Why is being called "spoiled" always such a bad thing? Only children, Daddy's girls, or the youngest child are always labeled as "spoiled" or "princesses." It is not a bad thing to have your parents support or help, but sometimes I believe that the public stereotypes these types of people and don't actually take into consideration whether the person is actually spoiled.

When you are called spoiled, you start to realize that people who stereotype you based on your life with your parents, don't really understand that some only children, daddy's girls, or youngest children actually do things for themselves. Just because you are an only child does not mean that you can't have a good work ethic or be a grown adult and can survive without mommy and daddy paying for every little thing that you want.

I am sure that there are some people who are perfectly fine with doing nothing and spending all of their mommy's and daddy's money, but that is a small portion of those that are called "spoiled." I am also sure that there are a lot of people who are not considered spoiled who actually are because they are given everything on a silver platter.

My momma said, "you're not spoiled, you're blessed!" Although I was an only child, I started to work when I was 15, trying to earn as much money as possible. I felt like I needed to work to earn my own money and to become more independent. My parents weren't "forcing" me to work, I wanted to. I wanted to be able to buy the things that I wanted to without having to ask for it and possibly not be able to get it.