A mother of four asked people for advice online and admitted her children have become “entitled brats.”
The anonymous 33-year-old took to Reddit to reveal that she and her husband, 43, are struggling to discipline their children, who are 16, 12, five and two, after spoiling them with lavish outings.
In it paternity subreddit, the mother said that she and her husband grew up on the poorer side, so they had worked hard to provide their children with an extravagant lifestyle.
She explained that while they didn’t waste an overwhelming amount of cash on clothes, they went all out when it came to family vacations.
However, their generous attitude has them wondering if “it will ever be enough” after their “entitled” children threw tantrums when they didn’t get what they wanted.
A mother-of-four has asked people for advice online as she admitted her children have become “entitled brats” (file image)
The mother captioned the post: “I have created entitled brats.”
She said: ‘Like many, my husband (43M) and I (33F) work hard to give our children (16F, 12F, 5M and 2M) a better life than we had growing up. Neither of us was left without, but there wasn’t much left over and we didn’t dare ask for things that weren’t necessary.
‘Our family does a lot of extra outings, a few trips a year, activities/sports, etc. We don’t like flashy clothes, but stylish experiences and drinks (HteaO, Dutch bro, Sonic)
‘As we have the means for many “extras”, I in particular dedicate myself to meeting the needs of my children.’
He then explained that his children had no problem begging or demanding their parents empty their bank accounts at their expense.
“With the exception of the 16-year-old boy, our children do not hesitate to ask, beg, demand and lash out if they don’t get their way,” the mother said.
“I love being able to do this for them, but it’s the ungrateful and entitled behavior that’s really starting to wear on me.”
The generous parents revealed they recently spent “thousands” of dollars when they took their kids to Texas and shared that they shelled out for the best hotels and activities.
The anonymous 33-year-old took to Reddit to reveal that she and her husband, 43, were struggling to discipline their children after spoiling them with lavish outings.
However, despite her desperate attempts to make her children happy, the mother claimed that her children were still not satisfied.
He added: ‘The 12-year-old boy asks for a $100 pair of jeans. I tell him no, we can get them much cheaper at Boot Barn. She pouts for the rest of the day and says “she never gets anything” then gets angry and runs off because we said no to MORE candy.
‘Later, we’re at the rodeo and while we’re eating popcorn and drinking soda, our five-year-old son wants cotton candy. I remind him that we have received him twice on the trip and he starts shouting: “You guys are terrible. I hate this family,” (and) several people turn towards the stairs.
‘On the way home from the trip, we asked them what their favorite part of the trip was (and) they both (our 12- and five-year-old sons) say “nothing” and pout and look out the window.’
‘Why is it never enough?!’
At the end of the post, the mother asked people on the web for advice to help turn her children into grateful children.
‘How can I make my children see how blessed we are with all the extras we have in life? “I want them to be grateful and appreciative, instead they are entitled and ungrateful,” the mother added.
“Any advice or input is welcome.”
People across the web flooded the comments section and shared their theories.
One person said: ‘Stop the extras.’ Tell them exactly why there aren’t more extras. They are old enough to understand. ‘
Another user added: ‘First, stop spoiling them. Second, instead of extra travel, spend that time volunteering at soup kitchens, food pantries, working with the homeless, and working with people in poverty.
“We forget our blessings when we live in a bubble, so burst it.”
Someone else wrote: ‘Stop spoiling them and make them earn the extras.’ I want $100 jeans, okay, work for them. Start having consequences for the behavior.
‘Great, then… stop doing that stuff. It is evident that they take everything for granted. So stop doing them. Stop traveling. Stop making random purchases. Stop eating and drinking luxuriously. Arrest. Let them sit back and see what life is really like when they never get anything. So maybe after a while you resume, they will appreciate it more,” one user added.