Yep, that can be true. But it all depends on what a person does with the education and money. Some people waste it and are lazy or totally screw up, while some use it to better themselves and help others.
The girl at my uni is a good example of what happens when you have house help to do eveything for you. It just creates spoiled and hopless individuals who can't function by themselves without mummy and daddy bailing them out financially.
Well like you said, it depends on what a person does with what they've got.
My little brother is like that girl, he's spoiled rotten and can barely do anything for himself, really. He was deprived of that life experience. I mean, so was I, but the difference is that I had a maid who sort of substituted as a mother figure in my early life who just didn't take crap from me. If I asked her to make me sandwiches or make my bed, she'd scoff at me. Do it yourself, she'd say. God gave you two working hands so use it before He decides you're wasting them and they rot right off your arms. That kind of thing. She was awesome.
Whereas my mum and dad said 'no' when I wanted to do chores around the house or become independent from them. On that: I am the one who instilled the idea of chores being shared in our household. Not my mum, and not my dad. My dad was of the mind that mothers had to do everything and that kids needed to be kids. I was seven years old when I finally decided to just DO instead of ASK. That's the only thing that seems to work in our family. Mum was taking orders for lunch and I said 'I'll come make my own', and I did. And I did ever since. And I took a lot of crack shots at my brothers who would rather starve than make their own lunch. I'd like to think I'm the reason my older brother also took initiative in doing things for himself. Yes. I take full credit, thank yous.
If I asked my mum to bake me pancakes and waffles and french toast for breakfast, she'd do it. I'm not saying she was a bad mum for making me pancakes, but every. single. time. She was very passive, too. It took one of my guy friends to chirp me about how badly I treat my mum to realise that I actually was treating her with a great deal of disrespect. Why? Because it was allowed. I was raised that way.
I didn't know any better. Thank heavens for other people!
So if you want to judge people for their lack of life skills, put the blame where it belongs: the parents. Apparently money substitutes for life skills, and the ability to think for yourself, and finding your purpose and direction in life. My family is not the only one who regressed into passive parenting due to financial gain.
