First we coddle and spoil children rotten. Then we complain about children exhibiting attitudes of entitlement.

We talk as if this is something new.

We talk as if we are special victims.

We talk as if this is something that exists only in the generations that follow ours.

What a bunch of Hogwash!

If we take the time to stop and think, I mean really think and really try to remember the experiences of our lives, it will become clear to us that this entitlement-criticism is nothing new. We have seen it in life experiences with real people. We have seen it on television, in the sitcoms, in the dramas, and in the so-called reality shows. We have read it in books, both in the classic literature and in the pulp fiction.

Let’s not rehash worn-out criticisms.

Let’s not fret and whine about attitudes of entitlement.

Let’s focus on the positives.