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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Idyllic? As you said assuming loving, attentive, supportive parents,  to me personally an idyllic childhood means lots of time and space/means to explore and play with friends, mostly outdoors without parents hovering. Like, getting outside to play, finding friends and going for bikes rides exploring the woods, lakes and just having plain "adventures" with their friends.

A house that is not pristine and looks "lived in" with some mess and nice smell of home cooking and baking.

Financially, having the opportunity to live in a house (doesn't need to be big) but comfortable and allowing for a personal/private space.

Opportunity (financial) to explore talents and hobbies as they show interest, but not being overloaded with activities to the point that they spend more awake hours out of the house going from one place to another.

Family vacations, be it at Europe, Disney, campgroung or the beach renting a house with extended family.

THAT to me is an idyllic childhood.  [/quote]

Agree 100%.

Maybe it’s because I grew up in a small town in New England around tons of upper class/old money families, but the majority of rich families I knew were so dysfunctional. Kids were lonely, parents were checked out, either working a ton or directionless trust fund babies who had affairs and drank too much. No thanks. The happiest families I knew were LMC, MC and some UMC. [/quote]

I totally agree as well. I've spent a fair amount of time hobnobbing with rich individuals and families because of my family connections and my line of work. I've spent about an equal amount of time around people who have very little in the way of financial assets. I've met good and not-so-good people in both camps, but overall, I much prefer the company of what people on this board would consider lower or lower middle class (these classifications make me want to vomit). By and large, they are much more forthright and open, more warm and easygoing, and less neurotic. It makes sense, because those qualities aren't conducive to wanting to take advantage of other people and live off their labor, which is how bank accounts swell.[/quote]

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