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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the Harvard angst is just a proxy for generalized parental anxiety disorder that afflicts Gen X parents.

Our parents fucked us up with all that latch key/free range parenting stuff, so we're determined to not make the same mistakes.[/quote]

Disagree.  Being a latchkey kid made kids more independent and responsible, mostly, not all.   I think the obsession with Ivies is a reflection of people's obsession with materialism and status.[/quote]

It's a reflection of people's feeling that the pie is shrinking, and if your child doesn't have the right credentials, your child won't get a piece.[/quote]

But, it's society's perception of how much of that pie is enough issue.  It's not enough these days, especially in this area, to live in a modest home, drive a modest car, don't take flying vacations and not own a table/smart phone/2 or 3 flat screens.    It's the "keeping up with Joneses" mentality that makes people feel this way.[/quote]

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