The Child of Today

Is the youth spoiled today? I hate to say but I think we they really are. Kids are obvious, especially when I see them walking down the street with a latte, cell phone, and Coach purse leaving the middle school! It just made me laugh the other day hearing about how my cousin gets her nails done once a month and shes 13 and my friends niece just got a cell phone for her 7th birthday. Its ridiculous the kinds of things kids get and even more so what they expect to get. Young teens only want designer clothes and accessories nowadays. The saddest part is that those who can't have that or don't care if they get designer because they are more realistic-its just clothes- are the ones who are made to feel bad about it. The ones who can't seem to live without such materialistic things are the ones who need to take a better look at reality. Part of it is shows like "Super Sweet Sixteen" and "Laguna Beach." Their lives are not the norm. Parents aren't really helping either. They give the kids everything without a second thought. I knew a girl who had an iPod and when the battery wasn't working well her dad bought her another instead of sending it in to be repaired since she didn't want to wait three weeks to get it back! When people have money they seem to show it. Adults can buy things for their children, but they need to communicate the value of money and the work that went into buying that item. Much of the youth will get a huge shock when they eventually have to start paying for their own things and realize spending $35 on a shirt could mean four hours of work. It makes me wonder, will this trend continue and eventually we'll be giving kids coffee to wake them up for elementary school or at some point will people realize how pointless it is to get a designer purse for a 7th grader?