do you think it is good for mothers to spoil their children?

Philippines
July 18, 2007 12:30am CST
i have a mother, and she never spoils me.. she only gives me what i need - not what i want. she says she has her good reasons of not giving me everything that i ask her. sometimes, it's kind of irritating. but what can i do? she's my mother. i can't argue with her, can i?
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@Gemmygirl1 (2867)
• Australia
20 Jul 07
I don't think there's anything wrong with spoiling a child, EXCEPT when you ALWAYS give in to what they want. There's a difference with spoiling though - there's a spoiling all the time, giving in to everything they want & then there's spoiling on occasions where they don't always get what they want but once every so often never hurts! I think it's ok to get things kids want ocassionally but not on demand or anything. If my daughter wants something when she's older she'll probably get it but not when she wants it, birthdays & Xmas is better for that unless she's been unbelievably good & hasn't had anything for a while. Nah, there's no point in arguing with your Mum :) Just remember that she does what she thinks is right & it'll teach you the value of money, once you're working & having to buy everything you NEED plus the things you want, yourself. Then you'll realise the needs usually don't leave you much to spend on your wants so you have to save for them & then they end up being more worth the wait coz you know you've worked & saved hard to get them!
• United States
18 Jul 07
Nope its not good at all. You won't know the value of like if you get everything handed to you. Especially with life. Life don't spoil you and you need to now how to handle ups and downs and understand the value of things. I don't care if its money, clothes, sneakers, etc. things aren't easy and your mom is doing the right thing you'll understand and appreciate it soon. Don't get mad just learn, sit back, things come to you in good timing. AND NO YOU CAN'T AGRUE WITH HER! That won't get you nowhere and NOTHING!
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@beyond12 (77)
• China
18 Jul 07
In my opinion it is a good habit for a mother not spoil his children . From the growing point of view,spoiling a child is not useful for his or her growing.Let us look at the great man in the world, their common point is that they have experienced a lot of setbacks and hardships,to make things worse,their living conditions were very bad at that time.For these reasons they have become great man having qulities of not fearing hardships.