There is a certain beauty in the child, the beauty of innocence and docility. But there is nothing beautiful about a spoiled child.
—Doug Mcmanaman
There is nothing more lovely and more wonderful than a child. Their laugh. Their joy. The cute things they say. But like every sweet thing, it can easily turn sour.
You’re not doing your kids any favors by giving them everything they want. You’re not helping them by removing every difficulty and preventing all adversity. You’re not making their lives easier by fighting all their battles. You’re not rewarding them by overindulging them.
No, you’re spoiling them. And you’re not doing much of a service to the world in the process, either. Instead, you are setting your kids up for a very tough and unpleasant time in this life. You are, in fact, making them very weak and very unpleasant.
Don’t spoil them. All things in moderation, even as you love them as much as humanly possible. It’s a difficult balance, to be sure, but the stakes are too high not to get it right.