Everybody parents differently, and that’s fine. However, what happens when a parent isn’t teaching their children valuable life lessons from the get-go? This is what generally leads to children growing up feeling entitled to things. A mom in Florida was dragged for what she does when it’s time for her daughter to go to someone else’s birthday party. It’s definitely one of those times when we are judging a parent for how they handle their own child.
Kait (@kaitlynevansss), a Florida woman who posts mom-related content on TikTok, shared an inflammatory post involving her daughter. In the video, she says, “Sorry but if you invite my daughter to your birthday party, you’re getting a toy that she already has. I’m not dealing with any meltdowns at the store.” The video shows Kait wrapping a birthday present in Barbie wrapping paper, presumably for a birthday party her daughter is attending.
So, why is this a problem? It’s obvious that if a parent actually feels this way, then they’re not actually parenting. You’re saying it’s okay for your child to feel entitled to things that other people have. What type of parent is incapable of gently sitting down their child and telling them that this is a present for another person and they simply can’t have it? Kait goes on to say in the caption of her video, “Idk what I’m gonna do when we go to a boys birthday.”
In the comments, which have since been deleted by Kait herself, other parents dragged this behavior. We’re the ones who will have to deal with the outcome of her child thinking she has a right to everything. One commenter pointed out that parents need to “teach your kid that everything isn’t about them.” Others asked her if she was going to let her daughter blow out another kid’s birthday cake candles, too. Why not, since you’re already allowing her to dictate what the child does or doesn’t get as a present?
This is all part of a bigger problem, of course, and that’s why it matters. We already have enough entitled boomers and Karens in this world to deal with, right? We already have enough people who couldn’t learn the word ‘no’ when they were younger.
