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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not that hard for most young & well-off couples to present like that OP. Just wait until kids come rolling around.
What would be truly amazing is if they still presented that way in middle age with multiple kids.[/quote]

Most of the people I knew who were like this before kids are still this way. None have let themselves go the way the people who didn't have it all together before did. It's not that rare in circles like this. When you have enough money you can outsource a lot of the work so there's plenty of time to stay in shape, eat well, decorate well, etc. They aren't going to get the comeuppance you are hoping for.[/quote]

I wasn't the person that posted this -- you are correct about outsourcing a lot of childcare and keeping it up! However, being raised by the nanny and housekeeper are a lot different than being raised by a present mom/dad. The kids might turn out fine. But higher probability that they do not. And that goes for just about any SES class.

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My oldest two are young adults, so I had a chance to observe many families over the years.   There is a very high probability that driven and high achieving parents end up with similarly driven and high achieving kids.  If the parents themselves enjoy physical activities, there will be family bike rides and skiing.  If the parents are avid readers, there will be weekly trips to the library.   Etc, etc.   The kids who didn't turn out fine are an exception rather than the rule.[/quote]

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