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[quote=Anonymous] I'll go first...

Age mid-30s
Ethnicity White 
HHI mid just shy of $200k.

What is your parenting style? 
Non-permissive, if that's a style. I teach my children how to appropriately behave in situations and I expect them to do so. If they do not, we leave and there are further consequences at home.

Do you plan/ or did you pay for your children's college? Graduate School? We plan to pay for college. Public or private. No, we will not pay for grad school.

Would you encourage your children to live with you to save money after graduating college? Would you make them pay rent? 
No, I would not encourage my children to return home after college. If it was a necessity due to lack of job or other extenuating circumstances, I would allow it, but would absolutely insist they pull their share around the house, either financially (if possible, but seems unlikely in a situation where they need to be living with us) or through doing a share of all house-hold chores and errands.

Will you pay for your son/ daughter's wedding? We will offer either gender a set sum to pay for/assist with a wedding. It's their job to work within that budget and if they want caviar and Rolls Royces they'll have to cover that themselves ;) I disagreed with my IL's stance that because they had only sons they would not help with a wedding, at all because "only the parents of girls have to pay." I don't think a parent is obligated to pay, but it is a very nice gift if you can, especially if you are the one pushing for a big wedding.

Assuming your health holds up and you are located geographically close how involved would you like to be in your grandkid 's life? 
I will be a loving, doting grandmother who is happy to babysit, cover weeks here and there for the summer and/or vacations for the parents or in the event they were between care situations. I have no interest in being daycare for my grandkids.  I don't stay home with my own kids because it's not something I want to do.
   
 
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