I see that it is that time again where a lot of people complaining about their parents and blaming them for the fact that they were born poor. This is absolutely not something that is acceptable. Your parents did the best that they could for you and being an entitles brat is an insult for all the hardwork and suffering they went through to ensure you had a good life. You usually see this around the holiday season where ungrateful brats are complaining about their parents not gifting them with expensive things. I saw the below image the other day and it really resonated with me, it is such an awesome sentiment and I wish more people thought this way:
My father is not the reason why I was born poor. He is the reason I’m going to die rich
If you are blaming your parents for not keeping you in the level of luxury that you feel you deserve, nothing is stopping you from getting a job and earning the money yourselves. The parents are not there to pamper you for your whole life. You want a better car/house/phone etc work for it. No one is stopping you. Interestingly this behavior is not there in the really poor people (at least not that I saw) but more in the middle class households.
It is not always the kids fault either, there are parents who don’t teach their kids the value of money and explain the struggle they go through to keep the house running. Those are the kids who are usually complaining about not having enough money to show-off because they never realize how hard their parents work to make it. I have a friend who’s doing well but has a lot of expenses and things are tight at home but their kid is least bothered about it because he likes showing off and splurges a lot. In contrast I have another friend who’s daughter is the other extreme of the spectrum, she is working double internships so that she can help support the house as she wanted to help her mother.
The below image perfectly captures what parents sacrifice to ensure their kids had a good life.
It really pisses me off when I hear these folks abuse their parents for not having enough money to pamper / support in the luxury they feel they deserve.
– Suramya