Response to Courtney's question

"If a person is spoiled throughout their childhood does that mean that they are going to act spoiled in adulthood? What of the other extreme?"

Most people who are treated a certain way as children swear to themselves that they won't be the same type of parents to their children (as their parents were to them). For example a person who is under a strict household as a child vows that they will never do that to their own child and they will let them have more freedom and be their best friend. Though this might not be the best decision, the parent is determined to be the "ideal" parent to their child and have the child like them. Every parent wants their child to like them, but still respect them as the adult. But a person who was treated a certain way throughout childhood whether it was spoiled or over protected or controlled, will probably end up doing the same to their own child whether they mean to or not. Personally my dad was raised in a strict household and his father yelled at him a lot. He didnt want to be the same way towards me and my sister but it did happen (even though he's gotten better). People want to change who they are all the time. Sometimes they change a little or a lot and sometimes they cant.

Is this a cycle that will never end?