On Friday, my little superstar in training, April Mestiya, celebrated her 17th birthday (FWIW, today is mine, I'm 48).
By coincidence, April's myspace page was going to log friend #10,000 that day. We decided to reward fan #10,000 with an April tee shirt and autographed CD upon release. Friend 10,000 turned out to be a 15-year-old girl in the midwest. We were happy about that because we wanted the winner to be in April's target demographic. So we contacted this girl and made a big fuss about her on April's page; everything was fine. The next day, the girl contacts me and ask again what's included in her prize package. I wrote back and said tee shirt and CD. Fifteen minutes later she responds to me with, "I want cash, too." WTF? I was shocked! This from a sweet looking 15-year-old. Where does this sense of entitlement and unapoligetic greed from a kid come from? Has anyone else had a similar experience?