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we were very poor when i was in elementary school, so we had virtually no toys, never traveled, and just had very little in general. when i was in jr high my parents started making more money, and by the time i was in high school they were relatively successful. my parents were quite lax with my allowance then. i don't think i was ever spoiled, but i do have a pretty lax attitude when it comes to money which i hope not to pass down to my children.

When we were very little my parents were just starting out so we didn't have very much. Very few toys and trips since they worked all the time. So I definitely was far from spoiled! They did reward us for good grades once or twice a year with a big purchase like a Nintendo system. But by the time I was in high school and definitely by college, my parents were more successful and my parents indulged us a bit more then. My youngest brother is the most spoiled. He had a lot of fun toys because my parents successful by the time he came around!

I don't think my brother and I were spoiled. We never really got birthday and/or Christmas "gifts." We always got cash gifts from family and saved the money for a "rainy day." My parents let us go crazy one year when I was in middle school and I bought a CD player and a bunch of CDs from best buy.

When we were first born, I think we were spoiled by aunts/uncles as far as clothes/toys, but in the memory I do have... I don't recall getting everything I wanted, but always had what I needed.

I don’t think my brother and I were spoiled, but we did have some luxuries that other people don’t have. My parents were very middle class, but always found ways to pay for expensive private music/dance lessons (for me), and all the sports gear and stuff and music lessons for my brother. They funded whatever activity we were involved in. We went on vacation 1-2 times a year (always within the US, usually to visit family).

When relatives would give us cash for bday/holidays, we would only be given a very small portion of it and the rest had to go into our college funds, which sucked as a kid, but which I’m grateful for now.

We had a comfortable life – not tons of extras, but enough that we never felt like we were going without. My parents didn’t believe in allowance, or giving us cash, which is part of the reason I’ve been working since I was 15 lol

I was spoilled, but I wasn't rotten. I had a job from when I was 12, I had chores to do around the house and my dad was very strict with my sister and I. We appreciated everything he gave us, and knew that if we mis-behaved those things could (and were!) taken away. We went on vacations, played sports, I rode horses and competed (and owned 2 different horses) in my teen years. But you better believe that if the dishes weren't done when dad got home from work, or the laundry wasn't kept up, I'd be grounded from my horse for 2-3 days at a time.

I wouldn't say spoiled, but I was given a lot and for that, I'm thankful. I hope that my LO has a childhood on par with mine and DH's, which were relatively similar.

I think at times I was spoiled. Not by my parents but by everyone else. I was the last child born in our extended family and by about 10 years, so everyone was so excited that a little baby was around again. I got a lotta love.

I am worried about my MIL spoiling our future child. We have DH's boys every other weekend and she already showers them with STUFF. It makes me crazy. I can't imagine how she would be with a kid that's around all the time!

I definitely was not spoiled. I was well taken care off though. My dad and step mom were strict. I hardly got to go to sleep overs and never school dances. If we were in a store and picked out a toy or something we wanted we got in trouble. Rarely my parents would allow us to pick out something small like stickers or silly putty and those times were special.

When I moved into my moms as a high schooler I became more spoiled. My mom was very much into me getting to experience things like traveling with friends and going out on dates. As long as I had a job, did my chores at home, and wasn't being disrespectful she never told me no.