Spoiled?

This seems to have come up a lot lately....

Day told me today he's been told at school that he's spoiled. I remember what my mom told me, it's just jealousy, and yeah, that's probably what he's facing. We do live in a poorer (high taxed) area, so what he has is more than a lot. But it's not more than he deserves. It's just a shame because all those other kids deserve it just the same, all kids do.

Now myself, I was told this week by a coworker I was spoiled. Not in a bad conversation, someone else asked where I got a necklace, told her John got it at Friedman's for Valentine's Day for me. She said she got 1 on Canal Street (NY) for her daughter, a Tiffany knock-off. That's where I saw the style myself and asked for 1. That same night I came home later than normal, John asked me what I was eating, then offered to go get me Chinese. Yeah, I guess I am. And I thank God for John every day! After being the center of my Mom's world, I would be lost now if I didn't have him to dote on me. My Mom used to tell me all the time growing up that I was spoiled, just not rotten (she said I appreciated what I was given.)

It's a shame that the word has to have such a bad meaning behind it. Being given things in life does not come with the price tag of having a bad personality. Being self-centered or having a sense of entitlement is taught, and unfortunately, and those attitudes are across all economic brackets!

So, ok, I'm spoiled, and I see nothing wrong with any of my boys being the same!