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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you give to your DC's the best education in the world and they still can't succeed, an inheritance isn't going to make any difference (unless you have Elon Musk money).  [/quote]

Hmm... but being born into relative wealth and connections has been shown to be a major contributor to retaining class status (class in this context meaning same income bracket and general social circle). If you sense your kid isn't making those connections themselves, then you certainly can step in and try to help them. This is what families have been doing for ever.

One of my kids as an asocial form of high-functioning autism. He's smart, but cannot make small talk or network to save his life. I'm not quite sure where he's going to end up, but I certainly hope our money will keep him from poverty.

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I don’t think a lot of you understand that young people don’t necessarily want their parents lifestyle, income level, and especially social circle.   You should be hoping they make connections that suit them, not someone striving to be in a social circle like mom’s (this sounds horribly depressing).

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DP. I just want a job and a family for my sons. I don’t care about any sort of social mobility. If they were plumbers I’d be happy.
One of my sons is like PP’s. The only thing he is good at is math…[b]what jobs will there be for him?[/b] My father was similar and was able to make a great living in IT and attract my mom even with no social skills. My worst fear is for him to end up jobless and in a Tyler Robinson situation.
I am doing everything I can to help him socially but it’s such a battle. 
10 years ago I was so proud of his math skills and sure that he’d be able to make a good career.[/quote]

Why do you think there won't be jobs for him? What makes you think he can't adapt his skills to whatever new jobs appear? Or better yet, make a new type of job for himself?[/quote]

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