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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if like most immigrant parents, they left their home country so you could come here and have a better life with more opportunities, maybe give them a little grace. Appreciate their sacrifice at least. I have enough perspective to appreciate that my parents did what they could give their circumstances (not immigrants but working class and I was expected to work at a young age, get good grades, go to college and move on). My kids had a completely different, more kid-centered childhood where we supported their interests and goals and gave them a little time to get on their feet after college. But it's clear that they want something different for their own kids: fewer things, more experiences, and that they don't share all of our values. And I suppose the grandchildren will have yet a different twist on how to live their lives. We all try our best to appreciate each other's perspective, but some of it is just generational and circumstantial. [/quote]
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