On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:11 PM, mike<[email protected]> wrote: > Your parents probably didn't anoint you either. From a young age, proving > yourself was expected, so for you normal.
Good point and true. They didn't go around buying me all sorts of crap. They apparently did not fear that I would loathe them if they failed to fill my toy box with just about anything I wanted. It seems crazy to me what parents will spend on their children. Back in my day as a youngster, that sort of behavior was pretty much only in the realm of the rich and very well heeled. These days a $1,600 computer for a nine year old is par for the course, along with the cellphone, the game machine. the digital camera and Lord knows what else. And we wonder why so many seem to need special ed to know the difference betewwn work and play? Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
