How do you handle unthankful kids or they are not supposed to be thankful to parents?

Was having this interesting discussion with other moms and all of them were sharing how unthankful kids have become these days who don't know the value of everything we do for them. Some newly become moms countered with saying, it's a duty of us as parents and kids don't need to be that thankful.

What you guys think?

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BlueVeins · 22-25

A parent chooses for a child to exist while a child gets no say in the matter. Therefore, caring for the child's fundamental physiological and emotional needs is the parent's responsibility; kids needn't be grateful for that. However, kids should be grateful for anything additional they're given (i.e. toys, computers, sporting equipment) because that shit's discretionary.

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@BlueVeins On the contrary being grateful is not to grovel but yes even though you didn't ask to be here everyone should be grateful for life itself and your parents had a hand in that.
Its true that your parents have a responsibility to care for their children but to insist that have gratitude for the basics is not necessary is not cool.