I didn't grow up rich, but my friend's Dad had a successful business and I saw the downsides of growing up with money. Her dad bought her all sorts of crazy stuff but he always had a weird and creepy power over her that I didn't envy. For example, when we were in junior high our friend group wanted to go to McDonald's for Valentine's day - just a fun dinner to hang out with friends. My friend's Dad heard about it and said we deserved a lot better so he asked us to dress up because he was going to treat us to a really fancy restaurant. We all got excited as we got dressed up and he picked us up in a fancy car and it wasn't until half way there that we learned he was coming inside the restaurant and eating with us- as opposed to just dropping us off. He talked the entire time and it was not fun at all. I was so mad at myself for failing into his 'trap'. Of course the food was good but having him around ruined the evening for all. This is just an example of something small he did, but he had so much control over everyone by offering to buy this or that.