I would also not want you to call me a jerk, but my self-depreciation of being a "jerk" I'm OK with. I suffered through the "Kelly's parents got her a BMW for her 16th birthday" and "Stacey's mom got her kids the new iPhone, and they don't have to work for it", etc.
My oldest is now off at university, and I've seen the adult she's become, and some of that I credit to the fact she had to work for things instead of being handed everything from a helicopter. I remember when I was in school my classmates who had parents pay 100% didn't take it as seriously as those of us who earned the money to pay tuition. I gave her a hand-me-down phone... its not the new iPhone, so she saved to buy it herself. I'll always provide what they need... what they want is negotiable.
Now I'm not a true jerk... I pay most of the tuition and housing, but its not a 100% free ride.
Coke
Now to get the thread back on track:
My oldest is now off at university, and I've seen the adult she's become, and some of that I credit to the fact she had to work for things instead of being handed everything from a helicopter. I remember when I was in school my classmates who had parents pay 100% didn't take it as seriously as those of us who earned the money to pay tuition. I gave her a hand-me-down phone... its not the new iPhone, so she saved to buy it herself. I'll always provide what they need... what they want is negotiable.
Now I'm not a true jerk... I pay most of the tuition and housing, but its not a 100% free ride.
Coke
Now to get the thread back on track: