This was a symptom of selfishness. It’s easy picking for rhetorical games, but the fact stands: Buying a car that you like, that won’t fit your family, had its roots in an overall paradigm.
I never said I had lousy parents. My mom eventually got a mini-van. In fact, I said my parents were/are good people.
Well, sorry to misquote you. I still think that parents can pick whatever car they want and kids should just suck it up. When I was a kid, I spent most of my time sitting on someone’s lap while driving in too small cars. We didn’t even know there was a problem!