I find it humorous when a child would threaten to call social services, and put themselves into the horrible messed up system of foster kids and social services.

Kids have no idea how good they have it, so why not take those kids who think they would have it so much better, and let them visit with the kids who have been in the system for their whole lives because their parents actually DID abuse them, neglect them or abandon them.

If my kid ever wanted to pull that stunt on me, I'd drive them down to the social services right away, and let them experience what it's like when you have NOBODY. I'd even let them spend the weekend there if I had to. They'd better not tell me that I've been abusing them. Ever. (well, unless I actually was abusing them, the system is in place for a reason. )

A lot of kids are spoiled rotten and take so much for advantage, but that's the american way of life. We want everything and EXPECT to have it.

What happened to "Life isn't fair"?

Like the russian from the Sopranos said: You Americans always expect to be happy. In my country we always expect the worst.