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QOTD

Were you spoiled as a kid?  

I was an only child, so I don't know if that counts as being spoiled or my parents not having to spend money on other children =) 

Re: QOTD

  • Ditto what Puggs said.  I probably wouldn't have gotten as much if I had a sibling, but I definitely wouldn't call myself spoiled.
  • Spoiled with love from my momma, but not with material things.  I am the oldest of 3 and my dad left when I was 7 and mom had no job (SAHM).  So, we were DIRT POOR my whole childhood.  I'm thankful for that now though because I have a great work ethic and I am very conscious of saving/spending money.
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  • Yes, very much.  So was my sister though.

    I tell DH he's lucky that while my parents spoiled me, I still ended up with a good head on my shoulders.

  • As an only child I think a little bit for sure, but my dad was really good about saying no to things or working out some way for me to earn something. I think that really helped me stay grounded and appreciate what my parents were able to give me.

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  • What Brie said and the other only children said.  But with with a slight change, I have to say I was very spoiled. But a lot of times I did have to work for it and I always appreciated everything. It was my mom who did the spoiling, my dad grew up with zero and while he wanted me to have what he didn't have, he was still the one to say no a lot.

    *being as spoiled as I was doesn't mean my parents had money. I found out in college that my mom was way in debt because of the spoiling so it makes me feel bad now.

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  • With my mom, maybe just a tiny bit. She had no money but wanted us to have a good life. Im sure the fact that she was sick made her feel this way even more since she knew she wouldn't be there to always give. With my father absolutely not. I never got anything. I bought most of my own clothes at 12. They wouldn't even drive me to a friend's house. Don't get me going.  

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  • I would say that my sister and I both were spoiled. My parents pretty much always got us what we really wanted for Christmas and birthdays. My parents had some hard years financially but still were able to get us what we wanted. 
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  • As a kid, no. My parents were broke with 3 small kids. My dad was a cop and my mom was a waitress.

    But my dad got promoted fairly quickly and they made a lot more money and invested well. I was definitely a spoiled teenager! Heck, they still spoil both of my sisters and me. We didn't really take it for granted though, we were always really thankful for everything since we didn't start out with a whole lot.

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  • Absolutely not.  We were poor (debating which utility not to pay so my parents could buy groceries to feed 3 kids) and we usually only got a few things for Christmas and our birthdays.  Other than that it was the necessities.  Once in a while we would get something new - toys, books, cds.
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