Comments on: Teens Are Materialistic? What News is That?

By: donna jean

donna jean — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:02:16 +0000

You know, I see comments and articles about this stuff all the time. What I don’t see are kids actually acting or treated this way with the people I now, which is very refreshing. Brother-in-laws’s family seems a bit materialistic about stuff but even they seem to be keeping their trendy teens within reasonable lines.

By: chica

chica — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:56:05 +0000

The economy that affluenza built…I’m glad that I knew the real deal years ago. Good post.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:36:31 +0000

A certain amount of spoiling is fine, but I’m referring to lavishing love, affection, praise, etc. NOT credit cards, Sidekicks, Blackberry’s, Marc Jacobs bags and $200 jeans in every color. BF and I were channel surfing this weekend and came upon MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16″ and it was car wreck time. We just couldn’t look away! It sickens me how much these teens think they’re entitled to, one even went as far as saying “YOUR job, Mom is to give me the party of my dreams and pay for it, not to bitch about the cost!.” WTF?!! Perhaps MTV creatively edits the segments, or requests that the teens act over the top, but I have a sneaking suspicion that most of it is true. And it doesn’t stop there — after the extravagant party, they gather outside for the piece de resistance — a brand new Jag/BMW/Mercedes/Lexus! At 16 years old! Fast forward 10 years to major debt and marriages they enter into based on their spouse’s net worth.

Thanks for letting me vent