My younger brother is a nice guy, but a spoiled one. Our parents allow
B4 him to do almost anything, though what he really needs is
control and discipline. Both Mum and Dad work long hours and I think they want to compensate for the lack of time they spend at home.
B5 As if presents and extra pocket money could compensate for it.
B6 Paul doesn't value expensive presents, he just takes them for granted.
B7 He was given a cool iPod for his thirteenth birthday. When I was
B8 thirteen, I didn't get anything for such a gadget, but Paul didn’t
seem to be impressed. His iPod lasted for only a few days. When I asked
B9 aim what happened to it, why it didn’t work, he just said that it
B10 had had a swim. Someone had called Paul when he was taking a bath
and he was careless enough to drop the iPod into the bath.
B11 Paul was my child, I would never buy him a new iPod,
but my parents did. They still treat him as a little boy who will become
B12 more responsible when he will grow, but I’m not sure that will ever
happen.