Isn't this ridiculous?

Question

I'm not just exaggerating...he honestly has a ps1, two ps2s, an xbox, a game cube, a wii, gameboy, gameboy advance and nintendo ds...I guess that's not ALL the systems made but that's more than any one person let alone 10 year old should ever need or want.

Answer 1

it is crazy and I hope nothing happens to his parents any time soon becouse this boy will not know what to do with him self and the person who will have to raise him will be the one who suffers for the rest of their lives with him how rude of the parents for not thinking of any one but them selves. now the girl will be able to go on with life becouse she can stand on her own two feet.

Answer 2

When they're at college, they'll learn that they're on their own  and they have to fend for themselves without mommy and daddy to support them! I can't wait to see that!

Answer 3

holy c**p, it sounds like my brother and I, he gets everything (for easter he got "rockband" for his brand new xbox 360! i know how it is, and he is a spoiled brat who wont do anything for himself. and when i try to tell my mother about it, she just shrugs and says "its easier than listing to his whining" its really sad.

Answer 4

.... when i was a kid all we got for easter was a new outfit for church and some chocolate bunnies!!

boy i'm glad my mama didn't spoil me.

Answer 5

Oh gosh. I have a cousin like that. Except she's 9 and in the 3rd grade. She has a very nice cell phone on which she texts. She also has a laptop. She got one before me and I'm 13, except I paid for mine. It was $285, and it's not new. She got a nintendo ds today too. I didn't get texting until this year, which we only have it now because it's easier and cheaper to do than to call someone. It's crazy. I mean. She's so spoiled. And I have to pay for my cell phone and laptop, when they just get handed everything. It won't be like that when they grow up though. They'll realize that everything costs money, and they won't just get handed it...

Answer 6

Your 10 year old cousin may feel lucky right now, but in the long run his parents aren't doing him any favors.  The sooner kids realize that you have to work for what you want, and that you can't have everything you want, the better.  

My kids had a case of the gimmies.  So, we decided to work out an allowance system for them.  Most of the allowance they can spend any way that they want, but when its gone, its gone.  They get some gifts from us for birthdays and Christmas, of course.  We got them the Xbox, but they have to buy all the games themselves.  

We also make them save part of their allowance for college, and 10% goes to a charity section.  

Lastly, it sounds like his parents just don't want to deal with any sadness, frustration, or temper tantrums on his part.  As a parent who just grounded her 10 year old for 5 days for lying, I know how hard it can be when your kids are sad or angry.  But, as a parent, you have to remember that what you do now affects what type of person they will be when they grow up.  I want my son to be honest and trustworthy when he is an adult... so that is why I punished him today.  It will be a hard week on both of us, but I know its the right thing to do.

Answer 7

Yes, it is ridiculous.  If I were the mom, I would take the cell phone away because of the fit. lol I know if my kids or grandkids wouldn't eat something because they didn't like it, they would have to go hungry.  Mom is allowing it to happen.  The kid's spoiled.  Things were so much simpiler when I was growing up.  We got one bought gift at Christmas and everything else was home made.  Same with BD.  At Easter, we got an Easter bonnet, an Easter purse and candy in a basket.  No such thing as cell phones.  Back then we were lucky to have a regular phone.  LOL

Answer 8

this is a complete description of me and my sis, i usually dont ask for anything. i asked for 1 mp3 player, and a cell phone  and got it, for about 3 xmases i hvnt asked for anything, or b-days. i nvr ask for clothes, mayb a couple of pants but only cuz the ones i haf r about 3 sizes too small! but my sister asks for shirts evrytime we go to shop((for groceries!!)) she has an ipod, a digital camera, an mp3 plaryer, about 18 pants and gets 1 evryweekend, i luv to buy clothes but i dont wanna ask for anything cuz we arent exactly financially stable, but it seems lik my sis is completely unaware of that, i kno it hurts my parents to say no to her but i dont blame them im usually the one who has to drag her outa the juniors section, and get this shes 2 years OLDER than me, im 12 shes 14 going on 2 15 and she still has no limit with well MONEY!!  it seems lik im the oldest and mature one

Answer 9

He is raised to be a brat.

If i were the parents, i'll leave him in a foster home.

Answer 10

what a bunch of spoiled brats

Answer 11

Yes it is. I have sympathy for you because I have a cousin who is EXACTLY like that. He is soooo picky and his mom does everything for him because he's the baby boy. I feel so bad for my older cuz because she is so sweet and she doesn't ask for much but when she wants something expensive she usually doesn't get it for a while, but the boy will get it practically the next day. I don't get it...

Answer 12

I think you should talk to your 10 year old cousin. Let him know That he can want alot of stuff, but he has no need to have all of it. Also tell him that when he gets older, he is not always going to have someone there with a bucket or two filled with cash to get him every thing he wants, tell him when he is an adult or in the late teens that he will have to get a good job and education to get all the stuff he wants.

Answer 13

I think kids like that NEED discipline badly. You should never give a child what they want all the time without making them work for it or earn it. A little gift now and then  for birthdays, Easter, etc. is fine but not all the time and letting them get away with it. Why is he like that? Think about it. Have you talked to your parents? Have you said something to him? How does his sister deal with that or maybe talk to her? When he gets older, it's going to be very hard for him to be on his own and to rely on himself. It's reality that parents are not always going to be there and be there for you. Everyone has that "line" and it does get crossed at one point. So i DO agree ...its crazy and not a good thing is is that spoiled. But don't worry, one day you'll be doing just fine when he is crying for his parents not knowing what to do and you can laugh and keep going.

Answer 14

That kid will grow up and die in the real world. Either smack some sense into him or just laugh.

Answer 15

The kid is a spoiled brat and will have problems as he grows up when he can't have everything he wants.

Answer 16

What business is it of yours?  Who cares what this child received?