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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wrong.

I give my children agency and they are free to explore many things, despite our wealth. They have both used it well.

What I cannot give is HEALTH. Unfortunately, they have inherited poor genes, and I am sad that one will go through life with a serious physical health condition, and the other with a mental health condition.

But at least they will have the best treatments that money can buy.

You seem hell-bent on making offensive assumptions about other people.

Do not forget that for most of the world, you too are a wealthy person, and can be despised for things you cannot control, such as your money, your nationality, your religion, or the color of your skin!

Why would you turn around and do the same thing to others?
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Not OP, but you didn't read. OP is quoting comments on another thread. She herself is in a situation more like yours. No one on this thread "despises" you and no one is "hell-bent" on making offensive assumptions.

Your level of defensiveness actually does speak to insecurity about the way you are raising your kids. Like the level of martyrdom in your post indicates that maybe you are not 100% confident that you are going about it the right way.[/quote]

Just don't go there. My kids are older teens and adults, and they're showing the positive results of their upbringing. I did read the OP correctly. Self-hate is just as bad as hating others, and she appears to be doing both. Maybe you should try reading between the lines.

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