Spoilt Children - Whom To Blame?

Moooom, I don't want this, I want that! Mooom, I hate you, everybody has it but me! Dad, give me some money! Well teacher, if you don't give me a higher grade my dad will come for a visit!
This is just a few classic examples of how spoilt children react when they don't get what they want (possibly accompanied with a great deal of stumping, yelling, screaming and crying) and it seems there is more and more children like that. But why is that happening? Whose fault is it? What will happen to those children when they grow up or will they ever really grow up?
A typical and at the same time the utmost example of a spoilt child could be Eric Cartman, and even though he is a fictional character from the South Park series, I bet no parent would want a kid like that running around the house. The ironic part is that in the majoirity it is their fault (although we cannot exclude the effects of the society) the kids are who they are and how they behave. It seems that modern parents are unable or refuse to set limits for their children which results in a mannerless, manipulative, immature, narcissistic (not to mention even worse negative personality traits) individual. I don't think they realise how much time you have to put into your offspring to get at least half decent results. It is true that the work hours are longer and that the job plus commuting takes up at least half of the day, but this should not and must not be the excuse for the children to be left on the side, expected to be raised by themselves.
The result of such upbringing cannot be a mature, responsible and independent individual. If one has not been taught about what is right or wrong and always got what they wanted (possibly because parents felt guilty for not being there for their children and tried to buy their affection) they are often unable to determine when something has to be done, even if it is not very pleasant, what must not be done (the basics of the morale) and whom they have to respect (which happens to be the biggest issue of the new generation of youngsters).
So what can we do about it? Parents, spend as much time as possible with your children, play with them, talk to them and most of all be a ROLEMODEL. Don't forget that children will copy your beahvior, and if you suck, there is a great deal of chance they will suck too.


+ Two statements to think about:

"People complain about the generation of spoilt kids, but forget they are the one who raised it."

"Kid: But mom, what if I get kidnapped?
Mom: Trust me, they'd bring you back."

I Love You! Oh, Do You?

''I LOVE YOU'' Such a beautiful phrase, but more and more often abused rather than used. Unfortunately. So why do people like to shout that out so loudly and oh so often, without even meaning it? Because it sounds cool and important, although they have not even took enough time to think it over before opening their mouth. I hear/read people almost dying from love, affection and the need to tell everybody they've found the love of their life, all right, but it is just wierd and ironic how lame it all seems when they break up. Don't get me wrong, it's nothing wrong with loving someone and expressing feelings for them, but all the rush at the very beginning cannot lead to anything good in the end (I'll discuss this issue in another blog).
Back to the main topic. For me, this phrase is more than sacred; I'm twenty one and for the first time that I was able to say it out loud was just about a year ago. Why? Because you just CANNOT go around telling everybody how much you love them and can't live without them. You just can't. Period. You have to spare the phrase for someone special and when you are able to say it out loud clearly, not just the answer ''Me too'', but whole, from the first to the last word, you know you really are in.