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? asked in Family & RelationshipsOther - Family & Relationships · 2 years ago

What is the difference between helping and spoiling someone?

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  • Houston, we have a problem
    Lv 7
    2 years ago
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    Helping - Assisting with someone's need

    Spoiling - Assisting with someone's want

  • ?
    2 years ago

    If you do something for someone who truly needs something, you are helping him or her. There are different things you can do to help someone. You can buy food for a needy family member, mentor a troubled child, cook meals for a sick friend, etc. If you keep buying things for someone because the person wants them (or you want the person to be happy), you are spoiling him or her.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Helping: showing a person how to do something

    Spoiling: doing it for that person

  • ?
    2 years ago

    Helping: Paying for your kid to get an SAT tutor.

    Spoiling: Paying for someone to take the SAT for your kid.

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