Is it a BAD thing to be a "spoiled" kid? Want to know your opinion...

[Cryer]

I think what contitutes someone being "spoiled" isn't necissarily that they're younger than you with better toys than you that they didn't pay for. (Although that certainly can and does contribute)

Its all in the attitude, methinks:
I think that if someone is grateful for that which has been given to them and uses that to better themselves, then its ok. (Isn't that what sponsorship does anyway?) As long as they remain humble.

For someone to be spoiled, they must at least fail to acknowlege the fact that someone else made them what they are (or at least that they had help to get to where they are now).
























That said, I believe his hat is too big.

[KornKamp02]

Originally posted by painball


i dont really think he's a wigger. ac tually i hate stereotypes so i just make fun of them (the stereotypes not the people)

Same here....I hate it when people call me "goth"

[Miscue]

I say it's not the kid's fault.

If the kid doesn't learn how to appreciate things, then his parents aren't doing him any favors. But, if he can be cool about it and get stuff... that's great. Regardless I don't see why this has an effect upon other people.

Heck, if my parents got me a fancy paintball gun when I was 12... I'd take it!

[painball]

Originally posted by Miscue
Heck, if my parents got me a fancy paintball gun when I was 12... I'd take it!

pfft i'd throw it away and go buy a tippy. tippys are loud and heck, who doesnt like a loud gun?! its all about the intimidation. now how is something like an orracle supposed to intimidate people?!

[Miscue]

Threaten to put their finger between the body and back block. That'll teach 'em.

[gamarada717]

Well, he plays. He uses it. I see nothing wrong with it. What I don't understand is when I go to my field and get made fun of because I have an automag rt pro. Who knows what the people with angels get. In fact, I really hate it when people call me spoiled. Sure, I get allowance, but I still had to work for 3 months to get my gun, and the rest of it was saved up from the past year because the only thing I had bought besides paint was warcraft 3. I think I totally deserve my gun, and if I played as much as him, I would deserve a nice gun too.

[painball]

its not really about the gun its about the skill. Thats kid has some madd skill. and a nice gun to help out a little. guns dont make players. at my field we played a few games which was pretty much angels, cockers and stuff vs spyders. and guess who won almost every game? the spyders (and me w/ my friend POS BKO)

once again...

ITS THE SKILL!! and that kid has it

[Ov3rmind]

Originally posted by painball
if your parents supported you that much wouldn't you gladly take all the stuff they gave you? C'mon.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Stop raggin on him, the only reason to do it would be out of pure jealousy.

[f3rr3+]

i have a big problem with wiggers (or any "style/mindset), if there just doing it to fit in, i say be who are and thats the end of my reply on that part of the question.

I have to pay for all of my paintball stuff, and i know kids who dont know there barrel whole from there a.. ear hole, and still get 1k dollar set-ups they dont need/take care of/know anything about.

I think that its better to make a kid work for his stuff because he 1. knows the value of a dollar 2. take care for everything alot more 3. takes the time how to care for the marker correctly 4. has alot more willingness to work and earn money to support himself

For the most part, i really dont like spoiled kids, because of what they get, because of how they act, and because of how they treat stuff

Also alot of the spoiled kids ino have had there parents get them tvs, computers, game systems, ect. and they still treat there parents like sh... poo-poo... and thats what usually pisses me off the most is that they have no respect for there parents or the stuff there parents bought them.


(id like to mention that i didnt read alot of the posts posted before me)

[cris8762]

well if you read the posts buy DementedKidz1 and Bea in the article, you'll see that he appreciates what he has been given and works hard in school/around the house/and in other sports.

I wish i was as dedicated when i was his age! Not every kid with an angel or super pimp gun/setup is spoiled.

My parents got me my first tippman for x-mas. Since then i've upgraded the tippy to hell, sold it, bought a imp, upgraded that to hell, and sold that to hopefully get a Z timmy!

The only thing that my parents have ever paid for was that original tippmann setup. Since then i've mowed lawns, done housework, and gotten a job to fund my "paintball monkey" as my dad calls it. (monkey stuck on my back that's addicted to 'ballin).

I have had people come up to me when i'm at the field and ask me WHO payed for my stuff, like i was gonna answer "mommy and daddy!". People will ALWAYS make a snap judgement about you the second they see you (fat &slow, geeky, anorexic, homosexual, ugly, stuck up, SPOILED). But all you have to do to change that opinion is talk to people or let them know who you really are.

Logan seems like a great little kid that appreciates EVERYTHING he has and i think he will go far in life!


EDIT: guys, this kid is NOT a white "N" word. His parent said that the hat was too big for him and he had to wear a headband or wear it sideways for it to fit!! JEEZ! that's what i was talking about snap judgements. I wear a BK headband over a durag and people sometimes make comments about it. But guess what, IT'S MY STYLE AND DOESN'T CONCERN ANYONE ELSE!!!!

But, back to Logan, THIS KID IS TWELVE, YES TWELVE, YEARS OLD!!! I remember being 12 and thinking of EVERYONE as equal, noone was dumb or weird just because they acted a different way, dressed different. You people need to get a grip!

Also incase you were wondering i'm 16 years old. (if you want pics of me in my BK headband and durag IM me )

Thanks,
Cris

[NORCAL]

Damn, green eyed monster strikes again. Its a shame how some people can get downright nasty on someone they have never met (especially a 12 y.o.). I would say that, "spoiled," is more of an attitude. Since most of us have never met this kid we really don't know. As far as the opportunities hes been given, I am glad to see that he is taking advantage of them, I know I would have. I give his father major credit for not only supporting his children's interest but gettiung involved and participating in them.

[Torbo]

here is my humble opinion:

regardless of what your parents buy for you, you should be working towords the same cause. I work, mowing lawns, doing yardwork and stuff, for almost all my gear. I ususally get some stuff for christmas/my birthday ( got a jersey, a hat, and a case of paint from my parents in the last year) Basically, i think that you appreciate something more if you work for it. Maybe not all of it, as thats kinda inpracticle in that 12 year olds case. the attitude is alot of it too. Its different in every case. Its bad when the person
"Is born on third base, and thinks he hit a triple to get there" ,
or dosnt appreciate what he or she has. just my 2cents

[Dryden]

Would anyone feel differently if the parents were spending hundreds ... or thousands of dollars on basketball camps, golf clubs and greens fees, travelling "everyone plays" soccer leagues, or music lessons?

What if the kid chose to play piano? Between the purchase of a decently playable used console piano and lessons, it's not unreasonable to invest > $5,000, and still not even know if the child will find any enjoyment in it.

Is a child spoiled just because his/her parents have the means to provide "non-essential" items for them?

If this is what the kid wants to do, and enjoys doing - more power to his parents for indulging his interests and not their own. At least in paintball, this kid can be competitive and make some "real" money through tournaments at the age of 12!

Ironic that so many people moan about the "image" of the game of paintball, and that the "sport" isn't given the just attention it deserves; and when the game finally has someone approximate to a Tony Hawk, everyone wants to dump on him 'cause his marker is better.

My mother once mentioned a story to me about a doctors visit when I was a child. She asked my pediatrician whether he thought I was a spoiled kid.

The pediatrician responded, "You cannot spoil your kids, you can only show them that you love them."

Of course, I probably made mom buy me a GI Joe or Transformer or something as a bribe for not throwing a tantrum in the waiting room.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Well...what can I say...he's got skillz...if it wasn't for Earon Carter giving a punk kid named Dave Youngblood a little love when he was young then I wonder where the sport of paintball would be today...or think of a kid like Kenny Klamper when he came up in the mid-90's, or Shane Pestana, I mean..they called the guy Doogie Howser for heaven's sakes because he was so young..and those two started at 16 (or younger..i can't remember) and people thought the teams that picked them up were crazy...and look at them today, Kenny's still ripping it up with Shock and Shane left the sport to start a family a few years back...both put in their time and showed that they deserved the love they got when they were younger..



(btw, Dryden..love the sig pic..love it love it love it..I was just thinking of something like that the other day)

[gibby]

I believe, it's all about attitude. Like everyone said, if the parents are supportive about a kid's hobby/sport, then you can't take that away from the kid. Those kind of kids are the lucky ones...something to be jealous of...maybe. But jealous in the sense that I wished I had family members who could help me with what I like to do.

However, if the kid doesn't realize how lucky he is, and appreciates what comes his way, and acts like a total brat, allowing his ego to get the best of him, then I have something wrong with that.

Having respect towards others, the ones who supports you, the people you play against is a great quality in a player who has the potential to be a big icon in the sport. That to me deserves my respect no matter how old you are. That to me counts the most even if I were to be bunkered by this kid.

If another player, no matter what age, can come up to me after every game and shake my hand...win or lose...that to me defines someone with great character. I will also do the same no matter what happens on the field.