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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke
There is another way to look at this, think of the DAD's that worked all THEIR lives to be able to afford a gift of that magnatude for their "Little Girl's". Just to be able to put that kind of smile on their childs face is priceless. I would just like to hope that those "little girls" truly apprieciate what was given to them.
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I don't view this kind of gift as a "gift."
Its that kind of view on the way kids should be raised in this society that have given so many of my generation such a sense of entitlement that it makes me sick. My mom wanted to help me get a car, so she started paying me to do extra chores so that I could save up some money. I needed help affording my college text books so she paid me 200 dollars to spread 1/2 ton of gravel on her driveway. And the same sort of thing again when she needed new shingles on her roof.
Now, my mom may be a bit on the extreme but I was trying to prove a point. Buying your kid a 2000 dollar car for their 16th birthday is one thing, but honestly, if you think you're giving your kids ANYTHING when you buy them a 31000 dollar car for their 16th birthday, you're out of your mind.
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