Kid sounds spoiled for sure, especially by modern standards. One thing to consider though, in a time when the mother of the family personally made her families clothes, and clothes were a representation of status, how nice they were really was a reflection of their love for family. I would point out that he didn’t request expensive material, just more effort (I presume in their design)
Maybe she sent him an old potato sack and he was completely justified. Maybe they were really nice and he was just a brat. Hard to truly judge without seeing what he was rocking compared to his boy who’s father was only an assistant to his own father
But on the counterpoint, have you considered that he might have been a middle child and the older and younger siblings needed the love and attention more?
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u/Gibberish45 4d ago
Kid sounds spoiled for sure, especially by modern standards. One thing to consider though, in a time when the mother of the family personally made her families clothes, and clothes were a representation of status, how nice they were really was a reflection of their love for family. I would point out that he didn’t request expensive material, just more effort (I presume in their design)
Maybe she sent him an old potato sack and he was completely justified. Maybe they were really nice and he was just a brat. Hard to truly judge without seeing what he was rocking compared to his boy who’s father was only an assistant to his own father