ever since i was little i always loved to ask my dad for money and other stuff that i want and he would ALWAYS say yes. people in my school always call me a spoiled brat and i try to stop, but comercial adds, newspaper adds and computer adds make it very hard for me. i am now 14 and i've always been thinking about this. would i be like this forever? will people at school stop calling me a spoiled brat and daddy's little rich girl? i am not a person who actually likes all this attention and i want it to stop but its hard. what do i do?
2006-08-20 12:22:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
You are a good person. The reason i know this without ever meeting you is because you understand that you have a problem and you are prepared to solve it, thats a beautiful start. Now, for the solution, its very simple actually. Just think of what you have, and enjoy it. Every little thing in life can make people happy. The only reason you want money is to buy something, the only reason you want to buy something is because you're probably envious of someone who has it. I dont know if you ever read Tom Sawyer, but if you did, you would remember how he was white washing the fence and made it seem like the greatest job on earth. Make what you have be the greatest, and make other people wish they could spent 2 dollars on something which is better then their 200 dollar something. "A dress is beautiful not because it costs a pretty penny, but rather because no one realizes that it only cost a pretty penny." My personal quote. Hope it helps.
2006-08-20 12:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by vakfly123 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a life and quit acting like a spoiled brat because if you didn't act spoiled then kids at school wouldn't be calling you spoiled, so
get a job and I'm kinda thinking that maybe your not a little rich girl
but actually probably just some poor little girl who just wants attention.
2006-08-20 12:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by christina j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your dad that you want to earn your "allowance" now and think of what kinds of chores you would be willing to do to get it. For example, keep your room clean, clean the bathroom, weed the garden, walk the dog.
Second, and I know this is hard, think twice about what you are asking for. Is it a need or a want. If it's a need, ask for it. Like a computer for school. If it's a want, like an MP3 player, use your allowance for it.
As for will you be like this forever if you don't get a handle on your behavior, the answer is yes.
2006-08-20 12:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will take a massive effort of will on your part to change. You could always ask your father to stop giving you everything you want. This will be hard for both of you since he adores his little girl and shows his love by giving her everything she wants. It is to your credit that you recognize that this is going to be a problem in later life. You should discuss it with him; maybe you can come up with a solution together.
2006-08-20 12:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that one thing you can do is to do something ,such as, perhaps volunteering, that would be of help to other people that are less fortunate than yourself. When you do something totally selfless for someone else, it takes the focus off of you and allows you to see the world from a different perspective. i live in NYC and I usually volunteer to help feed the homeless on Thanksgiving Day, helping to prepare and serve the food. i don't know where you live but perhaps you could find something of this sort to do. Its very gratifying and helps you see life in a different way.
2006-08-20 12:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by Silva 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to have a little more self control and learn not to ask for everything you want.
Maybe you could even buy the product you want so bad and give it to another girl who is less fortunate than you.
It will be a tough break for you when you enter the "real world" and realize that you can't have everything you want, and that everything costs money, and money is hard to earn. Good luck.
2006-08-20 12:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by LoveMyPitBull84 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Start doing some volunteer work. Find a place where people are unfortunate: a hospital, a women's shelter, or a school in poor neighborhood. You'll figure out how lucky you are. That can be humbling.
2006-08-20 12:30:12 · answer #7 · answered by Otis F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES YOU WILL BE LIKE THIS FOREVER. THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY CALL U THAT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE HAVE WHAT THEY WISH THEY COULD. YOU CAN HAVE SOME THINGS BUT NOT ALL. YOURE YOUNG YOU SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS THAT YOU THINK ARE RIGHT. DONT LET PEOPLE PUT YOU DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO LEVEL YOURSWLF AND SET PRIORITIES TO HELP WITH YOUR DECISIONS ASK YOURSELF DO I REALLY NEED THIS? AND YOU WILL BE ON YOUR WAY.
2006-08-20 12:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda Hall-Vaughne 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go volunteer for habitat for humanity, red cross or some other charity instead of worrying about money and things all the time. you will love your life when you have a purpose instead of your only purpose being to get more, more, more stuff.
2006-08-20 12:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but u just have to show everyone ur not spoiled.just stop begging and a next thing is u can get a job.who cares if they call u rich girl u have ur true friends and family.just ignore them and show them that their bratz only bratz like them call others bratz. :)
2006-08-20 16:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by aka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋