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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
My mother was born during The Depression. Kids went to work to bring home money to their parents to help pay the rent so they didn't get dispossessed. People just did whatever they could for money.
She's still of that mind set. I don't disagree with it. That kind of attitude and work ethic built very successful, wealthy people.
I've coddled my kids by telling them their only job is to succeed as students. But once they graduate, they are on their own. I got them this far, now they have to succeed by themselves. I told my son that he can go sell shoes with his Bachelor's degree in Psychology and English if he doesn't get into Grad school. I'll let him figure it out. Seriously, he'll learn to thrive on his own and get a fire in his belly.
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Wow, that's quite a story. Your family has really strong work ethics for sure! And that's good that you won't spoil your kids rotten. My sister is still not working and has been dependent on mommy and daddy for most of her life, and she's 40 now.
She made good money in the past for someone w/o a degree and advanced up the ranks quickly, but she'd eventually loose every job due to showing up late mostly. She'll be lost when they die probably unless she can find a richer b.f to support her. Not my problem, and I don't care about that monster anymore. She is a sociopath. To hell with that loser.