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[quote=Anonymous]I pity those kids and OP.  College is not the end game and time will truly tell....

I want my kids to have a happy well balanced life. That's the end game for me.  When I look around my competitive workplace the most 'successful' career wise are the least balanced people I see.  Many forego family all together, many age too quickly, or trade off fitness and social life for career success.  That's not a successful person to me.  Success is a healthy balance.  For example - we are wealthy and high earners (HHI >700k), but don't have top leadership positions.  I actually WFH and set my own schedule.  We have 4 kids who attend top schools, but they too are not the best at anything.  They're good a tons of stuff and we don't push them at all.  We both went to run of the mill state schools and encourage our kids to do the same, which is in stark contrast to many parents at the Big 3 the kids attend.  I just want my kids to feel valued for who they are - intrinsic value as God intended - not that life is some great rat race cradle to grave.  OP, you sound like the latter and I'm sorry you are so insecure.  There IS more to life.[/quote]

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