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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's fine.  "Middle class striver" values are hard work, the importance of education and knowledge, and earning a good living.   Those are the types of values I want to inculcate in my children.[/quote]

Interesting. I really dislike/reject the pervasive idea that if my teen isn't decked out head to toe in Lululemon with regular hair highlights and a $50/week Starbucks habit that there is some wrong/lacking in our family. IYKYK. [/quote]

Yes, I despise this culture and it seems to be ubiquitous in all the DMV affluent areas. So shallow and boring, producing so many vapid and uber-spoiled kids.[/quote]

Yes.  We moved from DC a few yrs ago to a mid sized middle class town.  My teen has zero interest in lululemon, Starbucks, Stanley cups and high end skincare and makeup. It just isn’t on her radar at all, or that of her friends’ and schoolmates from what I gather.[/quote]

I'm curious, what town did you move to? What part of the United States is it?[/quote]

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