Maybe our parents were too supportive of us. One too many "you're special!" or perhaps a few errant "you deserve to get it all boy!" coloured our perspective on reality. Plus, parents are ultra sensitive about public criticism of their kids. Try stopping a rampaging toddler in a public restaurant some time to see what I mean.
I know parents these days are really uptight about discipline, to the point where they try to adjust the environment to a kid rather then teaching the kid to adjust to their environment. Seems a little narcissistic to me.
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