Are you spoiled?

[The Old Maid]

Well, are you?

Do people read you right, or are they way off?

[James]

I'm not sure I understand the question.

Am I spoiled? I know that I've come to realise over this year that I have been overprotected and I've myself overprotected others rather than concentrating on what I want. That having a dysfunctional family had enforced a deliberate erected wall between the family and the real world, and it's a wall I'm breaking now down.
It's hard to explain. I've always had family, to help me and fall back on - and for that I'm fortunate, especially through my period as a musician. I've also had a messy, scared upbringing which I'm only just coming to terms with. The mixture of the two has made me realise that I resent being helped now, and I no longer want that saftey net which they kindly offered before. I need to make my own path and in a way, having help sometimes holds you back.
I'm definately work-in-progress. In the last year, I've completed one english course, started a degree, moved three times and changed my name - all as part of a defined direction. A battle to make a difference to who I am - so am I spoiled? I don't think so - not any more. I won't let people spoil me. Well, maybe just a little bit. :)

[Barb Gordon]

Oh heck yeah I'm spoiled. I'm so spoiled I make myself sick. Honestly I know I'm a horrid, bratty, selfish you know what some of the times, and it's my poor parents that get that side of me. My friends never really see it, nor do adults in general. My mom always goes on and on about my sis and I, and all the wonderful things we do...and seriously, compared to the children of friends of our family, we kinda are the best children. We don't do drugs, haven't gotten tattoos or had sex left and right. My sis had a fairy tale wedding, I'm going to a top notch private school, etc....like I said, sometimes I wanna gag at myself :p I try not to be spoiled, but I am. Always got whatever I wanted, rarely heard the word "no" said to me. Heck, when I was little my dad would come into my room and ask if I wanted to play hooky...and a lot of the time I'd say no...because I really wanted to go to school!...*gag*. Do I act spoiled? no. I really don't, not around strangers, or friends. I'm always trying to be as polite and friendly as can be and not some airhead, whiny spoiled brat with some fancy smanchy car or somesuch.

~Barb

[Pilmedium]

I have good days and bad days, although overall, I feel somewhat spoiled. It is like going out into the "real world" in the distant future will be nearly impossible. Hopefully, that is only a thought.

[gtracer72]

Am I spoiled? My dad pays for college, my car insurance, gas, my credit card bill and everything else. They have given me both of my cars, for which I didn't pay a cent for. I have everything given to me. So draw your own conclusions. :p .

Do I act like it, sometimes I do. I sometimes act like I am better than others. As for my actions, luckily my parents don't know a lot of what I have done.

However, I do have a job. :eek: . I know, I know, you all are probably wondering why I would. Well, in order for me to get the car I want, a 2005 Mazda Miata :D, I need to buy it. I also need money to buy the turbo w/ intercooler, rebuild the engine and suspension and a ton of other aftermarket parts. So, I guess that is the down side to being spoiled. I have to buy what I want, until then, I have to drive my P.O.S. 98 Contour. :(

[Outlander00]

No Im not spoiled... We'll leave it at that...

[Barb Gordon]

gtracer-you and I are quite alike! my parents pay for college, books, my car and it's gas, insurance, even washing! and yeah, just about everything else too. I got a job as well. Most of my friends have jobs because they need the money for rent, food, insurance payments. me? I just wanna be "independent" and be able to buy my own things without everything having to come from my parent's pockets....my friends glare at me sometimes...*grin*

~Barb

[TimTwoFace]

Spoiled? I don't think so. As my mom runs a daycare in our house, I see a lot of children each day, and THOSE kids are spoiled. I can never recall a time when I acted so poorly towards others. It usually comes down to sharing, not eating your lunch, "undeserved" punishments, etc. I know I have my days, but on the whole, I don't think I'm spoiled.

-Tim

[DJ Raza]

I don't consider myself spoiled. Not in any shape or form. I bought my own computer, bought all my own cars (past and present), pay the cable/Internet bill, chip in on food, chip in on rent, pay for my own gas, parts and car insurance.

It actually seems that spoiled kids turn out to have more morals and make less mistakes though.

{However, I do have a job. . I know, I know, you all are probably wondering why I would. Well, in order for me to get the car I want, a 2005 Mazda Miata , I need to buy it. I also need money to buy the turbo w/ intercooler, rebuild the engine and suspension and a ton of other aftermarket parts. So, I guess that is the down side to being spoiled. I have to buy what I want, until then, I have to drive my P.O.S. 98 Contour.}

You're pretty lucky it sounds like to me. Back when I was broke and had nothing I wish someone would have paid my car insurance and gave me a 98 Contour (yeah, its nothing special, but its special enough for free). My first car was a '77 Monte Carlo and I made a lot of mistakes earning the money to buy it, but made the mistakes nonetheless. Perhaps if my parents had spoiled me I might not have made those mistakes.

I'm not putting the blame on my parents, but what I'm trying to say is maybe it isn't such a bad thing to be spoiled.

[James]

My mother would do all the spoiling things, I just have to stop her. She got me a lot for Xmas, and while it was wonderful, it now makes me awkward. It's complicated, but I think my days of living rent, food and washing free are over. Time to grow up a little! :)

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

I was and still am spoiled, and I don't think it's good. It's hard to break free of the lifestyle. Call back in 4 years.

[cross blues]

well I don't get everything I want, but I'm not complaining.

[ZorBrak]

I get an ok amount attention I guess but....they favor my stupid ass little brother whether they will admit it or not, they baby him horribly. :mad:

[Tootlez]

Well I do have my good and bad days! Sometimes I just ignor my feelings and laugh with my friends! By the end of the day I'm happy again! Unless it's an exam day! Thank the heavens that they aren't until a couple of months from now! :D

[BLACKHEART]

I'm spoiled :) It just seems to never stop.

[ButteredToast]

Nope. Absolutely not. I've had to work very hard for the things I have in life. They may not be the best things in the world, but I earned them. I'm independant and self-reliant. I've had to learn how to plan and budget (and sometimes even THAT isn't enough to make it some days.)

Because of all that hard work, I was well prepared for life outside the nest. I still have much to learn and have mistakes to make. Hey, that's what it's like when you do for yourself, ya know?

[Ren]

I'm spoiled in the sense that I don't have a job, don't pay for any of my clothes or food and don't pay rent. Also, every Christmas my parents get me way too many gifts, and generally gifts that are too expensive.

They will not, however, buy me a car or pay for anything that isn't "needed" (for example, my Breyer Horse "habit", or my hat collection, and when I buy movie tickets).

Compared to some, I'm rather spoiled and self-centered. But I try to be considerate to others.

[Digu Volz]

Not spoiled.

[FavreFactor]

I have my good and bad days! ;)

[Mitsuko]

I don't believe I'm spoiled. My parents get me what I need, but not a lot extra. I guess you can stay they're overprotecting because they watch me constantly. I can't even go out with friends without them asking about a thousand times if I'll be alright. Well, I guess they just care about me. I guess I'm spoiled a little in that sense.

-Mitsuko

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Hard to tell. I don't have to pay for my tuition...but neither do my parents, because I got a good scholarship. It was based primarily on grades and ACT scores, both of which I had to work and study hard to earn. I still live at home, but I have a part-time job and help pay some of the bills. I have a car, but had to pay half the cost for it (if y'all think '98 Contours are bad, you obviously haven't driven a '95... :rolleyes: ).

Maybe I've had it easy compared to most other people my age, but nowhere near as easy as others I know. So...um... is there such a thing as being half-spoiled? :confused: :p

[meatwad945]

negative on me spoiled just cool n stuff i guess

[Sumi_Masen]

I'm very spoiled, but not in an obnoxious, stuck-up way. :)

[jeffrey 228]

I have my good days and my bad days, my mom sometimes pats me on the back if like I had to beat up someone because they were being too rude and harassive to me.

[Mackenzie Rainelle]

I...don't think I am.....Not sure.

I do get money for odd jobs around the house, but only if I do them. Some kids get a weekly/bi-weekly allowance for not doing a thing.
I do a lot of my own cooking, since Mama's usually drained by the time she gets home.
I won't be paying my own tuition at college, but at the same time, I'm busting my ass for scholarships.
I'll be paying my own car insurance next year, so I'm getting part-time work.
I have to manage my own money, since anything I borrow for, I have to pay back.
And I don't beg my parents for everything coming and going that's name brand.
My parents pay for the essential foods, but if I want anything extra, I pay for it myself.

I don't think I'm spoiled, but others might.

[Mike Spartz]

What do you mean by being spoiled? I'm not the kind of person that is so spoiled, that I need my parents to get me everything. I never ask my mom or dad for any particular clothes or nag and cry to them to get me a gameboy. I guess I'm a little spoiled becuase I'm a little lazy. As a kid, my parents didn't make me do a lot of chores so now that I'm older, I don't do much around the house. So in that sense, my parents spoiled me by not making me do a lot of chores. Still, overall I don't think I'm a really spoiled person. The only other thing my parents have spoiled me with, a little, is money, I get money too easily and I'm starting to get sick of it. I need to find a job and fast, peace out.

[atf487]

Originally posted by Mackenzie Rainelle
I...don't think I am.....Not sure.

I do get money for odd jobs around the house, but only if I do them. Some kids get a weekly/bi-weekly allowance for not doing a thing.
I do a lot of my own cooking, since Mama's usually drained by the time she gets home.
I won't be paying my own tuition at college, but at the same time, I'm busting my ass for scholarships.
I'll be paying my own car insurance next year, so I'm getting part-time work.
I have to manage my own money, since anything I borrow for, I have to pay back.
And I don't beg my parents for everything coming and going that's name brand.
My parents pay for the essential foods, but if I want anything extra, I pay for it myself.

I don't think I'm spoiled, but others might.

Sounds like what my later stages will have, and I'm copying your format.

I get money for doing jobs
At Christmas I get a lot
My parents will not pay for my college
I'll be buying my own car
I'll be paying for gas, insurance, and the like
I'll be depending on myself, rarely with money from my parents. If my car breaks, I'll be spending the money fixing it.
I don't have anything new unless it's from my birthday/christmas, or I buy it. I get cloths twice a year, at really cheap prices, never name brand.


A lot of these things would change if my mom had a say in the money, my dad rarely gives her any, and never any to me. I can't think of the last time he just gave me money for no apparent reason, unless my mom yelled at him.

[Delia]

Some brats called me spoiled but I am totally not.


When my arch nemesis found my web page and then ragged on it to her petty little friends, I was called a spoiled little brat and was told to "go buy a white girl's Internet edition VF Jetta". They were disgusting. I also found out that they were all 40+ years old.

They looked dumb when I told them how bad things were for us, and that my web page was the result of saving up my money. for some time.


I wish I had a car :( All I want is a big black ford LTD. I dont need anything flashy and new.


....My High School nemesis was one heck of a spoiled little kid though! She ran a stop sign, plowed into some poor other woman who they had to rescue with the Jaws of life, and in a few days mumsy and dadsy had her in a brand new car... for the 3rd time!! She also would complain about having to go to Disney world "all those many times in the year" lol

it was so funny to hear her complain about having life sooo darn good because she was blind to see us rolling our eyes at her.