my life, but two stand out more than the others.

The first was a boss I once had who, despite being in his late 30's would throw actual temper tantrums when things didn't go his way. He would literally stomp his feet like a toddler, we all used to call him "Kevin" after Kevin the teenager from Harry Enfield because that's exactly what he was like. His Mummy and Daddy had founded the business, they'd given him a management job right out of school despite him having no experience at all. He'd never had another job and lived in a house that was in his parents garden. He had deputy manager who was far better at the job than he was and who kept the place running, but he never gave her credit for it.

The other is the daughter of family friends. Very, very spoiled growing up is now horribly entitled as a result. Can't keep a job for more than a few weeks at a time, goes through friends like hot dinners and can't keep a boyfriend for very long either. She's so high maintenance and believes everyone is jealous of her and that all men fancy her, this is because her parents have conditioned her to think this way. I actually worry about her, because if god forbid anything were to happen to her parents she'd be up shit creek without a paddle.

Don't parents who spoil their kids realise they are doing them a terrible disservice?

OP posts:
Nautiloid · 11/08/2019 17:46

Oh bugger didn't look at the date, sorry.

berlinbabylon · 11/08/2019 17:56

The girl mentioned in the OP once broke down in tears at a family gathering because her friends were unable to go out clubbing with her that night due to work commitments. She really did think that her wants and needs came before her friends jobs

Did she? Or was she just very disappointed and had a somewhat emotional way of showing it?

Pandora73 · 11/08/2019 18:03

Yes !! This is my DM to a tee !!! Very spoilt only child, who was then spoilt my my DF for 30 years, and is now single and back to being spoilt my my grandparents !! Thinks everyone should do as she wants, when she wants and how she wants. And if things don’t go her way then we all know about it - and she will throw the most almighty tantrum.

It’s actually pretty draining to deal with, she’s higher maintenance than my DC. And thinks nothing of criticising me and my Siblings constantly. We have all had periods of NC with her because of her selfishness and how spiteful she is when she doesn’t get her own way. She has never had to work, but has a go at us for not having time to take her on days out, holidays etc. She has no idea what it’s like to actually have to go to work to live.

AlexaAmbidextra · 11/08/2019 18:03

She is the textbook definition of an only child, really

Thurlow. And what precisely would that be? Care to enlighten us?

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