Growing up poor myself, thinking back, I never ask my folks for any money. The only thing I did asked for is the original Nintendo console cuz every kid on the block has one and it was the new chit at the time.
even then, I didn't even push it. I know the value of putting someone in a burden over my expenses. Good ol mom, had to cracked crabs for a living just to save up to surprise my azz. She took me on the city bus to downtown walgreen where there was the only store in town that has a few left.
When I was 18, I payed it forward by saving up and also took my student grants and payed for her brand new car.
I never asked for any money, not even $5 to buy lunch or candy. Nowadays, Ive seen little brats at walmart be taking stuff from the shelves that is out of the family's budget and throwing it into the cart. Blessed be the mom that has to suck it up cuz they loved their children enough not to say no. Then I saw a ghetto kaydoo family so of course, she biatched the chit out of hte poor kid to put it back.
Growing up poor builds characters. If your kids are entitled, I hope yall teaches them good values in life, one that they recognized what or how their own parents had to struggle while growing up.