I do appreciate the Zen comment, Brucelee.... However, I don't think anyone is really taking this "issue" serious nor to heart, it was just merely a "sign of times" observation and an initial rant about my ridiculously spoiled nephew. I think the popularity of this thread is linked more to the over-the-top nature of some people and their kids and how it relates to most people....(most of us know someone or someone's children who act like this) --- so it kinda does "hurt a nerve" in a way, just not negatively IMHO.
In fact, I have grown to admire and be inspired by even more of the character, friendliness and purely geniune people on this forum --- simply from the responses to this thread....so, if nothing else, it is good to know we are among good people.