tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post8555530357143200707..comments2023-10-31T09:47:50.089-05:00Comments on topblogmag: Is It just MeTop Blog Maghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07389049087768382531noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-54109657989754705082007-09-06T16:27:00.000-05:002007-09-06T16:27:00.000-05:00So I was just wondering, how did this turn out?wen...So I was just wondering, how did this turn out?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.campinggearpro.com/wenger---swiss-gear-wenger---swiss-gear-tents.html" REL="nofollow">wenger tent</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-74298394609140034722007-07-06T19:33:00.000-05:002007-07-06T19:33:00.000-05:00I'd make those kids walk - and then see how they c...I'd make those kids walk - and then see how they complain about the car ride! (ha ha)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-60862791380113539762007-07-06T11:46:00.000-05:002007-07-06T11:46:00.000-05:00I can't bear it when I see parents bowing down to ...I can't bear it when I see parents bowing down to their children's unreasonable demands. The other week my childminder gave my friend a bag of her daughter's outgrown clothes. <BR/>Some days later when the kid (4) turned up wearing one of the t-shirts, chilminder's daughter goes ape (she is 9). "That's MY T-shirt!" <BR/><BR/>What did childminder do? Took it off 4 year old and gave it back to her screaming 9 year old.<BR/><BR/>What's the bet that brat's going to be demanding plane tickets in 10 year's time?Misssy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499765849677367656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-77308772456672745582007-07-06T09:34:00.000-05:002007-07-06T09:34:00.000-05:00Buy a plane ticket? Only one answer for that: Ge...Buy a plane ticket? Only one answer for that: Get in the damn car!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-48547300299962240852007-07-04T00:41:00.000-05:002007-07-04T00:41:00.000-05:00That's one of my concerns in raising our kids -- t...That's one of my concerns in raising our kids -- the sense of entitlement. I want my kids to be happy, but not to the point where they expect to get every thing they want. Life just doesn't work that way and I don't want them to grow up thinking way that either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-9336338984382489422007-07-03T23:29:00.000-05:002007-07-03T23:29:00.000-05:00There is no way I'd give in to that. If my child h...There is no way I'd give in to that. If my child had that attitude, I'd leave them home and go on vacation without them! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-72307998975884012612007-07-03T10:10:00.000-05:002007-07-03T10:10:00.000-05:00My teenager self wouldn´t even have thought about ...My teenager self wouldn´t even have thought about asking my parents to by a ticket. Spending time with my parents was too rare to miss the chance of a (fun) road trip. <BR/><BR/>You did a great job on this article.<BR/>I´m sitting here asking myself how Luis will be in 13 years ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377853790967916704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-51828889341046174822007-07-03T08:50:00.000-05:002007-07-03T08:50:00.000-05:00Great post. As a teacher of this generation, I am...Great post. As a teacher of this generation, I am constantly amazed at what the kids today have that I still don't have as a 36yo woman with a JOB!NOLADawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226068675484930680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-75673120895362593212007-07-02T21:51:00.000-05:002007-07-02T21:51:00.000-05:00Wow! I never would have thought to ask my parents...Wow! I never would have thought to ask my parents to buy me an airline ticket because I didn't want to ride with them on a family vacation. <BR/><BR/>Glad your friend came to his senses. <BR/><BR/>~ Wolf Lover GirlWolf Lover Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394223517473918304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-46547961358616784902007-07-02T14:53:00.000-05:002007-07-02T14:53:00.000-05:00I wouldn't have made the deal with my kids - even ...I wouldn't have made the deal with my kids - even if they paid. Can you imagine the bond such a trip would build with your older children? I know it would because I was forced to make a similar trip with my family - in an RV traveling through canada when I was 19. Yes, I griped and whined and yes, I cherish the memories of that incredibly special trip to this day. Sometimes you have to push to find the beautiful.<BR/><BR/>A great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-43545908807231506502007-07-02T10:19:00.000-05:002007-07-02T10:19:00.000-05:00No, it's not just you! We were just discussing thi...No, it's not just you! We were just discussing this very topic amongst our family the other night. Although, I too could write a blog post in your comments about this, I'll keep it quick and say that this sense of entitlement is why so many employers are pulling their hair out these days with the younger set of workers. Like you said, they want rewards just for showing up! Well said.Not the Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931722454524567174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-7967689207520274922007-07-02T09:13:00.000-05:002007-07-02T09:13:00.000-05:00Yeah, if you want to go on the plane, go right ahe...Yeah, if you want to go on the plane, go right ahead and buy your own ticket!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.summitcampinggear.com/colemankitchen.html" REL="nofollow">stainless steel camping cook gear</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-30724830168391503352007-07-02T08:23:00.000-05:002007-07-02T08:23:00.000-05:00I could write a blog entry of my own in your comme...I could write a blog entry of my own in your comments about the sense of entitlement that exists in the 15-30 year old set right now. And I'm in that set. So is my younger brother... okay, no blog post in the comments. No blog post in the comments.<BR/><BR/>Rumor has it that the tide is changing with the children that we are raising right now. We can hope. And I'm certainly trying.<BR/><BR/>Fantastic post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-37294592498890447242007-07-02T08:19:00.000-05:002007-07-02T08:19:00.000-05:00Seriously? they were just going to buy them plane...Seriously? they were just going to buy them plane tickets?! <BR/><BR/>Wow, why didn't I try that one on my parents when I was a kid? <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, because I would have got smacked on the side of the head and reminded just how grateful I should be for going at all.Not From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817033733788583560.post-80607825739749688962007-07-02T08:09:00.000-05:002007-07-02T08:09:00.000-05:00so true, i recall my parents taking us on a houseb...so true, i recall my parents taking us on a houseboat trip and i was just a teen, i was soooo mean and bitchy the whole trip b/c i didn't want to miss a week with my friends. by the end of the trip i was loving it....i hate myself for not having just enjoyed it and realize how much my folks sacrificed to take us on the tripjustmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081885076553861768noreply@blogger.com