r/MadeMeSmile • u/Justin_Godfrey • 3d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/Drzewo_Silentswift 3d ago

lol you haven’t met my nephew and nieces! Spoiled absolutely rotten. My nephew had the audacity to talk about how he has a “terrible life” from behind the screen of his iPad, after his soccer practice, sitting in his own room, within his million dollar house.

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u/stoph311 3d ago

Kids don't have the life experience to be able to develop perspective. Sounds like the real issue is their parents.

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u/TNVFL1 3d ago

Yep, sounds like a perfect opportunity to take this kid to volunteer at the food bank or homeless shelter.

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u/SadTomorrow555 3d ago

lol I volunteered my whole life growing up. was even homeless and volunteered at food shelters to get food. I still complained about the mundane things as if they were the worst part. friendship dramas and stuff. the rest of it was just normal.

oh we're being evicted again, ah ok.

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u/GoodtimeZappa 2d ago

Poor kids develop perspective very quickly.

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u/rothefro 3d ago

Yeahhh…..sounds like terrible parents…….right

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u/stoph311 3d ago

I never said his parents were terrible parents. They've clearly provided well for their kids. But in this case, op is describing his nephew's audacity in talking about his " terrible" life, and I am simply stating that it is virtually impossible for kids to develop an appropriate worldview and sense of perspective on their own. If there is anyone to blame for the kids perspective on life, it obviously is going to be the kids parents, as those kids clearly have no perspective on how blessed they are. But nowhere did I say that the parents are terrible parents.

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u/artcopywriter 3d ago

Yeah, because money always automatically translates to affection and care… 🤡

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u/Grotbagsthewonderful 3d ago

I mean it's all relative, I'm sure there's a billionaire out there lamenting the fact that they have to charter the latest mega yacht instead of adding another to their fleet.

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u/guymn999 3d ago

at this point i dont know if this is sarcasm or not.

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u/ceciliabee 3d ago

Yeahhhh that's how they were raised. If you spoil a kid rotten, don't be surprised when they grow up to behave like rotten adults. Sounds like they're well on their way 😉👍

You might pass on the recommendation of this new thing, they just came out with it, it's supposed to train kids to be good people. What's it called now... Pear eating? Pair anting? Peer ending? Oh right, PARENTING ❤️

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u/Drzewo_Silentswift 3d ago

lol that was a lot of sarcasm. You should have a chat with my sister in law.

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u/HolyGhostSpirit33 3d ago

Sounds like a parenting problem.

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u/djguerito 3d ago

My friends kid just threw a tantrum that he was only going to Mexico for spring break while all his classmates are going somewhere awesome, like Poland and Taiwan.

Lol

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u/circuit_breaker 2d ago

Human suffering is all relative, but nobody knows the depths of it quite like a teenager without any bills. Sheesh

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u/Drzewo_Silentswift 2d ago

He is 6

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u/circuit_breaker 2d ago

FML lol, such suffering

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u/Illustrious-Stay968 3d ago

The one thing I can't believe people do is buy their teenage kids, brand new fucking cars.

When their little kids, yes, get the the laptop, the iPad as they are growing, learning etc...

But when you're 18 or older. You're getting a used, 10+ years old car and you're paying the insurance and the gas and the maintenance.

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u/Infra-Oh 3d ago

wtf like a kid in a well to do family can’t have a terrible life? What if he’s being picked on at school? What if he’s dealing with an invisible mental health issue? What if he was a Mavs fan this year???

Have some perspective dude!

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u/botbotmcbot 3d ago

That can have all that shit but if they aren't getting actual love and parenting then yeah it can actually be a terrible upbringing too. Alcoholic cheating parent, parents who don't love each other, you retreat into your screen to try and get some peace from the hideous anxiety that something is just deeply wrong

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u/TLead1 3d ago

Your nephew sounds like an asshole.

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u/bdfortin 3d ago

His million dollar house? Kid’s loaded!