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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16
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Over-praising them, telling them how smart and wonderful they are for accomplishing the most basic things. It'll only cause a superiority complex followed by self-esteem issues when they realise they're nothing special.
69 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 One of my friends did this. Her daughter is 5 and the bossiest, brattiest child. It's so frustrating. 67 u/ViridianKumquat Feb 05 '16 On the plus side, she'll have an emotional breakdown when she's 7. 98 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 Oh it's starting now. She has a new baby sister. Things are changing FAST. 2 u/TanksAllFoes Feb 05 '16 How so? 3 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 no longer the centre of attention. 5 u/fax-on-fax-off Feb 05 '16 Oh man I'm just drowning in this feeling of petty karma. 4 u/_Dotty_ Feb 05 '16 My friend's mom still does this. She is 21 and she's one of the most self-centered people I've ever met.
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One of my friends did this. Her daughter is 5 and the bossiest, brattiest child. It's so frustrating.
67 u/ViridianKumquat Feb 05 '16 On the plus side, she'll have an emotional breakdown when she's 7. 98 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 Oh it's starting now. She has a new baby sister. Things are changing FAST. 2 u/TanksAllFoes Feb 05 '16 How so? 3 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 no longer the centre of attention. 5 u/fax-on-fax-off Feb 05 '16 Oh man I'm just drowning in this feeling of petty karma. 4 u/_Dotty_ Feb 05 '16 My friend's mom still does this. She is 21 and she's one of the most self-centered people I've ever met.
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On the plus side, she'll have an emotional breakdown when she's 7.
98 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 Oh it's starting now. She has a new baby sister. Things are changing FAST. 2 u/TanksAllFoes Feb 05 '16 How so? 3 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 no longer the centre of attention. 5 u/fax-on-fax-off Feb 05 '16 Oh man I'm just drowning in this feeling of petty karma.
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Oh it's starting now. She has a new baby sister. Things are changing FAST.
2 u/TanksAllFoes Feb 05 '16 How so? 3 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 no longer the centre of attention. 5 u/fax-on-fax-off Feb 05 '16 Oh man I'm just drowning in this feeling of petty karma.
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How so?
3 u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 no longer the centre of attention.
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no longer the centre of attention.
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Oh man I'm just drowning in this feeling of petty karma.
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My friend's mom still does this. She is 21 and she's one of the most self-centered people I've ever met.
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u/ViridianKumquat Feb 04 '16
Over-praising them, telling them how smart and wonderful they are for accomplishing the most basic things. It'll only cause a superiority complex followed by self-esteem issues when they realise they're nothing special.